99, 93

SRT scored 99 and 93 in his last two innings vs South Africa in Ireland. His 99 was a fighting knock in bowler friendly conditions while his 93 was an attacking thoroughly enjoyable knock where he used the pull shot with great effect against the quicks Ntini and Nel. And while his critics either have their feet stuck firmly in their mouth, or are busy writing sunny reports about the ‘return’ of the master batsman, the fact remains that we was never ‘gone.’ He has always been a consistent performer, an unselfish team player, a thorough gentleman on and off the field, playing with the same enthusiasm that he played with 17 years ago. Nothing pleases me more than the sight of SRT raising his bat towards the pavilion.

For the statistically inclined, check this post in cricinfo: 15000 and counting. Some excerpts and my take:
When Sachin Tendulkar reached his fifty in the second ODI against South Africa, he went past another milestone in a career chequered with record-breaking moments. Tendulkar became the first batsman to accumulate 15,000 runs in ODIs - he was the first to 10,000 runs as well. In the 189 ODI innings he has played when India has won, Tendulkar has scored 9061 runs at an average of 56.98, with a strike-rate of 89.72, all figures higher than his overall average. Which means his contribution has been vital for India wins. Conversely, India wins if SRT performs well.
He averages 47.96 in 36 finals (of tournaments involving three teams or more). Which means the weak argument that some critics present that he is not a big match player is horse shit. He averages 89.10 at a strike-rate of nearly 100 when the team has won in a final. Which could mean, the only time that we have probably won a tournament final is thanks to SRT.