After notching up a century on his debut, Suresh Raina said he was nervous when he took guard but Sachin Tendukar’s pep talk helped him overcome the initial jitters.
Raina with his 120-run knock against Sri Lanka also became the first Indian cricketer to have scored a hundred in all formats of the game.
“Yes I was nervous when I came to bat but Sachin said just enjoy yourself, this moment will never come, you are playing your first Test match, just enjoy,” Raina said.
With Tendulkar, Raina raised a record 256-run partnership for the fifth wicket and said he realised a long time dream by batting alongside the legend.
“By God’s grace I got this opportunity and it was my dream to bat with Sachin and today it came true. He said ‘you are winning matches for the side in one-dayers, do well in Test also and enjoy’,” he said.
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