England test captain Joe Root can still remember his sense of disappointment when he first came to watch a Test at Headingley in the hope of seeing Sachin Tendulkar bat, but disappointed as the master blaster came to bat for a flash, thanks to India’s top class batting.
“I remember coming here as a young boy watching Yorkshire in a Roses game,” said 26-year-old Root.
“Obviously I wanted to be a part of it straight away. The first Test match I saw at Headingley was against India.
“I think they only lost one wicket all day, India. I was desperate for Sachin to get in.”
In 2002, India piled up a mammoth 628 for eight declared, with Tendulkar — Yorkshire’s first overseas player — making 193 in an innings where both Rahul Dravid (148) and Sourav Ganguly (128) also scored hundreds.
India went on to win the match by an innings and 46 runs.
