Sachin lists his best 50s as he turns 50

Sachin Tendulkar’s gluttonous appetite and romance for three-figure milestones began when he was still only 12, as he turned 50, here are his five favourite 50s in ODIs to mark the occasion.
He began by mentioning the 52 off 40 balls against Pakistan in the 1991 Tri-series match at Sharjah. India's innings against Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis, Aaqib Javed, and Imran Khan helped them reach 238 and win by 60 runs.
It was South Africa’s first match since readmission to international cricket and Tendulkar’s first big confrontation against a bowler he was to have great battles with. Alan Donald. Chasing 179 in 47 overs, Donald, known as White Lightning for his searing pace, blew away the top order and at 60 for 4. But Tendulkar illuminated the Eden with a fine counterattack and with debutant Pravin Amre (55) saw India through. Donald’s 5-29 and Tendulkar’s knock saw them share the man of the match award.
Many felt, Tendulkar was getting wasted lower in the batting order in ODIs. However, Navjot Sidhu's neck injury during the first game at Eden Park, Auckland, in 1994 led the Indian team management to grant Tendulkar a starting position. Tendulkar’s 49-ball 82 with 15 fours and two sixes didn’t just make a mockery of the victory target of 143.
On March 1, 2003, they defeated Pakistan in a game by scoring 273 for 7, all owing to Saeed Anwar's outstanding hundred. Although Shoaib Akhtar's overhead shot for a six over backward point has received a lot of attention, his backfoot stroke play against Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis, and Abdul Razzaq was bizarre.
Tendulkar’s first match in a World Cup vs West Indies in Wellington in 1992 was not a very happy outing for the champion batter as Curtly Ambrose consumed him with a beauty. But four years later, at the Captain Roop Singh Stadium, in Gwalior, his 70 off 91 balls allowed India to canter home by five wickets and 10. 2 overs to spare. Curtly Ambrose had reduced India to 15 for 2 and Courtney Walsh and Ian Bishop had bowled probing spells, but Tendulkar slammed a hundred in the previous match vs Kenya in Cuttack.