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India vs England, 1st Test, Day 4

Sachin Tendulkar walked out to a standing ovation from the spectators, who knew that this perhaps could possibly be his last Test innings at the historic Lord's cricket ground. He has never scored a hundred on it and it was the perfect opportunity to get that elusive ton and rescue his team.

But once again he flattered to deceive after hitting three crisp boundaries in his brief knock of 16 runs and fell leg before wicket to Panesar.

Tendulkar, with his bat behind his pads, failed to read the arm ball from the left-arm spinner and was struck on the pad right in front of the stumps.

Panesar's celebration that followed was one to cherish. He ran almost till the square boundary on the off-side in his customary fashion as all his teammates rushed to congratulate him.