​Journey to South Africa in 2009

After a blockbuster in 2008, IPL was yet again ready to roll on. But due to elections in the country, the tournament shifted to South Africa where the T20 journey for India flagged off. 2009 was a better year for Sachin. On the fast pitches of Johannesburg and Cape Town, he scored 364 runs in 13 matches at a better strike rate of 120.13 with a couple of half-centuries.