Ton-dulkar at Nagpur

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Sachin Tendulkar owns the highest all-time aggregate and the best-ever average at the Vidarbha Cricket Association ground in Nagpur, where he will return to the Indian team for the third Test against Australia on Tuesday.

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In the four Tests that Tendulkar has played at the VCA ground, he has scored 625 runs in five innings with the help of three centuries and one half-century.

Tendulkar's highest at the venue was an unbeaten 201 in the first innings of the second Test against Zimbabwe in Nov 2000. He again sent the Zimbabweans on a leather hunt in 2002, cracking 176.

The Mumbai star also enjoys the best average at the VCA ground, a stupendous 156.25.

One prominent record that still eludes 31-year-old Tendulkar is the highest individual Test innings at the VCA ground.

While Tendulkar has raised tall scores at this compact venue, he is still looking for his first Test wicket, even after having bowled 18 overs.

Career summary   M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St   114 184 19 9470 241* 57.39 33 37 72 0                          Upcoming Milestones   Sachin Tendulkar has scored 33 centuries and needs one more to equal the world record held by Sunil Gavaskar (34 centuries).  Tendulkar against Australia   M I Runs 1st HS 2nd HS 3rd HS Ave 100 50 0   19 35 1789 241* 177 155* 57.70 7 6 4    In India   7 13 760 177 155* 126 63.33 3 3 1    In Australia   12 22 1029 241* 148* 116 54.15 4 3 3                        Last five innings at Vidarbha C.A. Ground, Nagpur     M I Runs 1st HS 2nd HS 3rd HS Ave 100 50 0     4 5 625 201* 179 176 156.25 3 1 0                            Season by season at VCA     M I Runs 1st HS 2nd HS 3rd HS Ave 100 50 0   1994-95 1 2 233 179 54 - 116.50 1 1 0   1997-98 1 1 15 15 - - 15.00 0 0 0   2000-01 1 1 1 201 201* - - 1 0 0   2001-02 1 1 176 176 - - 176.00 1 0 0   As captain 1 1 15 15 - - 15.00 0 0 0   Not as captain 3 4 610 201* 179 176 203.33 3 1 0   1st team inn 4 4 571 201* 179 176 190.33 3 0 0   2st team inn 1 1 54 54 - - 54.00 0 1 0    With or without you     M Won Lost Tie Drawn/NR Win%   Tests: With Sachin 114 33 33 0 48 50.00   Tests:Without Sachin 3 1 2 0 0 33.00                   Updated: Oct 25, 2004 (Compiled by Kumud Mehta)