Tendulkar's dismissal

It's ironic, or is it poignant, that two great Indian batsmen were dismissed in a similar fashion in their last World Cup game?
SMG and SRT. Gavaskar fell inside-edging Phil Defrietas while Tendulkar chopped on Dilhara Fernando.


Watch that left foot. He has landed on the heel and not on the toe. And whenever Tendulkar has done it, he has been in trouble. The balance goes awry, he is just short of the ideal position, the head is not over the ball, and he is searching for the cherry.

Everything else looks so perfect in the picture. The left-elbow is high, eyes on the ball, the bat-face pretty straight but alas... that heel landing has meant he was a trifle late on the defensive stroke. When that happens, the bat gets pushed out a little bit too much in front, a slightl angle is created for the ball to disatrously collide with the edge. Previously he has nicked them to slips and in this, in what could be his last WC
game, he has dragged it on. Pity.