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Tame innings

Sachin Tendulkar's innings of 52 in India's opening World Cup game on Wednesday was `tame', Holland captain Roland Lefebvre said.

Tendulkar, coming as an opener after a long time, top-scored in India's modest score of 204, hitting seven 4s, but Lefebvre was happy his bowlers were able to make the going difficult for the master batsman.

"I would say it was a tame innings. He started as if he was looking to get his 34th one-day hundred but we made it difficult for him before he hit a string of fours," Lefebvre, whose side lost the game by 68 runs, said.

Lefebvre, one of the oldest players in the tournament, said he was not able to believe that his side was able to restrict the famed Indian batting line-up to such a low score. "I think if somebody had told us in the morning you would get the Indians out for 204, I would have said what you are on," he said.

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