*Sachin Tendulkar’s 3 outs on 99 in 2007 – “The Nervous Nineties Year”*<br /><br />2007 is famous for this “jinx”. Sachin got out on 99 three times in ODIs that year, making him the only batsman in history with 3 dismissals on 99 in ODIs. Overall he fell in the 90s 5 times in 2007.<br /><br />Here’s the full breakdown:<br /><br />### *1. 99 vs South Africa – Belfast, 26 June 2007*<br />*Match*: 4th ODI, Future Cup, Stormont, Belfast<br />*Result*: India won by 6 wickets<br />*Innings details*:<br />- *Score*: 99 off 143 balls, 12 fours<br />- *Strike rate*: 69.23<br />- *How out*: Run out<br />- *What happened*: India were chasing 220. Sachin was on 99 and tried to push for a single. Miscommunication with Dinesh Karthik. AB de Villiers threw from cover and Sachin was short of his crease. He became the first player to be run out on 99 in ODIs.<br />- *Context*: This was his first 99 of 2007. He also scored 93 in the next match vs SA at Belfast. He crossed 15,000 ODI runs during this series.<br /><br />### *2. 99 vs England – Bristol, 24 Aug 2007*<br />*Match*: 4th ODI, India tour of England, County Ground, Bristol<br />*Result*: England won by 42 runs<br />*Innings details*:<br />- *Score*: 99 off 112 balls, 15 fours, 1 six<br />- *Strike rate*: 88.39<br />- *How out*: Caught by Ian Bell off Andrew Flintoff<br />- *What happened*: Chasing 278, Sachin was batting on 99 and tried to work Flintoff to leg side. Got a leading edge and Bell took the catch at mid-wicket. India collapsed after his wicket.<br />- *Context*: This was his 2nd 99 of the year. Media called it “nervous nineties jinx”. After this, he had gone 26 ODIs without a century.<br /><br />### *3. 99 vs Pakistan – Mohali, 8 Nov 2007*<br />*Match*: 2nd ODI, Pakistan tour of India, PCA Stadium, Mohali<br />*Result*: India won by 3 runs<br />*Innings details*:<br />- *Score*: 99 off 91 balls, 14 fours, 1 six<br />- *Strike rate*: 108.79<br />- *How out*: Caught behind by Kamran Akmal off Umar Gul<br />- *What happened*: India batted first. Sachin was on 99 and tried to flick Gul to leg side. Got a thin edge and Akmal caught it. He walked off disappointed, just 1 short of his 42nd ODI century. India still won a thriller.<br />- *Context*: This was the 3rd time on 99 that year. Umar Gul also got him out for 97 in the 4th ODI at Gwalior later. Gul became Sachin’s “bogey bowler” in the 90s.<br /><br />### *Why 2007 was “Nervous Nineties” year for Sachin*<br />1. *5 dismissals between 90-100 in 2007 alone*. 3 on 99, 1 on 97, 1 on 93 vs SA<br />2. *Century drought*: His last ODI century before this was vs West Indies in Jan 2007. He went 26 ODIs without a hundred.<br />3. *Overall ODI 90s record*: He got out in 90s 18 times in ODIs, most by any player. Pakistan dismissed him in 90s 5 times, most vs any country. <br />Sachin himself later said he “didn’t look at scoreboard” in 90s after this year because the 99s were hurting. His son even joked “why don’t you hit a six on 94”.<br /><br />Finally broke the jinx with 117 vs Australia at Sydney in Jan 2008. <br /><br />Crazy stat: Those 3 missed centuries would’ve taken him to 44 ODI hundreds by end of 2007 instead of 41. <br /><br />Which one hurt you most as a fan?Mohali 99.
