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Sachin's role

Sachin Tendulkar might have played a role in Brian Lara's magnificent hundred which helped West Indies score an upset win over South Africa in the opening World Cup match.

It was a Tendulkar-autographed willow from which flowed the runs, it was revealed by the star West Indian batsman.

"Look at the bat. See here is the signature of Sachin on the logo!" a smiling Lara told players who had gathered to congratulate him after he scored a masterly 116 off 134 balls studded with 12 fours and two sixes in the Cape town match on Sunday.

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