Sachin backers sitting pretty

Those of you who followed the advice to back Sachim Tendulkar to be India's top runscorer in the series against England should be sitting pretty after the little master moved closer to the top of the run charts after his efforts at Trent Bridge.

Tendulkar moved up to 145 and though he is 12 runs behind Sourav Ganguly, Bet365 have cut him to 5/2 favourite, from 4/1.

Ganguly, who played superbly at Trent Bridge, is next at 3/1, the same price as Wasim Jaffer and Dinesh Karthik, who both contributed well in the second Test.

Rahul Dravid, who made 48 runs at Trent Bridge but who must be due a big score in the final Test at the Oval, is a massive 20/1, while VVS Laxman is a bit shorter at 14/1.

Tendulkar averages just 37.5 at the Oval, but the way he played in the second Test would suggest more runs are likely, particularly on one of the best batting pitches around.

As I said, however, watch out for Dravid, who scored 217 on his only previous Test visit to the OVal and is itching for runs.