"The wicket becomes low and the bounce also varies. But as time goes on, the ball will stop coming to the bat," was the observation of a man who smashed his 36th Test hundred. Along with former skipper Sourav Ganguly, Tendulkar gave their side the upper hand despite the fact that only twenty overs were possible due to heavy rain.

India have already piled on 384 for 6, riding on twin hundreds from Tendulkar and Ganguly, who contributed 189 runs for the fourth-wicket, and the former said that he enjoyed batting with his long-time partner, who scored exactly hundred runs.

"Sourav is a wonderful player. He knows how to make runs and it's a pleasure to bat with him. We enjoyed our innings and had fun in the middle. The idea was that the mind does get bogged down. We basically remained focused as we tried to keep each other going. The conditions were tough and you have to encourage each other," said Tendulkar, who was rested for the one-day series along with Ganguly, which triggered huge controversy.

"I would dedicate this to my father as it was his eighth death anniversary," said an emotion-choked Tendulkar who recalled his family members' and friends' contribution behind his success.

"It is really good to get a century after a long time as it is important to score a hundred here. After South Africa (in 2006), I have not played Test cricket for a long time and that's why I was looking forward to playing here. The century has come at the right time. I am looking forward to playing such important innings," said Tendulkar, who reached the three-digit figure after a gap of 17 innings.

He however was not ready to focus on only century.

"Century is not the only thing. How you play is more important. I was happy with the way I batted in South Africa. I had a couple of 60s and 70s. I didn't end up getting a 100 there. It does not mean I was not playing well," he explained adding that he had no point to prove after so many years he has playing the game.

He also explained the reason behind his dismissal just after scoring the hundred.

"The plan was to score quick runs. The target was to achieve 4.5 to 5 runs an over. And I got out by mistiming the ball. I played the way I wanted to play and the team wanted me to play. Today's plan was to bat for four and half hours and tomorrow it will be a lot of aggression," he said.

"Over this entire career I have concentrated on my job only and my job is to go out and bat," he added.

Undoubtedly the World Cup debacle in South Africa was one of the most disappointing event in his career and as a result, questions were asked in the press conference.

"We were disappointed at not having played well at the World Cup. The ultimate dream was to go out there and play well. Anything else that happened didn't matter much. We lost out on the bigger goal," he said.

Tendulkar also revealed how he recovered from the great disappointment.

"I think my family -- my close friends, brother, mother, wife and kids -- were always around. The people close to me were disappointed too. Nobody wants to go out there and not perform. When it does not happen its tough to overcome disappointed," he added.

"There was no great planning. The idea was to keep things simple and the simpler you keep, the easier it is. The more complicated you think, the more complicated it becomes. The idea was to keep the mind calm and keep things simple," he continued.

"I have no idea...we didn't have a meeting with the BCCI but we hope that our inputs would be considered," he said in reply to the coach issue.

The great batsman branded his opponents -- Bangladesh -- as a confident side.

"They are a good side and they have shown that in the World Cup. A very confident side," he said while praising the Tigers.