Sachin only Indian without hundred

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Trouble in paradise ... Tendulkar's powers appear to be on the wane. Source: Rob Griffith / AAP

The superb performances by India's batsmen this series have had one negative effect for the hosts - they've shown how much Sachin Tendulkar's powers are on the way down.

Murali Vijay
Innings': 4
Runs: 336
High Score: 167
Average: 84

MS Dhoni
Innings': 3
Runs: 272
High score: 224
Average: 90.66

Cheteshwar Pujara
Innings': 4
Runs: 257
High score: 204
Average: 85.66

Shikhar Dhawan
Innings: 1
Runs: 187
High score: 187
Average: 187

Virat Kohli
Innings': 3
Runs: 174
High score: 107
Average: 87

Sachin Tendulkar
Innings': 4
Runs: 138
High score: 81
Average: 46

Tendulkar has the lowest average and has scored the least runs of India's full-time batsmen who are playing in this match*, having hit 138 runs at an average of 46 over the three Tests thus far.

Admittedly, this is not a poor performance - far from it - but it doesn't look good when compared to some of his teammates.

Murali Vijay tops the charts with a whopping 336 runs at an average of 84, closely followed by India skipper MS Dhoni who has brought up 272 runs, most of which came in his stunning innings of 224 in the first Test.

Even four of Australia's batsman, who have been under fire from go to woe in this series, have outscored Tendulkar, although admittedly they've had one more innings than him.

Again, the Little Master's stats are still fairly good in isolation, but given he is the only one of the hosts' full-time batsmen who hasn't made a hundred in the series, he may be feeling like he hasn't contributed enough.

The worrying sign for Indian fans is that Tendulkar has been getting out after seemingly looking set for a big total.

In the first Test, he cruised to 81 before being bowled through the gate by Nathan Lyon, and in Mohali he looked in fine touch until he edged a ball from part-time spinner Steve Smith.

He'd rather not remember his dismissal in the second Test, when he gloved an innocuous deliery down the leg side from Peter Siddle.

It would be unfair to compare Tendulkar's predicament to that of Ricky Ponting immediately before he retired - their form and their likelihood of being dropped are vastly different - but if ever evidence was needed that the Little Master's powers were waning, this is it.

*Ravindra Jadeja was not included as a full-time batsman, as he was picked as an all-rounder. Virender Sehwag was not included as he is not playing in the current Test.

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