I rate this hundred very highly: Tendulkar

8220;In the last series, I missed a few centuries. I was also struggling with a groin strain for some time. But these things are part and parcel of the game and one has to carry on. I rate this hundred very highly,8221; Tendulkar said after guiding India to a six wicket victory.

Tendulkar8217;s less than stellar one-day record while chasing in recent times had set some tongues wagging but the batsman said he was not aiming to prove anyone wrong.

8220;I play the game for passion and love. People have been writing all sorts of things and I don8217;t want to prove anybody wrong,8221; he insisted.

Tendulkar also said he was happy about his long stay in the middle today as planned.

8220;It was wonderful to end on a winning note and be there when victory was achieved. The century was secondary. The next match in Brisbane on Tuesday is very important now,8221; said the master batsman, who may be playing his last ODI series in Australia.

The 34-year-old cricketer agreed that he wanted to get his first one-day hundred in Australia but felt victory in the first final made it a secondary objective.

8220;I wanted to get the hundred today. We had never beaten Australia in Sydney, and there was no better occasion than today to change that,8221; Tendulkar said.