Sachin Tendulkar, who has played in different eras since his debut in 1989, on Sunday rated the current Indian batting as the best line-up he has been part of.

"I would definitely say so," Tendulkar said in reply to a

query in the post-match conference.

Tendulkar, who has played alongside the likes of Kapil Dev, Navjyot Singh Sidhu, Mohammad Azaruddin, Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid, believes the present Indian batting under the leadership of Mahendra Singh Dhoni and comprising Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir was the best line-up of the country.

"We got almost five or six guys who can clear the ropes at will. If you have a good four or five overs in a row, we could end up scoring 50 plus runs. At the back of mind we know that with such an explosive line-up no target is impossible," said the veteran of 425 ODIs after contributing unbeaten 163 in India's 58-run win in the third one-dayer against New Zealand.

India scored 392 for four against New Zealand in the third one-dayer to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the five-match series.

Asked if he had changed his approach to the game,

Tendulkar said ‘it depends on the momentum’.

"When (Virender) Sehwag is batting, obviously one guy is taking more chances than the other. So it is sensible to hang back a bit and let him play the big shots and rotate the strike," he said.

"Attacking the ball being his strength, we have worked out a strategy which has worked so far. When I am striking the ball well, I will be playing my shots. It is not that I am looking to block. If I get a loose ball in the initial part of the innings, I will put it away," he explained.

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