New Delhi 23 Apr: His clinical assault on Andrew Caddick, England's lead bowler who had challenged Tendulkar ahead of the match, paved the way for India's comprehensive victory against the Englishmen and also provided the momentum to the team's march to the final. "I didn't want to prove a point, because bowlers always want to make a statement and my job is to go out and score runs for India. We defeated England in the Natwest Trophy and also in Sri Lanka (ICC Champion Trophy), but it was a psychological game and I wanted to settle a score because memories of losing at Wankhede Stadium (last year) were there," Tendulkar says. Similar treatment to Shoaib Akhtar during his destructive 98-run knock against Pakistan helped India register a memorable victory against their archrivals. Tendulkar again emphasises that the assault on the world's fastest bowler was not aimed at silencing Akhtar who too had targetted him before the match. "I cannot let my mind be disturbed by these things. In fact,I don't want to be dragged into these things. It is my job to make runs for the country and win. That is the job I have to do." Tendulkar was in acute pain due to a muscle pull during the latter half of that knock against Pakistan and many felt that he should have taken the help of a runner."I have never played with a runner in my entire life, even in schools, because only I know where the ball is going and how hard, when I hit the ball. Something my runner will never know about," Tendulkar says. Bureau Report