sachin Tendulkar (India) and Abdul Qadir (Pakistan):
The year was 1989
and Sachin Tendulkar, whohad just made his debut in Pakistan, was
sending young leg-spinner Mushtaq Ahmed running for cover in a tour
game, having hit two sixes in one over. Ahmed’s frustrated mentor, the
legendary Abdul Qadir, challenged Tendulkar, saying, “Bachchon ko kyon
mar rahe ho? Hamein bhi maar dikhao (‘Why are youhitting kids? Try and
hit me’).
Tendulkar didn’t respond, and since then we have all learnt that he lets
his bat do the talking. Qadir had made a simple request and Sachin
obliged. He hit four sixes in an over, making the spinner look like the
kid in the contest.
The over: 6, 0, 4, 6, 6, 6.
No comments:
Post a Comment