NEW DELHI: Sachin Tendulkar and Saqlain Mushtaq were involved in umpteen extreme fights in the ’90 s however one such battle left the star Pakistan off-spinner deeply ashamed.
In among his early fights with Tendulkar throughout the Sahara Cup in Canada, Saqlain thought it would be a great idea to sledge the champion batsman. As it turned out, the wily off-spinner sledged to never ever sledge the then Indian captain again.
” I was new when I sledged him for the first time. If I recall correctly, it was the 1997 edition. Sachin quietly came up to me and stated ‘I never ever misbehaved with you, why are you misbehaving with me’? I got so ashamed that I did not understand what to state to him,” Saqlain informed PTI over phone on Tendulkar’s 47 th birthday.
” He said to me ‘I rate you high as a person and gamer’. I was so embar