Published: Sep 07, 2024, 07:28 PM (IST)
Edited: Sep 07, 2024, 07:28 PM (IST)
Ex-Pakistan cricketer Saeed Ajmal opened up on dismissing legendary batter Sachin Tendulkar in international cricket and labelled it as a very happy moment for him.
“Sachin is a great cricketer. The most honest and kind in the world. He is a legend. I call him Sir. He is worthy of that. In cricket, when you go to the ground, there is nothing like Sir, but I have played with him in it, it is a matter of honour for me. I have got him out, it is a matter of happiness for me. I will always remember this and whenever I played with him, I played as a human with respect,” Ajmal said.
The 46-year-old also recalled how Tendulkar advised him to bowl a dusra to take the wicket of former England batter Kevin Pietersen.
“I never got angry. I played with him in a league in 2010. He told me to get Pietersen out by doing “dusra”. Then I got Pietersen out by doing dusra. He was very happy. Then when I took 4 wickets in 4 overs, Sachin told me that now the match has 6 wickets left, you should not finish it too early. He has always respected us. He is a very good man,” the former leg-spinner added.
With 34,357 runs in 664 international appearances, Sachin is the highest run-scorer in international cricket. He has scored 100 centuries and 164 half-centuries, the most in international cricket. He is arguably the greatest batter to ever grace the game.
