NEW DELHI: Whenever former Pakistani cricket player Saeed Ajmal dismissed great batsman Sachin Tendulkar in an international match, he said it was an incredibly joyful 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 while speaking to the GloFans High School Cricket Cup launch which will take place in Sharjah and Ajman, as per ANI.
The 46-year-old said that at one point Tendulkar gave him advice on how to dismiss former right-hand batsman Kevin Pietersen by bowling the doosra.
“I never got angry. I played with him in a league in 2010. He told me to get Pietersen out by doing “doosra”. Then I got Pietersen out by doing doosra. 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.
“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 while speaking to the GloFans High School Cricket Cup launch which will take place in Sharjah and Ajman, as per ANI.
The 46-year-old said that at one point Tendulkar gave him advice on how to dismiss former right-hand batsman Kevin Pietersen by bowling the doosra.
“I never got angry. I played with him in a league in 2010. He told me to get Pietersen out by doing “doosra”. Then I got Pietersen out by doing doosra. 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.
