Kochi: Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar has hit the half century mark today and the incident during his debut series at Pakistan still remains fresh in the minds of cricket lovers.
The bouncer from speedster Waqar opened a new chapter in the life of the teenager to deal with bad situations and manage great bowlers like Waqar, media reports said.
The quickie sent the little genius with a bleeding nose, but never showed to get the psychological edge over the arch rival.
Sachin hit 57 in the Sialkot test at a time when India were tottering at 38 for 4, the reports said.
Sachin hid his pain to sport a brave look to psychological upper hand over Pakistan.
He was enduring excruciating pain and refused to take the help of the physio.
It was this experience that helped him hit his maiden ton against England on August 14, 1990 at Old Trafford.
His training at Shivaji Park Gymkhana under Achrekar had groomed him to face any adversaries in the game. During fielding practice, he would just throw the ball up and take it on my body to absorb the pain to prepare himself for the innings that lasted for decades.
It has been a decade since he retired from cricket, still his Straight drives, Back-foot punches, and flicks are discussed among players, commentators and cricket lovers.
Regarded as one of the greatest batsmen, he is the all-time highest run-scorer in both ODI 18,000, Test cricket 15,000. He has the most man-of-the-match awards in international cricket. Sachin was a member of Rajya Sabha 2012 to 2018.
The 5 ft 5 inches tall, Right-handed batsman
was a terror with his Right-arm leg break and
Right-arm off break.
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