With no cricket going on, all the cricketers have a lot of free time on their hands right now. Many cricketers have also been proactive on their social media in the past few weeks due to the lockdown. On Monday, Cricketing legend and former India batsman Sachin Tendulkar narrated an interesting incident with Mohammed Kaif.

In a video uploaded on the 100 MB YouTube channel, Sachin Tendulkar shared how Kaif got the nickname ‘bhai saab’. Sachin Tendulkar and Kaif were playing a Road Safety Series tournament.  Sachin recalls how over the moon Kaif was while celebrating a wicket against the West Indies.

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Sachin Tendulkar revealed how him and Kaif’s teammates had to control the players’ excitement and calm him down. The fielder was excited and could not control his enthusiasm during the match.

“We had to tell Kaif to be cautious. We nicknamed him ”bhai sahab, bhai sahab, thoda sambhalke.” It”s the first match of the tournament and there are a lot of matches to be played,” Tendulkar said.

The master blaster admitted he was worried about Kaif. Sachin reveals how he feared that the gun fielder would pick up an injury that will not be good for the side.

“What if you pull a hamstring or something. It (diving and fielding quickly) comes naturally to him. Mohammed  Kaif thinks if you are fit, you continue doing those things. He was a really fit guy. Kaif was an outstanding fielder in the team,” he added.

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Mohammed Kaif was one of the best fielders for the Indian team during the 2000’s era. All-rounder Yuvraj Singh at the point and Kaif at the cover revolutionized fielding for Indian cricketers. Both these cricketers also led India to a historic win in the 2002 Natwest final versus England at Lords.