Former Australia skipper Ian Chappell has used Sachin Tendulkar and his against Australia to share awareness on how we can win the battle against Corona Virus. He compared the world’s battle against Corona Virus as a test match emphasizing how much patience is an important virtue to have right now.

“The current testing times are demanding a lot of citizens around the world. I have learned that rules that apply to athletes prospering at sport are also helpful in living life. With the COVID-19 pandemic biting hard, citizens of all countries are being asked to display – among other attributes – patience, determination, and a bit of initiative,” Chappell said.

“These are qualities essential to playing Test cricket at a high level. To highlight the point I’ve chosen two particularly influential innings,” he added. Chappell mentioned Sachin Tendulkar’s 155 runs knock in Chennai back in 1998 against Australia. He also mentioned Australian Ian Redpath’s knock against West Indies in 1976.

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“The first one is a Sachin Tendulkar masterpiece in Chennai in 1998. His brilliant second-innings 155 won the Test for India, but it wouldn’t have happened without the initiative displayed by Tendulkar in the lead-up to the series. Tendulkar asked former India all-rounder Ravi Shastri on how he should cope with champion Australian leg-spinner Shane Warne if he went round the wicket to bowl into the rough,” Chappell said.

“Shastri’s replied with tinge and common sense. ‘Because of my long reach,’ he said, ‘I had a defensive antidote to Warne bowling in the rough, but you don’t. You will have to devise an attacking option to combat Warne bowling in the footmarks,'” he added.

Chappell later said how Tendulkar took Shahstri’s advice an used it on the fourth day of that match.

“Fast forward to the fourth day of a tightly contested match where India is in trouble. Tendulkar strides to the crease with his team two down and only 44 runs in front. The ball is spinning sharply and Warne, boosted by a four-wicket haul in the first innings, is confident,” Chappell said.

“It’s rare that a Test match is so finely balanced on the fourth day with the champions of each team doing battle with each other. At that moment the result was on the line. Tendulkar’s determination and initiative were rewarded when he put his well-thought-out plan into operation. He immediately attacked deliveries pitching in the footmarks. After a series of electrifying shots reached and cleared the boundary, Warne reluctantly went back over the wicket. Tendulkar had won the battle and India would go on to win the Test,” he added.

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