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Nasser Hussain Reveals The Headache Sachin Tendulkar Gave Him
By CricShots - Jul 4, 2020 7:07 pm
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Former England captain, Nasser Hussain has said that the batting legend, Sachin Tendulkar’s magnificent technique forced him to discuss a lot about dismissing the Master Blaster during the team meetings. During a recent chat with Ian Bishop and Elma Smit in the latest episode of ICC podcast titled ‘Cricket Inside Out’, Hussain recalled the batsman with a good bowling technique.

Nasser Hussain
Nasser Hussain

During the podcast, Nasser Hussain said, “I like someone who plays with soft hands and lets the ball come to him, Kane Williamson for me has a very good technique in the current era, he plays the ball late with soft hands, as a result of T20 cricket, players in the modern gameplay with hard hands, Williamson can play all three formats and can adapt his game to each.”

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He further added, “Overall when I talk about all-time batsmen, Sachin Tendulkar had a magnificent technique, when I was England skipper, I cannot remember how many team meetings we used to have just to discuss how to get Tendulkar out.”

During the podcast, Bishop also asserted that Sachin was one of the most difficult batsmen to bowl to during his career.

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Sachin Tendulkar

Bishop elaborated, “Sachin Tendulkar is one of the most difficult batsmen to whom I have bowled in my career, he always used to hit in the straight lines.”

Tendulkar has the record of being the highest run-scorer in Tests as he amassed 15,921 runs. Along the way, he scored 51 Test centuries, most by any player. Even in ODI cricket, he has achieved similar brilliance as their also he is the leading run-scorer with the tally of 18,426 runs in ODI which includes 49 centuries.

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Sachin Tendulkar represented India in six World Cups during his illustrious career that lasted for 24 years. He also featured in India’s 2011 World Cup-winning squad.