On Tuesday, Former India batsman Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly took a serious dig at Morden day cricket. Sachin and Ganguly commented on it after ICC shared a tweet on their official Twitter handle recalling the outstanding record Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly share as opening partners for the Indian team.

ICC took to Twitter to share the greatest ODI batting pair in the history of cricket.  The tweet mentioned how Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly have and scored 8,227 runs together.  Sachin and Ganguly’s partnership record is the most by any batting pair in the ODIs.

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International Cricket Council reminded the fans that “no other pair has crossed even 6,000 runs together in ODIs”.

Sachin Tendulkar ➕ Sourav Ganguly in ODIs:

👉 Partnerships: 176
👉 Runs: 8,227
👉 Average: 47.55

No other pair has crossed even 6,000 runs together in ODIs 🤯 pic.twitter.com/VeWojT9wsr

— ICC (@ICC) May 12, 2020

Sachin Tendulkar took a dig at ICC’s new rules and responded to the tweet with, “This brings back wonderful memories Dadi. How many more do you think we would’ve been able to score with the restriction of 4 fielders outside the ring and 2 new balls?”

This brings back wonderful memories Dadi.

How many more do you think we would’ve been able to score with the restriction of 4 fielders outside the ring and 2 new balls? 😉@SGanguly99 @ICC https://t.co/vPlYi5V3mo

— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) May 12, 2020

Current BCCI president Sourav Ganguly joined up with his partner and responded to Sachin Tendulkar’s tweet. He said that with two new balls and the current field restrictions they would have amassed a ton of runs in the modern era.

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Ganguly commented, “Another 4000 or so ..2 new balls..wow .. sounds like a cover drive flying to the boundary in the first over of the game.. for the remaining 50 overs. @ICC @sachin_rt.”

Another 4000 or so ..2 new balls..wow .. sounds like a cover drive flying to the boundary in the first over of the game.. for the remaining 50 overs 💪😊..@ICC @sachin_rt https://t.co/rJOaQpg3at

— Sourav Ganguly (@SGanguly99) May 12, 2020

Former Indian Harbhajan retweeted Tendulkar’s response and commented on the same. The Punjabi spinner mentioned, “At least a few more thousands runs easily..such a bad rule this is..need few bowlers in @ICC to keep the balance right between bat and ball.. and games become more competitive when team scores 260/270 nowadays everyone scorning 320/30 plus and getting chased as well often.”

At least few more thousands runs easily..such a bad rule this is..need few bowlers in @ICC to keep th balance right bitween bat and ball.. and games become more competitive when team scores 260/270 now days everyone scorning 320/30 plus and getting chased as well often https://t.co/7h41xWKVYD

— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) May 12, 2020