India vs Pakistan cricket contests are as a rule a few of the most charged-up affairs in world cricket. Rarely will we see cricketers from both aspect loosen up on the field when the two neighbours face off towards one another.
But former Pakistan off-spinner Saeed Ajmal revealed a special aspect of Indian legend Sachin Tendulkar, albeit throughout a charity match in UK. It was a charity match during which a few of the largest names of the cricketing worlds had been enjoying. While Rest of the World (ROW) XI had been full of the likes of Adam Gilchrist, Virender Sehwag, Kevin Pietersen, Yuvraj Singh, Shahid Afridi and Shane Warne, the likes of Brian Lara, Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar had been enjoying for MCC.
In the first innings, ROW XI went on to bat, and MCC bowler Saeed Ajmal picked up 4 wickets rapidly as ROW XI went to 68/5 at the finish of 12 overs.
Ajmal has recalled an incident when Tendulkar asked him to ‘have fun’ throughout a charity match performed between the Rest of the World XI versus MCC in 2014. Ajmal made the revelation lately throughout an interplay on Cricket Pakistan.
“It was an MCC match. It’s supposed to be a friendly match. The players are required to spend some time in the middle because the longer the game goes on, the more funds will be collected. When the match started, I picked up four wickets in four overs,” Ajmal mentioned.
“So, Sachin Tendulkar came running to me and he said, ‘Saeed bhai, you are not supposed to play this match too seriously. This is a charity match. This is for the people who have come here to enjoy, they will have food, drinks. This match has to not get over before 6:30’,” he additional added.
“So I told him I was just bowling well to play in a positive way. So he said that ‘I agree with you, but this is a charity match, so funds have to be collected. So enjoy the match, play cricket and have fun’. So that’s what happened,” Ajmal, who turned out in 35 Tests, 113 ODIs and 64 T20s for Pakistan, mentioned.
