Shane Warne’s rivalry with Sachin Tendulkar grabbed eyeballs internationally. Although Warne had a lukewarm debut in opposition to India in 1992, he established himself as one of many higher spinners, if not one of the best, in worldwide cricket. It’s at such a backdrop that the Australian workforce arrived in India in 1998 with Warne vs Tendulkar getting all the eye from the media. Before the primary Test match in Chennai, Australia had been about to tackle Mumbai. The home powerhouse had been captained by Sachin Tendulkar; that’s the place Tendulkar’s ex-teammate Amit Pagnis steps in.
“During our meeting on the eve of the match, Sachin and Sanjay [Manjrekar] told us not to give Warne any unnecessary respect. I dispatched his first ball, a flighted leg-spinner, over covers for four. I think I scored 21 or 22 runs off his first two overs,” Pagnis told Mid-Day.
“Their captain Taylor took Warne off the attack after those two overs and brought him back only after I got out. But I must admit that some of his deliveries were unplayable. And when I reached my 50 with a late-cut boundary, Warne looked at me, smile and said, ‘well played’.”
Mumbai won the match at the Brabourne Stadium by 10 wickets, with Tendulkar scoring a double-century – an unbeaten 204. Later Tendulkar would went onto reveal how he prepared for spin wizard. “When he came to India, before that I prepared myself on the turning track. I prepared in Chennai with Laxman Sivaramakrishnan to deal with Shane Warne. In Mumbai, I prepared with Nilesh Kulkarni, Rajesh Pawar, and Sairaj Bahutule. This was a very good practice in which my brother Ajit also helped me. This made the most of it,” Sachin mentioned in an interview.
Known because the legendary cricketer not solely in Australia, however internationally, Warne died not too long ago in Thailand on the age of 52. His loss of life shocked the cricketing world with legends like Virat Kohli and Sachin Tendulkar reacting to the tragedy. Warne was particularly very talked-about in India and have become much more widespread together with his affiliation in IPL the place he led Rajasthan Royals to their maiden and solely title until date. This was after all the inaugural IPL.
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