No Player Had the Courage to Sledge the Indian legend Sachin Tendulkar : Basit Ali

Basit Ali said that no player had the courage to sledge the Indian legend Sachin Tendulkar during his playing days. He also commented that Tendulkar was too sharp to be called as a part-time bowler.

Basit Ali recalls India-Pakistan cricket in 90s

The former middle-order batsman from Pakistan Basit Ali shared his memories of playing against India. He revealed who used to disturb and how players did not sledge Tendulkar or Azharuddin. “Nayan Mongia used to disturb a lot. He used to make a lot of homely statements, which I cannot tell here. When he came here as part of India under-19 team I was very innocent, later on I became very naughty.”

He added, “Ajay Jadeja also became very naughty. They used to abuse openly. Jadeja used to abuse a lot. When he used to come in the room, he used to get beaten a lot as well. Inzi, Rashid, me and Waqar used to beat him a lot. We used to tease Sidhu sahab and Vinod Kambli also a lot. Later we used to hide from them so that they don’t catch us.”
Ali also recalled that players sledged everyone except Tendulkar. “No, nothing like that. Everyone had the duty to sledge whomsoever they can. Except Sachin Tendulkar and Azhar bhai, no one had the courage to sledge Sachin Tendulkar or Azhar.”

Equation with Tendulkar

According to Basit Ali, the 90s were the golden period of India-Pakistan cricket. He remembered the atmosphere back then and the equation between players. “There used to be some abuses also but you will never get that atmosphere again, that was there in the 90s. That atmosphere between Indian and Pakistan can never come now, we also used to go shopping together.”

Ali was asked to name the best part-time bowler in his era and take a name among Sachin Tendulkar, Steve Waugh, and Salim Malik. Ali refused to consider Tendulkar as a part-time bowler. “You cannot call Tendulkar a part-time bowler. He was very sharp.”

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Basit Ali said that no player had the courage to sledge the Indian legend Sachin Tendulkar during his playing days. He also commented that Tendulkar was too sharp to be called as a part-time bowler.

Basit Ali recalls India-Pakistan cricket in 90s

The former middle-order batsman from Pakistan Basit Ali shared his memories of playing against India. He revealed who used to disturb and how players did not sledge Tendulkar or Azharuddin. "Nayan Mongia used to disturb a lot. He used to make a lot of homely statements, which I cannot tell here. When he came here as part of India under-19 team I was very innocent, later on I became very naughty." He added, "Ajay Jadeja also became very naughty. They used to abuse openly. Jadeja used to abuse a lot. When he used to come in the room, he used to get beaten a lot as well. Inzi, Rashid, me and Waqar used to beat him a lot. We used to tease Sidhu sahab and Vinod Kambli also a lot. Later we used to hide from them so that they don't catch us." Ali also recalled that players sledged everyone except Tendulkar. "No, nothing like that. Everyone had the duty to sledge whomsoever they can. Except Sachin Tendulkar and Azhar bhai, no one had the courage to sledge Sachin Tendulkar or Azhar."

Equation with Tendulkar

According to Basit Ali, the 90s were the golden period of India-Pakistan cricket. He remembered the atmosphere back then and the equation between players. "There used to be some abuses also but you will never get that atmosphere again, that was there in the 90s. That atmosphere between Indian and Pakistan can never come now, we also used to go shopping together." Ali was asked to name the best part-time bowler in his era and take a name among Sachin Tendulkar, Steve Waugh, and Salim Malik. Ali refused to consider Tendulkar as a part-time bowler. "You cannot call Tendulkar a part-time bowler. He was very sharp." Stay updated with all the cricketing action, follow Cricadium on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram