Saqlain Mushtaq shared his views on the often talked about innings from Sachin Tendulkar in the YouTube show Cricket Baaz.
On being asked if he knew that Sachin Tendulkar had a back issue while bowling to him, the wily off-spinner retorted by asking if the Mumbaikar had gone on to play the next Test match.
On being told that Sachin Tendulkar did play the next match although he did not score any big runs, Saqlain Mushtaq mentioned that he believes that the injury was a part of the psychological game that the Indian team was playing against Pakistan.
Saqlain Mushtaq even cited an example of a deer escaping from a lion’s clutches by acting that it is already dead, while adding that it could have been a minor injury as Sachin Tendulkar went on to play the next couple of Test matches.
Saqlain Mushtaq added that an international cricketer would always be carrying a niggle but it is the clarity of thought that matters on the day.
Sachin Tendulkar’s performance in the 1999 India-Pakistan Test series
Saqlain Mushtaq remarked that the Pakistan team was very focused during that Test series and the hard-fought encounters had helped him grow both as a cricketer and a person.
Sachin Tendulkar’s 136-run knock in the second innings of the 1999 Chennai Test went in vain as India lost the match by an agonising 12 runs while chasing a 271-run target in the fourth innings.
Sachin Tendulkar scored 171 runs in the two-Test series, with the 136-run knock in the Chennai Test being his only significant contribution with the bat.
The Indian batting maestro also endured two failures in the subsequent Test match played at Kolkata as part of the Asian Test Championship - bowled for a golden duck by Shoaib Akhtar in the 1st innings followed by an extremely unfortunate run out in the second essay.
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