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‘I told Azhar that if I fail, I will never come back’: Sachin Tendulkar reveals conversation with Azharuddin that led to him opening for India
Over the years, many former cricketers who were part of that squad have narrated the incident of what led to Tendulkar moving up the order. This time, Tendulkar himself explained what transpired after Navjot Sidhu informed the team of his stiff neck.
India was the No.1 Test side unofficially back in 1971: Deep Dasgupta lauds Ajit Wadekar’s team
India had beaten West Indies in the five-match Test series in West Indies under Ajit Wadekar’s captaincy in March 1971.In August in the same year, Wadekar’s India had beaten the West Indies in West Indies by 1-0.
Sunil Gavaskar recollects having to bat wearing Wadekar’s pads
Gavaskar said that he had played inter-university cricket tournaments in Sri Lanka and that a triple hundred he scored in one of those matches helped him get his maiden call up to the Indian team. However, he found that he had lost his place in the Mumbai squad once he got back.
Updated on May 31, 2020 12:55 PM IST
New Delhi | ByIndo Asian News Service | Posted by Aritra Mukherjee