Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi on
Saturday backed his ex-teammate
Shoaib Akhtar's claim that Sachin
Tendulkar was uncomfortable against
his pace, saying that he had once
witnessed the Indian batsman
"trembling" while facing the pacer.
Afridi, who retired after revolting
against the his own Board and has a
history of making controversial
remarks, said Tendulkar was uneasy
against Akhtar, a claim which the
pacer made in his recently-launched
autobiography 'Controversially Yours'.
"He (Tendulkar) was scared of Shoaib.
I have seen it myself. I was fielding at
square leg and saw his legs trembling
when Shoaib came on to bowl," Afridi
told reporters without elaborating on
which match he was referring to.
Afridi went on to state that Tendulkar
was also uncomfortable facing young
Pakistani spinner Saeed Ajmal during
their World Cup match.
"During the World Cup, he also looked
scared of Saeed Ajmal. It's not a big
deal, players do feel the pressure at
times and it becomes difficult," he
said.
Afridi's comments in support of Akhtar
come barely within days of the launch
of the autobiography, which created a
furore in India with several former
players and BCCI officials slamming
the speedster for making tall claims in
the book.
Akhtar, who had a history of
disciplinary violations and had also
been banned during his career, had
made disparaging comments about
Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid.
This is not the first time that Afridi has
made provocative comments which
may not go down too well with Indian
fans.
After the World Cup semi-final loss to
India earlier this year, Afridi had
slammed the Indian media for its "very
negative approach" and said the
Pakistani media was a "hundred times
better".
"In my opinion, if I have to tell the
truth, they (Indians) will never have
hearts like Muslims and Pakistanis. I
don't think they have the large and
clean hearts that Allah has given us,"
Afridi had said when he was asked
about relations between the two
countries.
l
remarks, said Tendulkar was uneasy
against Akhtar, a claim which the
pacer made in his recently-launched
autobiography 'Controversially Yours'.
"He (Tendulkar) was scared of Shoaib.
I have seen it myself. I was fielding at
square leg and saw his legs trembling
when Shoaib came on to bowl," Afridi
told reporters without elaborating on
which match he was referring to.
Afridi went on to state that Tendulkar
was also uncomfortable facing young
Pakistani spinner Saeed Ajmal during
their World Cup match.
"During the World Cup, he also looked
scared of Saeed Ajmal. It's not a big
deal, players do feel the pressure at
times and it becomes difficult," he
said.
Afridi's comments in support of Akhtar
come barely within days of the launch
of the autobiography, which created a
furore in India with several former
players and BCCI officials slamming
the speedster for making tall claims in
the book.
Akhtar, who had a history of
disciplinary violations and had also
been banned during his career, had
made disparaging comments about
Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid.
This is not the first time that Afridi has
made provocative comments which
may not go down too well with Indian
fans.
After the World Cup semi-final loss to
India earlier this year, Afridi had
slammed the Indian media for its "very
negative approach" and said the
Pakistani media was a "hundred times
better".
"In my opinion, if I have to tell the
truth, they (Indians) will never have
hearts like Muslims and Pakistanis. I
don't think they have the large and
clean hearts that Allah has given us,"
Afridi had said when he was asked
about relations between the two
countries.
---------- Post added at 06:45 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:43 PM ----------
I saw Sachin shiver against Shoaib: Afridi | News | NDTVSports.com
Saturday backed his ex-teammate
Shoaib Akhtar's claim that Sachin
Tendulkar was uncomfortable against
his pace, saying that he had once
witnessed the Indian batsman
"trembling" while facing the pacer.
Afridi, who retired after revolting
against the his own Board and has a
history of making controversial
remarks, said Tendulkar was uneasy
against Akhtar, a claim which the
pacer made in his recently-launched
autobiography 'Controversially Yours'.
"He (Tendulkar) was scared of Shoaib.
I have seen it myself. I was fielding at
square leg and saw his legs trembling
when Shoaib came on to bowl," Afridi
told reporters without elaborating on
which match he was referring to.
Afridi went on to state that Tendulkar
was also uncomfortable facing young
Pakistani spinner Saeed Ajmal during
their World Cup match.
"During the World Cup, he also looked
scared of Saeed Ajmal. It's not a big
deal, players do feel the pressure at
times and it becomes difficult," he
said.
Afridi's comments in support of Akhtar
come barely within days of the launch
of the autobiography, which created a
furore in India with several former
players and BCCI officials slamming
the speedster for making tall claims in
the book.
Akhtar, who had a history of
disciplinary violations and had also
been banned during his career, had
made disparaging comments about
Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid.
This is not the first time that Afridi has
made provocative comments which
may not go down too well with Indian
fans.
After the World Cup semi-final loss to
India earlier this year, Afridi had
slammed the Indian media for its "very
negative approach" and said the
Pakistani media was a "hundred times
better".
"In my opinion, if I have to tell the
truth, they (Indians) will never have
hearts like Muslims and Pakistanis. I
don't think they have the large and
clean hearts that Allah has given us,"
Afridi had said when he was asked
about relations between the two
countries.
l
remarks, said Tendulkar was uneasy
against Akhtar, a claim which the
pacer made in his recently-launched
autobiography 'Controversially Yours'.
"He (Tendulkar) was scared of Shoaib.
I have seen it myself. I was fielding at
square leg and saw his legs trembling
when Shoaib came on to bowl," Afridi
told reporters without elaborating on
which match he was referring to.
Afridi went on to state that Tendulkar
was also uncomfortable facing young
Pakistani spinner Saeed Ajmal during
their World Cup match.
"During the World Cup, he also looked
scared of Saeed Ajmal. It's not a big
deal, players do feel the pressure at
times and it becomes difficult," he
said.
Afridi's comments in support of Akhtar
come barely within days of the launch
of the autobiography, which created a
furore in India with several former
players and BCCI officials slamming
the speedster for making tall claims in
the book.
Akhtar, who had a history of
disciplinary violations and had also
been banned during his career, had
made disparaging comments about
Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid.
This is not the first time that Afridi has
made provocative comments which
may not go down too well with Indian
fans.
After the World Cup semi-final loss to
India earlier this year, Afridi had
slammed the Indian media for its "very
negative approach" and said the
Pakistani media was a "hundred times
better".
"In my opinion, if I have to tell the
truth, they (Indians) will never have
hearts like Muslims and Pakistanis. I
don't think they have the large and
clean hearts that Allah has given us,"
Afridi had said when he was asked
about relations between the two
countries.
---------- Post added at 06:45 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:43 PM ----------
I saw Sachin shiver against Shoaib: Afridi | News | NDTVSports.com
-
