India’s great Sachin Tendulkar is one of the greatest players across different eras. He happens to be the all-time highest-run aggregator in ODIs and Tests. Most of Tendulkar’s records are unbreakable as of now. Meanwhile, in the 2011 ODI World Cup semifinal, the right-hander scored an important 85 against Pakistan. In nearly a 250-plus runs game from either, it was weight its worth in gold.
However, during his innings, he was given out lbw as the former India skipper tried to play across the line. While looking at the replays sans the ball tracker, the ball seemed hitting the stumps. However, the Hawkeye showed that the ball spun enough to miss the stumps. It created an uproar among Pakistani fans as they still feel that it was out. 12 years after this, Ajmal claims that he and the on-field umpire believed that it was out.
“I played in the 2011 World Cup in India. If you could remember the controversial call of Sachin Tendulkar’s wicket. Umpire and I still say he was out. They cut the last two frames to make the ball miss the stumps. Otherwise, it would have directly hit the middle stump,” said Ajmal on Nadir Ali’s podcast.
After playing with Sachin Tendulkar, I realized what it means to play 640-odd games: Saeed Ajmal
The T20 World Cup 2009 winner added that Sachin is a legendary player and after playing with (the MCC game in 2014), he realized what it means to play 640-odd games for India. The former Pakistan player further added that it wasn’t difficult to get Sachin out.
“Sachin. He is a legend. He scored more than 20,000 runs. It is a big thing to take his wicket. When I played with him, I realized what it means to play a match against Sachin. I also played the MCC match with him. He was my team’s captain,” said Ajmal.
“He told me, ‘Show me your doosra’. Legend is a legend. I respect him. But at the same time, it was not tough for me to bowl against him. As a cricketer, I have played two times against Sachin and dismissed him twice.”
This is how Twitter reacted
— W. (@CFCstorm_) July 2, 2023
It was clear out
But Karma is waiting out there
Be ready for the revenge in Kolkata after 12 long years wait we will thrash India in front of their home crowd Insha Allah ???— Umar (@umer_afzal56) July 2, 2023
Same narration as Indians who think there was a spring in Ricky Ponting’s bat in 2003 World Cup final.
— Mitesh (@miteshagarwal_) July 2, 2023
??da not out tha
— Vaibhav™ 2.O (@spear_2016) July 2, 2023
Ye pakistan wale kuch bhi bolte rahte hai??
— kanhaiya sharma (@KANHAIY34640031) July 2, 2023
Pakistan players ka roz ka rona ho gaya hai. Abh to tang aa chuke hai. Hasi aati hai. Koi seriously nahi leta abh.
— CricBlood (@cric_madman) July 2, 2023
Presumptions and assumptions ki bhi height hoti hai…lol
— Mayank Singhal?? (@phoenixMSN) July 2, 2023
??in his whole life he wouldn't have seen frames but now he knows how he had been wronged.for a typical pakistani anything that happens is coz of india
— Yash (@RinaKum43107302) July 2, 2023
Tbh that really looked out
— SK (@KothuriSashank) July 2, 2023
Woh kya kahawat kya hai…. Khwaab me bhi chichde nazar aate hai….
— Abhishek Pathak (@gamehhhover) July 2, 2023
