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Afridi's dream 102(40) against Sri Lanka indirectly involved Sachin Tendulkar

in the recently released autobiography "Game Changers" , of Shahid Afridi, Boom Boom revealed that the bat he used to amaze that record was not his but belonged to none other but Sachin Tendulkar.

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Published : May 5, 2019, 12:21 PM IST

Faisalabad : Almost in every cricketing records there is an involvement of Sachin Tendulkar some way or the other. No matter he ,rather , India figures in that match or not . Do you know when Shahid Afridi smashed a 37 ball 100 , the then world record , against the then World Champions Sri Lanka , the record indirectly involved Sachin Tendulkar.

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in the recently released autobiography "Game Changers" , of Shahid Afridi, Boom Boom revealed that the bat he used to amaze that record was not his but belonged to none other but Sachin Tendulkar.

Interface of the milestone
Interface of the milestone
His willow really talks
His willow really talks

Yes, you heard it right. In 1996, Sacin gave his willow to Waqar Younis to make a replica of the same from the world famous sports goods manufacturing factory at Sialkot (in Pakistan). Instead of carrying the willow directly to Sialkot, Waqar passed it on to Shahid who was gearing to play his inaugural innings and the rest is history.

Faisalabad : Almost in every cricketing records there is an involvement of Sachin Tendulkar some way or the other. No matter he ,rather , India figures in that match or not . Do you know when Shahid Afridi smashed a 37 ball 100 , the then world record , against the then World Champions Sri Lanka , the record indirectly involved Sachin Tendulkar.

Read : 17-year-old Riyan Parag becomes youngest batsman to score IPL fifty

in the recently released autobiography "Game Changers" , of Shahid Afridi, Boom Boom revealed that the bat he used to amaze that record was not his but belonged to none other but Sachin Tendulkar.

Interface of the milestone
Interface of the milestone
His willow really talks
His willow really talks

Yes, you heard it right. In 1996, Sacin gave his willow to Waqar Younis to make a replica of the same from the world famous sports goods manufacturing factory at Sialkot (in Pakistan). Instead of carrying the willow directly to Sialkot, Waqar passed it on to Shahid who was gearing to play his inaugural innings and the rest is history.

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Almost in every cricketing records there is an involvement of Sachin Tendulkar some way or the other. No matter he ,rather , India figures in that match or not . Do you know when Shahid Afridi smashed a 37 ball 100 , the then world record , against the then World Champions Sri Lanka , the record indirectly involved Sachin Tendulkar.



in the recently released autobiography "Game Changers" , of Shahid Afridi, Boom Boom revealed that the bat he used to amaze that record was not his but belonged to none other but Sachin Tendulkar. 



Yes, you heard it right. In 1996, Sacin gave his willow to Waqar Younis to make a replica of the same from the world famous sports goods manufacturing factory at Sialkot (in Pakistan). Instead of carrying the willow directly to Sialkot, Waqar passed it on to Shahid who was gearing to play his inaugural innings and the rest is history.


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