India was lucky to have unearthed such a great player: Mohammad Kaif on Sachin Tendulkar | Cricket News – Times of India
NEW DELHI: On the occasion of Sachin Tendulkar’s 50th birthday, the cricket fraternity extended their best wishes to the master blaster in their own way and some recalled the fond memories they had with the sports’ one of the best batters.
Former India middle-order batter Mohammad Kaif also went down the memory lane to recall an incident how Sachin wowed him with his meticulous approach, way back in 2002.
Former India middle-order batter Mohammad Kaif also went down the memory lane to recall an incident how Sachin wowed him with his meticulous approach, way back in 2002.
“I remember when I made my ODI debut in Kanpur, there was a sports day celebration at school and someone asked me to get a message from Sachin Tendulkar,” Kaif recalled in an interaction with PTI.
Kaif requested the cricket icon to write “two lines” for the children, and in turn he came with a 15-line message.
“Back in those days, you did not have a mobile phone with you, that you could record and send across anything. So, he wrote a letter himself,” Kaif continued.
“I told him, ‘Paaji you just need to write two lines’, but he went on to write as many as 15 lines to wish the school kids.”
“This highlighted the fact that if you ask him to do even a small favour, he would do it in a proper way,” Kaif added.
“He was a great player but an equally humble person. We say that when a tree starts bearing fruits, it bends down. Sachin saab has been like that for me in my career,” Kaif, who is commentating for Star Sports in the ongoing IPL, said.
“We all were lucky to have got to play with him and we learned a lot from him. He was a role model for everyone; not just me, but for (MS) Dhoni, (Virat) Kohli, Rohit Sharma and they all take his name.
“India was lucky to have unearthed such a great player and I want to thank him,” Kaif signed off.
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