NEW DELHI: Former India all-rounder and head coach Ravi Shastri has revealed a fiery behind-the-scenes story from Sachin Tendulkar's first tour of Australia in 1991-92, when he informed the 18-year-old prodigy to remain calm and “let the bat do the speaking” amid a heated alternate with the Aussies.Go Past The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!Talking on the Summer time of Cricket Lunch hosted by Cricket ACT, Shastri vividly recalled the Sydney Check, the place he smashed a double century (206) whereas the teenage Tendulkar — already a rising star — was starting to indicate glimpses of greatness.“I keep in mind enjoying on the SCG. It was Sachin's first tour. I had simply reached 100, and Sachin had simply come to bat. And he was being sledged by the Waugh brothers – Steve and Mark. ‘You little this, you little that',” Shastri recounted.Because the ambiance heated up, even Mike Whitney, Australia's twelfth man, received concerned, prompting one among Shastri's trademark comebacks.
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Did Ravi Shastri give good recommendation to Sachin Tendulkar throughout his first tour of Australia?
“Mike Whitney had come on to the sector. I used to be having a pow-wow with Allan Border till I reached my 100. He took the ball and mentioned, ‘Get again into your crease; I'll break your head'. I turned and shouted throughout the SCG, ‘Hey Mike! When you might throw in addition to you bowl, you wouldn't be the twelfth man of Australia.' And that was it,” Shastri mentioned to laughter.However when younger Tendulkar expressed a want to return hearth with phrases as soon as he reached his hundred, Shastri rapidly put his foot down.“Sachin got here to me and mentioned, ‘Wait until I get to my hundred. I'll additionally give them a few of this.' I informed him, ‘You shut up. You've received sufficient class; your bat will do the speaking. Let me do the speaking.'”That recommendation, as historical past would present, outlined Tendulkar's method for many years. The “Little Grasp” went on to torment Australia like few others — piling up 6,707 runs throughout codecs — letting his bat communicate louder than any phrases ever might.
