दुबई में आयोजित सलाम क्रिकेट-2018' में एक किस्सा पाकिस्तान के पूर्व स्पिनर अब्दुल कादिर ने सचिन तेंदुलकर से जुड़ा एक किस्सा सुनाया. उन्होंने बताया कि यह बात उस दौर की है जब सचिन तेंदुलकर ने साल 1989 में अपने टेस्ट करियर का आगाज किया था. पेशावर में खेले गए 30 ओवर के प्रदर्शनी मैच में अब्दुल कादिर ने सचिन को रन बनाने की चुनौती दी और सचिन ने कादिर के एक ही ओवर में 3 छक्के जड़ दिए. 'सलाम क्रिकेट' में इस किस्से को याद करते हुए कादिर ने बताया कि असल में वहां क्या हुआ था.
Abdul Qadir on Sachin Tendulkar
Abdul Qadir told actually what happened was it was a one-day game and at the end of the day because of the rain, there was a huge crowd which had gathered, so the organisers decided to make it a 30-overs per side game. India won the toss and elected to bat. Out came Kris Srikkanth and Sachin Tendulkar. When I came in to bowl Srikkanth was on strike. I bowled a maiden to Srikkanth. After the over I went to Sachin and said, "this is not a one-day international match so you should try and hit me for a six in the next over. And if you succeed you will become a star". He didn't say anything to me but the next over he hit me for three sixes. At the other end Mushtaq Ahmed was bowling and Sachin hit him for four sixes.
Abdul Qadir told actually what happened was it was a one-day game and at the end of the day because of the rain, there was a huge crowd which had gathered, so the organisers decided to make it a 30-overs per side game. India won the toss and elected to bat. Out came Kris Srikkanth and Sachin Tendulkar. When I came in to bowl Srikkanth was on strike. I bowled a maiden to Srikkanth. After the over I went to Sachin and said, "this is not a one-day international match so you should try and hit me for a six in the next over. And if you succeed you will become a star". He didn't say anything to me but the next over he hit me for three sixes. At the other end Mushtaq Ahmed was bowling and Sachin hit him for four sixes.