Sachin Tendulkar had played in Pakistani jersey before Team India, read this interesting incident of 37 years old

Sachin Tendulkar Birthday: In the world of cricket, ‘God’ Sachin Tendulkar’s career is full of countless achievements. However, there is also a page of his career about which very few people know. Many people believe that Sachin started his international career with the Pakistan tour in 1989, but the truth is that he had played for the Pakistan team even before that. This story is from the year 1987, when Sachin was only 13 years old.

A unique match was played in 1987

In fact, on January 20, 1987, an exhibition match was being played to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Cricket Club of India (CCI) at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai. This match was between CCI XI and Pakistan national team. At that time the command of Pakistani team was in the hands of veteran Imran Khan. In that match, Mumbai Cricket Association had also invited many emerging young cricketers including Sachin Tendulkar, so that they could get a chance to spend time with big players.

That’s why I had to wear Pakistan’s jersey

An interesting incident happened during the match. Pakistan’s star players Javed Miandad and Abdul Qadir left the field for some reason. Pakistani captain Imran Khan felt the lack of some players for fielding. He demanded additional fielders from CCI captain Hemant Karkare.

It is said that at that time, 13-year-old Sachin Tendulkar, who was standing nearby on the field, hesitantly asked in Marathi, “Will I go?” Tendulkar. Wearing Pakistani jersey, he came on the field and fielded for about 25 minutes. In this way, he had already registered his presence on the field for Pakistan even before officially playing for India.

Exciting incident of Kapil Dev’s catch

This experience was very special for Sachin. Imran Khan called him ‘long-on’ Was posted at. At the same time, India’s great all-rounder Kapil Dev hit a high shot. Sachin ran a long distance of about 15 meters to catch that catch. However, he could not reach the ball and the catch was dropped, but the way he tried impressed all the players. His hard work and dedication was praised even by the players of the opposition team themselves.

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Let us tell you that exactly nine months after this incident, Sachin was seen playing his role as a ball-boy during the 1987 World Cup. This incident tells you how deep the passion for cricket was in Master Blaster since childhood.