The controversies Shoaib Akhtar has managed to churn in his career far outnumber his contributions on the field.
His stinging indictment of Sachin Tendulkar’s abilities shows the ex-Pakistan pacer in a very different light – a very unflattering one.
Shoaib says in his autobiography Controversially Yours that Sachin Tendulkar does not know the art of finishing games and that he was scared to face him in a Test in Faisalabad. These are curious things to state because the world’s greatest Test and ODI run maker has answered every question asked of him in a legendary 21-year career.
But then why does everyone target Sachin? Is it because he is a tall poppy and jealous people simply want to cut him down?
“It’s a gimmick to sell a book. Write something bad about Sachin and your books will sell. Adam Gilchrist too did this. Whatever little respect I had for Shoaib is gone. Shouldn’t he be focusing on how he let Pakistan down with his antics? I’m sure Pakistan cricket and its happenings would have provided plenty of fodder,” said ex-India skipper Bishan Singh Bedi.
Shoaib also took a pot shot at another legend, Rahul Dravid, clubbing him with Sachin when saying that they were not match winners.
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