Fondly known as the Master Blaster, Sachin Tendulkar is widely regarded as the greatest batsman to have played for India.
In a career spanning 24 years, Tendulkar played 200 Tests and 463 ODIs for India, scoring the world record number of runs (15921 in Tests and 18426 in ODIs) and centuries (51 in Tests and 49 in ODIs).
The batting maestro hanged up his boots from international cricket in November 2013 at his home ground in Mumbai. Some of the iconic moments from his farewell Test against West Indies at the Wankhede Stadium still remains afresh in the minds of many, including the players from the opposition camp.
Recently, former West Indies pacer Tino Best recalled his interactions with Tendulkar during his playing days and how the Mumbai crowd gave him a tough time while bowling to the Little Master in his last Test.
"The first time I met him (Tendulkar) was way back in 2002 when India toured WI and I had a chance to have dinner with the Indian team. After that during the champions trophy in 2002 (Sri Lanka), Sachin called me in his room…and I was completely in awe..we talked about life & cricket in general. He also gave me his Champions Trophy India shirt," Tino said in a conversation with Dr. Yash Kashikar on his show ‘Say Yash To Sports’.
"I hugged and thanked him for being so kind and said that I hope to bowl at him someday. Finally, when I got an opportunity to bowl at him in his final test I was like, Legend I am going to give my everything at you. I wanted to pick his wicket for my son but it didn’t happen. But, I remember the Wankhede crowd going “Tino Sucks, Tino sucks”..and I just loved that energy. So for me, that was the highlight of my career," he added.
Notably, Sachin Tendulkar scored a glorious 74 in his farewell Test as India won the match by an innings and 126 runs.
