Here to felicitate the 1971 West Indies team, West Indies’ all rounder and legend, Sir Gary Sobers had an opportunity to hail some of India’s contemporary heroes as well.
Sobers, who had earlier given the highest praise as the greatest batsman to Sunil Gavaskar, spoke about Sachin Tendulkat the Nehru Centre in Worli.
Speaking of Sachin on his ODI double century in Gwalior against South Africa, Gavaskar said, “I would like to tell him, you are great and congrats for your double hundred.”
He also remembered Sachin approaching him for advice on India’s previous tour to the West Indies where the latter had spoken about his inability to score runs in the second innings, to which Sobers said, “I told him, you are perhaps focusing more on the first innings and with your ability there’s no reason you cannot do. I’m glad to see he’s scoring heavily in the second innings too.”
Tendulkar, for his part, was particularly appreciative of the perils of batting in those times of Gavaskar and Sobers, “It is a special privilege to be here. Players of that era played without protection, on uncovered pitches. I can’t imagine batting in the nets without protective gear.”
To Zaheer Khan, Sobers singled him out for praise, “I like the way your control and the look you give to the batsmen on your way back to the mark.”
Zaheer Khan was present along with Mahendra Singh Dhoni, the Indian captain, at the event, honouring the likes of Chandu Border and Bapu Nadkarni, also included the Indian women’s cricket team.
Sobers was also fascinated and impressed by Virender Sehwag, “I like his approach and attitude. He plays the same way whether it’s Test, One-dayers or T20s.”
Sobers advised young cricket talent to focus on developing their technique in defense, “What is technique? When the choice is between hitting the ball and having your feet position in proper place you know what should it be. But youngsters should learn the proper technique while defending.”
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