Was Sachin afraid to face Pakistan’s legendary bowler Shiib Akhtar? Even after many years since the two played the game, the discussion around it is still very popular. Keeping this hot, a few days ago, former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi came forward with a revelation against Sachin Tendulkar.
Afridi revealed that Sachin Tendulkar was scared to play against Shuaib Akhtar and he had seen Sachin shaking while batting. Sachin Tendulkar himself once opened up about his encounters with Akhtar. He revealed that he was not afraid to face Akhtar.
To be honest I was not afraid to face Akhtar in the first few years. At this time Akhtar was in the peak and lethal form of his career. But one day I read in the newspaper that Akhtar had asked the Pakistan Cricket Board to reimburse him for the treatment of genital warts.
Since then I was afraid to face Akhtar. “I was shaking at the crease by the time he was rubbing the ball on his pants and stuff before the run-up,” Sachin once said.