And I think most who interact with him get that about him, which is why he and Sachin were seen having a laugh not too long after the shaking legs story.
Sachin never made a comment after Afridi's statement. On the contrary, he had reacted to Shoaib's 'he's scared of me' line by saying it was beneath his dignity to respond to something like that.
Need to google this goat story. WTH. Only Afridi can think it's funny
If you live in India, you would know that being friends with Pakistani cricketer isn't exactly the best way to PR. Not that I am against it, I think Kohli genuinely respects Amir because he knows he's a great talent.
but since you know a thing or two, who are we all to argue. Kohli is pretentious, end of.. Am I right?
Like seriously? I think one of the reasons why most Pakistanis have an acceptance issue with Sachin is probably because its easier to digest Kohli being the bigger superstar in this era when Pakistan is going through a superstar shortage but Tendulkar pretty much held his own back in the day even when Pakistan had its own superstars in the 2 Ws, Akhtar, Anwar, Inzy, Yousuf etc.
I think that's something that's probably never gone down well with the Pakistanis.
Nothing else really explains the anomaly that while Kohli remains leagues below Tendulkar in the eyes of most non Pakistani neutrals, the Pakistanis are happy in putting Kohli, Dravid, Dhoni even Sehwag above Tendulkar at times.
The hatred for Tendulkar on Pakistani forums historically has been legendary and mind boggling.
There was a thread on this forum not too long ago when Tendulakr was about to retire, that said now is the time to accept Sachin is a legend of the game.
I think more than Tendulkar's fictional issues with Pakistan its the large majority of the Pakistani fans online that have a lot of explaining to do wrt why the hate and nonacceptance for Tendulkar has been so high around here. Its small hearted, unsporstmanlike and downright disgraceful.
I think one of the reasons why most Pakistanis have an acceptance issue with Sachin is probably because its easier to digest Kohli being the bigger superstar in this era when Pakistan is going through a superstar shortage but Tendulkar pretty much held his own back in the day even when Pakistan had its own superstars in the 2 Ws, Akhtar, Anwar, Inzy, Yousuf etc.
I think that's something that's probably never gone down well with the Pakistanis.
Nothing else really explains the anomaly that while Kohli remains leagues below Tendulkar in the eyes of most non Pakistani neutrals, the Pakistanis are happy in putting Kohli, Dravid, Dhoni even Sehwag above Tendulkar at times.
The hatred for Tendulkar on Pakistani forums historically has been legendary and mind boggling.
There was a thread on this forum not too long ago when Tendulakr was about to retire, that said now is the time to accept Sachin is a legend of the game.
I think more than Tendulkar's fictional issues with Pakistan its the large majority of the Pakistani fans online that have a lot of explaining to do wrt why the hate and nonacceptance for Tendulkar has been so high around here. Its small hearted, unsporstmanlike and downright disgraceful.
I think one of the reasons why most Pakistanis have an acceptance issue with Sachin is probably because its easier to digest Kohli being the bigger superstar in this era when Pakistan is going through a superstar shortage but Tendulkar pretty much held his own back in the day even when Pakistan had its own superstars in the 2 Ws, Akhtar, Anwar, Inzy, Yousuf etc.
I think that's something that's probably never gone down well with the Pakistanis.
Nothing else really explains the anomaly that while Kohli remains leagues below Tendulkar in the eyes of most non Pakistani neutrals, the Pakistanis are happy in putting Kohli, Dravid, Dhoni even Sehwag above Tendulkar at times.
The hatred for Tendulkar on Pakistani forums historically has been legendary and mind boggling.
There was a thread on this forum not too long ago when Tendulakr was about to retire, that said now is the time to accept Sachin is a legend of the game.
I think more than Tendulkar's fictional issues with Pakistan its the large majority of the Pakistani fans online that have a lot of explaining to do wrt why the hate and nonacceptance for Tendulkar has been so high around here. Its small hearted, unsporstmanlike and downright disgraceful.
. I think most opinions of his success against us are informed by what he achieved in the final part of his career against some of our most toothless attacks.
Honest assessment from a Pakistani fan who grew up in the 90's - it's because he was deified by Indians, as he was the only ray of hope in a team that featured the collective might of Doda Ganesh, Robin Singh, and Debasis Mohanty. As a young Pakistani fan I (and I'm sure the overwhelming majority of other Pakistani fans) saw Sachin as a great scorer of runs against other teams, he never scored that many against us for the vast majority of his career and when he did he flubbed most chances of taking his team over the line, so his deification was a joke for us. My brother and I still chuckle at the 'Desert Storm' innings being his greatest achievement for the longest time (a match that India lost).
He and his fans must thank their lucky stars that he top-edged Shoaib Akhtar for 6 at Centurion and our completely inept buffoons dropped him 5 times at Mohali, provides some chest-thumping fodder
But it has to be said that his overall final run, when there were calls for him to be dropped, was absolutely superb (starting from the CB tri series win in Australia), a bristling run that included a World Cup win. If I had seen this Tendulkar throughout my youth, my opinion would be very different.
An honest assessment.
It wasn’t a fluky top-edge. It was a well thought shot that was an enormous six. Arguably the most iconic shot across world cups. After this Akhtar famously told Akram “mujhse nahi ho raha hai” and begged to be removed from the attack.Honest assessment from a Pakistani fan who grew up in the 90's - it's because he was deified by Indians, as he was the only ray of hope in a team that featured the collective might of Doda Ganesh, Robin Singh, and Debasis Mohanty. As a young Pakistani fan I (and I'm sure the overwhelming majority of other Pakistani fans) saw Sachin as a great scorer of runs against other teams, he never scored that many against us for the vast majority of his career and when he did he flubbed most chances of taking his team over the line, so his deification was a joke for us. My brother and I still chuckle at the 'Desert Storm' innings being his greatest achievement for the longest time (a match that India lost).
He and his fans must thank their lucky stars that he top-edged Shoaib Akhtar for 6 at Centurion and our completely inept buffoons dropped him 5 times at Mohali, provides some chest-thumping fodder
But it has to be said that his overall final run, when there were calls for him to be dropped, was absolutely superb (starting from the CB tri series win in Australia), a bristling run that included a World Cup win. If I had seen this Tendulkar throughout my youth, my opinion would be very different.
An honest assessment.
You know not to respond to a post when it claims that one of the most iconic WC knocks is a fluke, and that SIX off Akhtar was a top edge
It's because of the Kapil Dev factor mostly. Some guys on the Indian forum were arguing a few days ago how Kapil Dev is better than all Pak bowlers bar Wasim Akram, specifically better than Waqar and Imran. That's not the funny part though. The funny part being that they were serious about it
