Shoaib Akhtar Recalls His Face-Off With Sachin Tendulkar At Eden Gardens, Declaring, “You Have No Chance Against Me.”

Every time India competes against Pakistan, there is a good likelihood that a new legend will be born out of the experience. Shoaib Akhtar must be aware of this.

Because of his speed, he frequently gave the Indian batters more problems than they could handle, although at the same time he was occasionally hit for runs. On the other hand, the manner in which he destroyed India’s top order during the Test match that took place in 1999 at Eden Gardens is the stuff of legends.

In the first innings, he was responsible for the loss of four wickets, three of which belonged to VVS Laxman, Rahul Dravid, and Sachin Tendulkar. In the second innings, he was subsequently dismissed from the game after being accused of obstructing the field while Sachin was attempting to take a run.

The situation at Eden Gardens had gotten out of hand to the point where the irate attendees had to be removed from the venue. India fell short in the match by a score of 46 runs.

Shoaib’s dismissal of Sachin for a duck made the wicket that he took all the more memorable for him. Sachin was a batting great.

“So, Sachin, in light of the fact that you’re a nice guy, the greatest guy on Earth, and the greatest batsman… I approached him, took a good look at him, evaluated him, and then told him, “Brother, you don’t stand a chance against me.” Therefore, I was successful in getting him out on the very first ball in Kolkata.

The very first time that has ever taken place in the annals of cricket, “During their conversation, Michael Vaughan of the Telegraph Sport interviewed Akhtar.

“As a direct result of me, he was out on the first pitch. Because of me, he was forced to leave the building. Because there were 70,000 to 80,000 people inside the Kolkata Stadium, it was necessary to evacuate the building.

When it was delayed for the first time, the test match was postponed for a total of two hours. I was bowling when for the first time in the tournament’s history there were fewer than 100,000 people in attendance, and there is no one there now.”

This match was a part of the Asian Test Championship that was being played.