“But ever since the day I read in the newspapers that he sought reimbursement…”, Sachin Tendulkar gave a savage response to Shoaib Akhtar saying that Sachin was terrified by his sight

In cricket, Sachin Tendulkar and Shoaib Akhtar were two of the finest players of all time, and their heated competition was always thrilling to witness. Their matches were always exciting to watch because of how evenly matched they were.

Akhtar and Tendulkar had a great deal of respect for one another, and Tendulkar even told the Rawalpindi Express how happy he made him by picking him for his squad in the Cricket All-Star Game. Furthermore, he claimed that his sudden fame was the result of dismissing Tendulkar for a golden duck in a Test match.

Many issues were sparked by Akhtar’s claim that Tendulkar was “scared” of him in his book, Controversially Yours. The upheaval in India prevented Akhtar from attending the premiere of his new album.

In response to Akhtar’s assertions that Sachin Tendulkar feared the Pakistan bowler, Tendulkar delivered a humorous comeback. Before each delivery, Akhtar would rub the ball on his jeans. Tendulkar said that the sight of Akhtar rubbing the ball on his jeans gave him the creeps.

What did Sachin Tendulkar say about Shoaib Akhtar?

Tendulkar poked fun at Akhtar by mentioning that the Pakistani bowler had sought payment for the treatment of his genital warts, which was reported in the press.

Several of the batters defended Sachin, saying that it would have hurt to apply saliva to the ball after receiving it from Akhtar and that Sachin was right.

“To be honest, I wasn’t scared of Shoaib for the first few years of his career when he was at the peak of his prowess. But ever since the day I read in the newspapers that he sought reimbursement from the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for the treatment of er… genital warts, I have been utterly terrified. Just watching him stand at the start of his run-up, and rub the ball vigorously on his pants gave me the heebie-jeebies,” Sachin Tendulkar had said to The UnReal Times.