- Steve Waugh and Parthiv Patel:
Former Aussie captain and Steve Waugh is perhaps one of the biggest names in Australian and world cricket. Steve was one respected name on the pitch, and not many tried to question it. But a foolish Indian wicketkeeper-batsman Parthiv Patel once happened to question his authority and got shammed for it.
When Steve walked into bat in his last test match, Parthiv said “Come on, just one more of your famous slog sweeps before you finish.” Steve without hesitation replied “Respect me for when I made my debut you were still in your nappies.”
2. Sachin Tendulkar and Abdul Qadir:
One famous incident from one of the earlier matches (against Pakistan) after his debut against Pakistan.
Sachin, in his blistering form, hit spinner Mustaq Ahmed for two sixes in an over. To which Mustaq’s mentor and veteran cricketer Abdul Qadir said to Tendulkar “Bachchon ko kyun mar rahe ho? Hamein maar ke dikhao. (Why are you thrashing kids? Slash me, if you can.)” Calm and composed Sachin obliged to Qadir’s request by hitting four sixes and a four in Qadir’s next over.
