{"id":7484,"date":"2025-08-26T17:20:45","date_gmt":"2025-08-26T17:20:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sochtimes.com\/2025\/08\/26\/201-international-wickets-one-favourite-sachin-tendulkars-pick-will-surprise-you-cricket-news\/"},"modified":"2025-08-26T17:20:45","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T17:20:45","slug":"201-international-wickets-one-favourite-sachin-tendulkars-pick-will-surprise-you-cricket-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sochtimes.com\/hi\/2025\/08\/26\/201-international-wickets-one-favourite-sachin-tendulkars-pick-will-surprise-you-cricket-news\/","title":{"rendered":"201 international wickets, one favourite: Sachin Tendulkar&#8217;s pick will surprise you | Cricket News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"MwN2O\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"T22zO\">\n<section class=\"D3Wk1  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  VtlfQ\" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"D3Wk1\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"zPaFh\">\n<div class=\"wJnIp\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-123530497,imgsize-42210,width-400,resizemode-4\/123530497.jpg\" alt=\"201 international wickets, one favourite: Sachin Tendulkar's pick will surprise you\" title=\"Sachin Tendulkar (BCCI Photo)\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cj2hz img_cptn\"><span title=\"Sachin Tendulkar (BCCI Photo)\">Sachin Tendulkar (BCCI Photo)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/sachin-tendulkar\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Sachin Tendulkar<\/a> is celebrated as one of the greatest batters in cricket history, but his bowling remains an often-overlooked part of his game. Though never a frontline bowler, Tendulkar\u2019s versatility made him a valuable part-time option.<!-- --> He could bowl medium pace, off-spin, and leg-spin, often stepping in to break stubborn partnerships or give the main bowlers a breather.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"5\"\/>In Tests, Tendulkar claimed 46 wickets across 200 matches. While his bowling role was limited, he still produced memorable spells, with best figures of 3\/10.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"7\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"9\"\/>During a Reddit Ask Me Anything (AMA) session, a fan asked him: \u201cHi Sachin, what\u2019s the favorite wicket that you\u2019ve ever taken (while bowling)?\u201d Tendulkar\u2019s reply was short and telling: \u201cMoin Khan\u2026 last ball of the day.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>The wicket came in the 2004 Multan Test, remembered primarily for Virender Sehwag\u2019s historic 309, which made him the first Indian to score a triple century in Tests and earned him the nickname \u201cMultan ka Sultan.\u201d The game is also etched in memory for Rahul Dravid\u2019s declaration when Tendulkar was unbeaten on 194 \u2014 though that is another story.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/>After India piled up 675\/5, Pakistan\u2019s resistance rested on Abdul Razzaq and <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/moin-khan\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Moin Khan<\/a>, with the hosts five down. Tendulkar was handed the final over of Day 3.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/><\/p>\n<div data-pos=\"0\" class=\"id-r-component QbQNS undefined  &#10;\">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\".\" msid=\"123530507\" width=\"\" title=\"\" placeholdersrc=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/83033472.cms\" imgsize=\"23456\" resizemode=\"4\" offsetvertical=\"0\" placeholdermsid=\"\" type=\"thumb\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/imgsize-23456,msid-123530507,resizemode-4\/-.jpg\" data-api-prerender=\"true\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/>Employing clever tactics, he deliberately pushed fielders back to allow Razzaq a single, ensuring the nervous Moin Khan would face the strike. What followed was pure genius. Tendulkar bowled a deceptive googly that slipped through Moin\u2019s defense and crashed into the stumps.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"23\"\/>A stunned Moin walked back as India capped the day perfectly. 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