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||Allah||

1 March 2003

Ya Khuda! what a match that was against India. Taught me so much. Never in my life should i forget following things that i learnt from todays match (if i were to keep my reputation intact in future)...
1. Never bowl short length delivery to Sachin Tendulkar.... he can cut and pull and hook very well...
2. Never bowl full length delivery to Sachin Tendulkar.... he can drive like no one else in world..
3. Never bowl good length delivery to Sachin Tendulkar.... he can play on the rise so comfortably..
4. Never bowl outside offstump to Sachin Tendulkar.... he is extremely strong on offside..
5. Never bowl on pads of Sachin Tendulkar.... he can flick and glance like no one can..
6. Never bowl a straight line to Sachin Tendulkar.... he can hit that anywhere in the ground..
7. Never bowl very fast to Sachin Tendulkar.... he uses my pace against me..
8. Never bowl a slow one to Sachin Tendulkar.... he can pick the slower one so quickly..
9. Never bowl a full toss to Sachin Tendulkar.... the ball finds a way to the stands..And the most important thing i learnt from this match...aptly the lesson no. 10
10. Never talk about my dream of clean bowling Sachin Tendulkar in public... he turns the dream into nightmare.. Anyways, who wants to ball to Sachin Tendulkar again in life....