Waqar Younis looks as Sachin Tendulkar takes a run during Pakistan, India's 2003 World Cup match. PHOTO: AFP
November 15, 1989 will always go down in cricket history as the day when two greats of the game — a quick right-arm swing bowler Waqar Younis and legendary right-hand batsman Sachin Tendulkar — made their debuts in gentlemen’s game’s five-day format.
The match, first of the four-Test series, was played between Pakistan and India at Karachi’s picturesque National Stadium. The encounter ended in a draw but the highlight of the match will always be that two impending greats of the game adorned the whites for the very first time.
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Twenty seven years have gone by since that historic moment and Waqar took to twitter on Tuesday to reminisce the memories of that very day.
His tweet read: "Time gone quickly" On this day 27 years ago Me & the Great @sachin_rt made a debut at Karachi. Photos bring back all the wonderful memories.
"Time gone quickly" On this day 27 years ago Me & the Great @sachin_rt made a debut at Karachi. Photos bring back all the wonderful memories pic.twitter.com/g2Hsm0gk1Z
— Waqar Younis (@waqyounis99) November 15, 2016
And amid all the political tension between Pakistan and India, which has hampered the prospect of any cricketing series between the two Asian giants, Tendulkar quoted Waqar’s tweet and recalled his memories of that day.
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He tweeted: “Playing for the country was always a dream. What a memorable moment it was! Time has flown quickly indeed, but you weren't any slower either.”
Playing for the country was always a dream. What a memorable moment it was! Time has flown quickly indeed, but you weren't any slower either https://t.co/eBm6nhK4pJ
— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) November 15, 2016
Waqar, in the aforementioned match, bagged figures of 4-91 (four wickets in the first innings and none in second innings) which included bowling Tendulkar out for 15 off 24 balls. His other three victims were Sanjay Manjrekar, Manoj Prabhakar and Kapil Dev.
Meanwhile, Tendulkar did not come out to bat in the second innings.
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Waqar ended his Test career with 373 wickets in 87 outings with 22 five-fors and five 10-wicket hauls. Sachin, meanwhile, played 200 Tests for India scoring a massive 15,921 runs at an average of 53.78 courtesy 51 tons and 68 half-centuries.
Here is what happened in that match
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQE5uGsb3vQ
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