{"id":131717,"date":"2024-09-10T16:37:14","date_gmt":"2024-09-10T16:37:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/10\/when-sachin-tendulkar-donned-pakistan-jersey-before-india-debut-cricket-news-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2024-09-10T16:37:14","modified_gmt":"2024-09-10T16:37:14","slug":"when-sachin-tendulkar-donned-pakistan-jersey-before-india-debut-cricket-news-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/10\/when-sachin-tendulkar-donned-pakistan-jersey-before-india-debut-cricket-news-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"When Sachin Tendulkar donned Pakistan jersey before India debut! | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/msid-113235600,imgsize-57916.cms?resize=1280,720&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"When Sachin Tendulkar donned Pakistan jersey before India debut! | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India\" title=\"When Sachin Tendulkar donned Pakistan jersey before India debut! | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India\" \/><\/div>\n<div>In a surprising and lesser-known chapter of cricket history, <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/sachin-tendulkar\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\">Sachin Tendulkar<\/a>, who would go on to become one of India&#8217;s most celebrated cricketers, briefly fielded for <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/pakistan\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\">Pakistan<\/a> during a festival match at the <!-- -->Brabourne Stadium<!-- --> in Mumbai.<br \/>Tendulkar was just a 15-year-old prodigy, not yet the cricketing legend he would later become. The incident took place during Pakistan&#8217;s 1987 tour of India when <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/javed-miandad\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\">Javed Miandad<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/abdul-qadir\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\">Abdul Qadir<\/a> left the field during the lunch break, Sachin was called upon to serve as a substitute fielder for Imran Khan&#8217;s team.<br \/>Tendulkar, eager and energetic, was asked to field for the visiting team. He took up a position in the outfield, donning a <!-- -->Pakistan jersey<!-- --> for a brief time, marking an unusual moment where the future Indian icon played for his cricketing rivals.<br \/>Imran positioned Tendulkar at long-on, and it wasn&#8217;t long before <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/kapil-dev\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\">Kapil Dev<\/a> hit a high ball in his direction. Despite his best efforts and a 15-metre sprint forward, Tendulkar was unable to reach the ball.<br \/>In his recently published autobiography, &#8216;Playing it My Way&#8217;, Tendulkar recalled that incident in his autobiography, &#8216;Playing it My Way&#8217; and shared that he later complained to a friend, expressing his belief that had he been positioned at mid-on instead of long-on, he would have been able to catch the ball.<br \/>While this event is more anecdotal, it remains a testament to the spirit of cricket and its unpredictable nature.<br \/>It remains a fascinating footnote in Tendulkar&#8217;s illustrious career, showcasing his passion and dedication to cricket from a very young age.<\/div>\n<p><script>\nvar _mfq = window._mfq || [];\n_mfq.push([\"setVariable\", \"toi_titan\", window.location.href]);\n!(function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n    function loadFBEvents(isFBCampaignActive) {\n      if (!isFBCampaignActive) {\n        return;\n      }\n      (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n        if (f.fbq) return;\n        n = f.fbq = function() {\n          n.callMethod ? n.callMethod(...arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments);\n        };\n        if (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\n        n.push = n;\n        n.loaded = !0;\n        n.version = '2.0';\n        n.queue = [];\n        t = b.createElement(e);\n        t.async = !0;\n        t.defer = !0;\n        t.src = v;\n        s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n        s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s);\n      })(f, b, e, 'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js', n, t, s);\n      fbq('init', '593671331875494');\n      fbq('track', 'PageView');\n    };\n    function loadGtagEvents(isGoogleCampaignActive) {\n      if (!isGoogleCampaignActive) {\n        return;\n      }\n      var id = document.getElementById('toi-plus-google-campaign');\n      if (id) {\n        return;\n      }\n      (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n        t = b.createElement(e);\n        t.async = !0;\n        t.defer = !0;\n        t.src = v;\n        t.id = 'toi-plus-google-campaign';\n        s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n        s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s);\n      })(f, b, e, 'https:\/\/www.googletagmanager.com\/gtag\/js?id=AW-877820074', n, t, s);\n    };\n    function loadSurvicateJs(allowedSurvicateSections = []){\n      const section =  window.location.pathname.split('\/')[1]\n      const isHomePageAllowed = window.location.pathname === '\/' && allowedSurvicateSections.includes('homepage')\n      if(allowedSurvicateSections.includes(section) || isHomePageAllowed){\n        (function(w) {\n         function setAttributes() {\n                    var prime_user_status = window.isPrime ? 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