When Dravid Declared Sachin On 194*. Full Story in Sachin's Words How Coach & Ganguly say Sorry & Sachin's Reply to Sanjay Manjrekar.
Sachin Tendulkar missed out on a double hundred vs Pakistan in Pakistan in the Multan Test when Rahul Dravid declared when the Little Master was batting on 194.
Read Full Story in Sachin's Own Words and How Coach John Wright and Sourav Ganguly say Sorry to Sachin Tendulkar and Sachin's Reply to Sanjay Manjrekar to Stay away from him.
In his autobiography 'Playing It My Way', Tendulkar reveals how hurt he was at the declaration.
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At tea-time, I asked stand-in skipper Rahul Dravid, who was in charge because Sourav was out with a back injury, and coach John Wright what the plan was. I was informed, we were looking to give Pakistan an hour to bat, so would put them in with 15 overs left on the second day. It was perfectly sensible and I went about my business after tea with this plan in mind.
"A little later, when I was on 194, ramesh pawar came out and said I should try and get my double hundred in that over itself because Rahul had decided to declare. I was startled to say the least, because in my mind I still had 12 balls in which to score the remaining six runs before 15 overs were left for the day", Tendulkar writes.
But as it happened, Tendulkar did not get to play a single ball in that over. yuvraj played 5 balls and out on 5th ball. :(
"Then just as Parthiv Patel, the next batsman started to come out, I saw Rahul declared the innings with me stranded on 194 and with 16 overs left for the day -- one more than we had agreed.😤
"I was shocked as it did not make any sense. It was Day 2 of the Test match and not Day 4, as it had been in Sydney, a month earlier."
"Disappointed and upset, I made my way back to the dressing room and could sense that the whole team was surprised at the decision. :O
Some of my team-mates perhaps expected me to throw my gear about in the dressing room in disgust and create a scene. However, such things are not in me and I decided not to say a word to anyone about the incident.
"Just as I was washing my face in the bathroom, John walked up to me and apologized. He was sorry about what had happened and said he had not been party to the decision. I was surprised and said to him that as coach he was one of the decision-makers and there was no reason for him to be sorry if he believed in what had been done.
Sourav came to me and said he was very sorry at what had happened and that it wasn't his decision to declare. This was a little surprising, as the skipper, was part of the tea-time discussion and was also present in the dressing room at the time of declaration."
"I said to him (Sourav) that there is no point going over it anymore." Tendulkar didn't hide his displeasure at the voluntary opinion given by Sanjay Manjrekar. 😤😡
"........Sanjay Manjrekar, who was a commentator in Pakistan, turned up in my room. Sanjay said, it had been a brave decision to declare and it was a good sign for Indian cricket.
"I explained to him that he was not aware of what had transpired in the dressing room and arrived at his judgement without knowing the real facts of the matter. I made it clear that I didn't appreciate his opinion, which I thought was a deliberate attempt to be different."
"Rahul said that the call was taken with the interests of the team in mind. I wasn't convinced. First, I said to him that I was batting for the team as well. The 194 was meant to help the team and it was my individual contribution to the team's cause."
Tendulkar reminded Dravid of the Sydney Test match, held less than a month ago.
"...When we had both been batting on the fourth evening and Sourav had sent out two or three messages asking when we should declare and Rahul had carried on batting. The two situations were comparable and, if anything, the Sydney declaration was far more significant and may have cost a Test match and series victory. If Rahul was so keen show intent in Multan, he should have done the same in Sydney."
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"Despite this incident, I am glad to say Rahul and I remained good friends and even on the field, our camaraderie remained intact until the end of our careers. We continued to have some good partnerships and neither our cricket nor our friendship was affected." (
Ps : This Post is not to abuse or accuse anyone.
We Still Respect Your Rahul Dravid Sir.
But 194* is Painful
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