Tendulkar scared of fast bowling? (February 2006)
After a dismal series in Pakistan in 2006, there were a few questions whether Sachin Tendulkar was scared of fast bowling and whether his best days were past him.
When he took over as coach of the Indian team in 2005, Greg Chappell had remarked that Tendulkar would never again be his devastating self.
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'I don't think he is ever going to be the player he was,' Chappell had declared.
The list of critics started growing after the disappointing outing in Pakistan, where the master batsman struggled against the Pakistan quicks, especially Shoaib Akhtar.
His decision to walk in Faisalabad after gloving Shoaib behind the stumps also raised eye-brows. Television replays suggested that he was not out, because his hand was off the bat when the ball struck it.
Former Pakistan captain Moin Khan suggested that the downhill journey for the little champion has started. In his column he declared, 'I fear this may just be the beginning of the end of Sachin Tendulkar.'
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