Ravi Shastri recounted a fiery 1991-92 tour of Australia, advising an 18-year-old Sachin Tendulkar to let his bat do the talking amidst Australian sledging. Shastri himself had a verbal spat with Mike Whitney, but urged Tendulkar, who was eager to retaliate, to rely on his immense talent. This advice shaped Tendulkar’s legendary career against Australia.‘You shut up …’: Ravi Shastri’s epic advice to young Sachin Tendulkar amid Aussie sledging
Ravi Shastri recounted a fiery 1991-92 tour of Australia, advising an 18-year-old Sachin Tendulkar to let his bat do the talking amidst Australian sledging. Shastri himself had a verbal spat with Mike Whitney, but urged Tendulkar, who was eager to retaliate, to rely on his immense talent. This advice shaped Tendulkar’s legendary career against Australia.