The veteran wicketkeeper-batter Dinesh Karthik is currently part of the commentary panel for the four-match Test series between India and Australia. Dinesh Karthik shared an interesting story about his first memory of watching cricket in a stadium in 1998 when Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar guided India to a memorable win over Australia with his unbeaten 155.
The M. A. Chidambaram Stadium hosted the first match of a four-match series against Australia in 1998. The Indian bowlers bundled the Aussies out for 168 in the chase. India won the match by 179 runs with the help of an unbeaten century by Sachin Tendulkar in the second innings. Tendulkar was named the player of the match for his brilliant knock after conceding a 71-run lead in the first innings.
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My Dad Took Me For The First Time To Watch A Test Match – Dinesh Karthik
While commentating for Star Sports during Day 3 of the fourth Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test in Ahmedabad, Dinesh Karthik recalled a conversation he had with a fellow fan about Sachin Tendulkar during a Test match in Chennai in 1998.
“I know vividly. In 1998, my dad took me for the first time to watch a Test match, India vs Australia. I had come to watch one batsman, Sachin Tendulkar. The person sitting next to me, stranger in the crowd said, ‘you will enjoy to watch Sachin Tendulkar bat. But also don’t forget his swift running between the wickets,” Karthik said.
“He runs like a rat who runs after the cheese, but the only difference being he doesn’t get trapped’. I remember these lines very vividly. Sachin got 155. What an innings that was, I’ll never forget. So many sixes, one of them came right where we were sitting. We were sitting between long-on and deep midwicket. Great memories,” he added.
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