Brett Lee recalls his on-field rivalry with 'Master Blaster' Sachin Tendulkar; Read here

Brett Lee has revealed that he was always thrilled while bowling to Sachin Tendulkar. rivalry between batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar and bowling icon Brett Lee is one of epic rivalries in history of game. Just like Sachin's rivalries with likes of pace sensations Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis, Glenn McGrath, Shoaib Akhtar, etc. even one against Lee is a part of cricketing folklore. 

Both have got each or's numbers on cricket field. While Tendulkar has smashed Brett to all corners of stadium, latter has also dismissed 'Master Blaster' on numerous occasions. 

'Really thrilled me': Brett Lee

“I think maybe my style of bowling is suited more towards one day cricket. And I reckon chance to bowl against Sachin Tendulkar was something that really thrilled me,” said Lee while speaking to Times of India.

“I wanted to make sure I was on top of my game. So if you want to compete against best you have to be at your best. And I’ve thought when I’m playing against Sachin most times, I was at my best because he brought best out of me,” 2003 World Cup winner added.

Surprisingly, Master Blaster had hit an outstanding straight drive off a ferocious delivery bowled by speedster at 152.5 km/hr. This had happened during a tri-series match in early 2008 between India and Australia that had also featured Sri Lanka. Men In Blue made history as y won ir first-ever tri-series on Australian soil by getting better of n mighty Aussies in first two of best of three finals.

Sachin Tendulkar's successful cricketing career

Tendulkar had made his debut at international level as a teenr back in 1989. Sachin has scored 15921 runs in 200 Tests and 18426 runs in 463 One Day Internationals. He also remains top run-scorer in both se formats to date. Little Master also has 100 international centuries to his name which is a feat that one else has achieved. champion batsman also became first player to score a double century in ODI cricket.

cricket legend has represented India in six World Cups and was an integral part of Men In Blue's historic triumph in 2011 where he was second-highest run-scorer with 482 runs. 47-year-old was also Team India's backbone in 2003 World Cup where he had scored 673 runs in 11 matches. India finished as runners-up after losing to n mighty Australia in a lop-sided final but he was adjudged as Player of Tournament.

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