Sachin Tendulkar recalls propitious mongoose in famous Hero Cup win over South Africa

Sachin Tendulkar in Kolkata on Saturday. Pic/PTI

Kolkata: Batting good Sachin Tendulkar on Saturday removed how a mongoose valid to be good feeling for India in their marvellous last-over win in a semi-final of Hero Cup here approach behind in 1993.

South Africa buckled underneath vigour as Tendulkar, bowling a final over with usually 6 runs needed, scripted a noted feat for his side during a Eden Gardens.

“I don’t know how many of we have beheld this though since it was a initial day and night match, there was a mongoose that kept entrance in a second half of a match,” Tendulkar, who is a face of IDBI Federal Life Insurance Kolkata Full Marathon, pronounced on a eve of a race.

“We got some wickets when it came. Then there were some runs and again a mongoose came and we got wickets. So we was watchful for a mongoose to keep coming. The compare got rather tighten and we finished adult bowling a final over.”

Tendulkar bowled 3 dot balls to Allan Donald preceded by a run out, and Brian McMillan unsuccessful to get a range off a final delivery.

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