This article stirred up the memories of those times of my addiction to cricket. Hours were spent watching, many more hours were spent discussing. Much of this addiction had to with that exhibition match that is mentioned in the article. I distinctly remember Abdul Qadir laughing at Tendulkar as he looked a complete novice the first few deliveries he faced. And then started the most ruthless decimation of the bowling attack which became his trademark for years to come. What elegance, what style, I was completely bowled over. Somehow his emotions seemed to permeate through TV, that fearless determination, the self-belief, that desire to be in the driver's seat and yet there wasn't a touch of arrogance or ugliness in behaviour when things didn't go his way: just a supreme being.
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