NEW DELHI: Virendra Kambli, brother of former India cricketer Vinod Kambli, has make clear the bond between his brother and cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar, clarifying that Vinod by no means claimed to be extra gifted than Sachin, opposite to well-liked perception. Both gamers burst onto the scene as rising stars within the late Nineteen Eighties and early Nineteen Nineties, however their careers adopted very completely different trajectories.While the duo started their journeys collectively, Tendulkar went on to turn out to be one of many best gamers in cricket historical past, whereas Kambli’s worldwide profession got here to an finish in 2000 after representing India in 17 Tests and 104 ODIs.“Both had the same talent. You can’t say my brother was greater than Sachin or vice versa. They were both the same. I never heard my brother say he was better than Sachin,” Virendra advised Vickey Lalwani in an interview.Virendra burdened that the bond between Tendulkar and Vinod stays intact, with the batting legend persevering with to remain in contact along with his outdated buddy and his spouse, Andrea Hewitt.“Sachin dada has always supported Vinod. Their friendship is still very strong. Sachin calls and checks on him with Andrea,” Virendra shared.Reflecting on their cricketing days, Virendra recalled the camaraderie the 2 shared throughout matches.“Sachin dada. He was closest to him. I don’t know about others, but I saw them together when I went to watch Ranji Trophy matches. I would go to the dressing room to eat, and Sachin dada, Vinod, and I would sit together and have fun. We would joke around and have a good time,” he mentioned.Kambli’s profession statistics underline his expertise, with a Test batting common of over 54. Tendulkar, in the meantime, went on to rewrite historical past books, ending because the all-time main run-scorer in each Tests and ODIs.
