{"id":7853,"date":"2012-06-26T04:21:18","date_gmt":"2012-06-26T04:21:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=7853"},"modified":"2012-06-26T04:21:18","modified_gmt":"2012-06-26T04:21:18","slug":"lille-the-man-who-did-a-favour-to-cricket-by-not-letting-sachin-become-a-bowler","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=7853","title":{"rendered":"Lillee did cricket a favour by denying Sachin an entry into the MRF Pace Foundation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Chennai<\/strong>: Yesteryears pace bowler and now coach Dennis Lille on Monday spoke about his first meeting with Sachin Tendulkar and in a lighter vein said that he did the game of cricket a \u2018favour\u2019 by denying the champion batsman an entry into the MRF Pace Foundation. His decision to not let the batting maestro join the bowling academy indeed turned out to be a blessing in disguise as Sachin went on to become the World greatest batsman.<\/p>\n<p>Tendulkar went to the MRF Pace Foundation in 1987 hoping to become a fast bowler but Lillee advised him not to join the academy and concentrate on his batting.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think I did him and the game of cricket a favour. I am just joking, but I will never forget the incident,&#8221; said Lillee.<\/p>\n<p>Recalling one more incident, Lille said that a year later when he saw Sachin in the nets, he could not recognize him.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When he came back a year later I was there behind the nets. The first ball Sachin faced he hit it behind the bowler for a four. Sachin flicked the next ball for a four as well. The bowlers were not able to get Sachin and he was hitting them out of the park,\u201d said Lillee.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When he was still batting with about 48 runs or so from 12 balls, I asked T A Sekar (the then head coach) who is this boy. Sekar replied that he is the boy whom you rejected when he wanted to become a fast bowler,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>By Indian Sports News Network<br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chennai: Yesteryears pace bowler and now coach Dennis Lille on Monday spoke about his first meeting with Sachin Tendulkar and in a lighter vein said that he did the game of cricket a \u2018favour\u2019 by denying the champion batsman an entry into the MRF Pace Foundation. 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