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SACHINISM INSIDE OUT- E MAGAZINE - AUGUST EDITION
August 15,
2009
A Drama Over a Week , Sachin & Kambli are still Friends Forever!
Tendulkar didn't stand by me: Kambli
One of Indian cricket’s most enduring friendships has
developed cracks. Vinod Kambli blew the lid on his friendship
with Sachin Tendulkar on a TV show that goes on air this
week.
According to an insider at the show, Kambli said his childhood
chum Tendulkar didn’t lend a helping hand during his
downward spiral, which was also marked by self-destructive
behaviour.
is part of the show.
‘‘We are very
close... we were
very close. He could
have done a little
more, but he
didn’t,’’ he said in
reply to a query on
his friendship with
Te ndulkar during a
polygraph (lie
detector) test which
The Mumbai southpaw replied in the affirmative when he was
asked whether Sachin is embarrassed to accept him as a
friend now.
Kambli denied making remarks against Sachin
Former Indian cricketer Vinod Kambli denied having accused
his childhood friend Sachin Tendulkar of not helping him
enough and said such reports had left him and his family
shattered.
"I have never said anything against Tendulkar. He is my
friend for 26 years, people should know that I will never say
such a thing against my friend. He is currently in London and
I will meet him soon," Kambli told reporters here.
The 37-year-old former batsman apologised to Tendulkar for
the inconvenience cause to him and his family by the report.
"We share a very good family relationship and I and a lot of
my friends are shattered by this. My family is also shattered
by this,"he said.
Asked from where such a report emanated, Kambli said"I
dont know but its is completely baseless. I condemn it I dont
do anything for publicity. I know people love me and I have
fans who love me. I will not do anything for cheap publicity.
During their school days, they were decided to have one
wada-pav[vegetarian fast food] after each century. Kambli
has presented dozens of wada pav to his pal.
Sachin-Kambli fall-out impossible: Achrekar
While the Indian cricket fans reacted with shock at the news
of a rift in Vinod Kambli and Sachin Tendulkar's friendship,
their coach Ramakant Achrekar was hurt the most.
Achrekar had nurtured the duo's career at Shardashram
Vidyamandir (English) and has seen their friendship grow
along with their batting partnerships.
"Kharab laga hai sunke (It
felt bad to hear)," Achrekar
told. "Aisa ho hi nahi sakta,
unka baat hota rehta hai.
(It is not possible. I know
they are in regular touch
with each other)," said
Achrekar, who speaks
haltingly due to old age.
Kambli and Tendulkar's
schoolmate Ricky Couto and his brother Marcus, who were
both part of the controversial reality show, said their
friendship will survive the current controversy.
Ricky said: "During schooldays they must have argued
hundreds of time, but after two minutes they were best of
friends again. They are still good friends and it won't be
affected because of this issue."
Marcus said the two were still the thickest of friends. "Only
last week Kambli had spoken to Tendulkar about attending his
function to announce plans for his sports academy. Tendulkar
told Kambli that he had his full support in the new venture."
Kambli invites Sachin to open his sports Academy
There may have been TV and media reports about rift
between Sachin Tendulkar and Vinod Kambli's old friendship
but if the common friend between the two is to be believed,
India's master-blaster has promised his friend to grace the
occasion when the new Khel Bharti Sports Academy is being
opened by Vinod Kambli within two months in Mumbai.
"The invitation was extended to Sachin Tendulkar (now in
England) on the day when Sunil Gavaskar delivered the
inaugural Dilip Sardesai Memorial Cricket Lecture in Mumbai
on July 2 and Sachin has promised to remain present, if he is
in the city on that day", the common friend said on condition
of anonymity.
Who says Sachin never scored a 100 at Lords? Sachin Tendulkar treated the Lord's crowd to a sparkling
exhibition of batting as he crunched 125 runs off just 115 balls against a Rest of the World attack
comprising Glenn McGrath, Allan Donald, Javagal Srinath, Anil Kumble and Brian McMillan. This match
was played in July 1998, in order to raise money for the Princess Diana Memorial fund.
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