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IND vs ENG: Story Behind Joe Root Developing Wrists Of Magic To Master Spin (Special)

By IANS News February 11, 2021 • 11:51 AM View: 4464

Former Pakistan spinner Nadeem Khan has a habit of causing heartbreak to Indian fans without grabbing the limelight.

The man who famously ran out Sachin Tendulkar during an Asian Test Championship match in Kolkata in 1999, triggering riots at Eden Gardens, also mentored India's latest nemesis - Joe Root - and taught him initial lessons on how to play spin. Root was in school at the time.

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