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It was Tendulkar's idea, not Chappell's: Irfan Pathan on batting at no.3

By Saurabh Sharma June 30, 2020 • 22:13 PM View: 1276

New Delhi, June 30: Irfan Pathan said that it was Sachin Tendulkar's idea to promote him to the number 3 position in the Indian batting order and not former coach Greg Chappell. Tendulkar, according to Pathan, had pitched the idea to then-captain Rahul Dravid before the first ODI between India and Sri Lanka in the 2005 series.

While Pathan smashed 83 off 70 balls to help India win the match by 152 runs, the team management's decision to convert him into an all-rounder is seen by many as a reason for his decline after a scintillating start to his international career.

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