Former Indian batsman and a dear friend to Sachin Tendulkar, Vinod Kambli found himself in the center of a forced situation when he told a TV reality show that Tendulkar could have done more to help him with his career. Though he denies the reports he can be clearly heard saying, “I think, yes” after the anchor’s question of whether Tendulkar could have done any more.
Kambli’s career witnessed a downslide, all credit to his destructive habits, after his performance in the Tests when he scored back-to-back double hundreds earlier in his career. Besides, he also blamed the selectors for not giving him the chance to shine when he could, “Yes injustices have been done to me but not by all selectors and my come back to top cricket nine times proved them wrong and every time I had deserved my place.
Despite of dear friend Sachin Tendulkar being the captain and included him in the team, the selectors told Tendulkar, “You have inducted Kambli because of your friendship.”
Kambli however is positive that whatever his remarks about his friend, he still has only good things to say, “It was misinterpreted and one who has written the news reports should undergo polygraph test.”
Sachin Tendulkar stands on the verge of breaking Brian Lara’s record Test runs with a mere 15 runs short from becoming the highest individual Test scorer. Kambli said, “Sachin lives for cricket and he never thinks about records. He just enjoys playing cricket and never feel pressure for records”.