08 Jul 2020
Indian spin King Ravichandran Ashwin has heaped praise on former Pakistan opener Saeed Anwar’s while commenting on video of his stunning 194-run against India live at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai.
While reacting to a Twitter video of Anwar’s century against England at The Oval in 1996, Ashwin recalled watching Anwar’s record-breaking innings (then highest individual ODI score) hundreds of times.
Ashwin gave a fitting reply to a Twitter user who argued how Anwar scored the majority of the runs in his memorable innings with the use of a runner.
“Batsmen were never given out lbw if they plonked their foot on the front foot then, can we erase all the runs that were made by batters then?? Not a fair judgement, Saeed Anwar’s batting was a treat to the eye,” Ashwin replied.
This isn’t the first time Ashwin has showered praise on the Pakistan legend. Last year, the Indian spinner also revealed Anwar was his favourite Pakistan batsman.
Anwar’s stunning 146-ball knock included 22 fours and five maximums as he smacked the Indian bowlers to all parts of the ground.
The 34-year-old left-hander sealed off a memorable 15-year career with 4,052 runs at an average of 45.52 in 55 Tests and 8,823 runs, averaging 39.21, in 247 ODIs.
A computer engineer by qualification, and a Wisden cricketer of the year in 1997, Anwar will be remembered as a legend player of the International stage. ( Cricflar )
