Comedian Munawar Faruqui dismisses Sachin Tendulkar during ISPL game, reminds fans of 2003 WC final

Legendary India batter Sachin Tendulkar reminded fans of his famous dismissal from the ODI World Cup 2003 final against Glenn McGrath as he got dismissed by stand-up comedian Munawar Faruqui on Wednesday, March 6 at The Dadoji Kondadev Stadium in Thane, Mumbai. Opening the innings for Masters XI during the curtain raiser of Indian Street Premier League 2024, Tendulkar brought back memories of his playing days with some marvellous shots all around the ground.

Courtesy of his sumptuous shots, Tendulkar raced to 30 off just 16 balls. However, his innings was brought to an abrupt end as he got dismissed by stand-up comedian and Big Boss winner Munawar Faruqui. The right-arm seamer bowled a fullish deliver on off stump which Tendulkar tried to play on the on side.

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However, he ended up top-edging it to Naman Ojha who completed a simple catch to bring curtains on his innings. As a result, Tendulkar was dismissed for 30 (17) and Munawar was seen overjoyed after getting the prized scalp.

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Notably, during the 2003 World Cup final, Tendulkar was dismissed in a similar manner against Australia seamer Glenn McGrath. The right-handed batter was dismissed in the first over itself scoring just 4 (6) as he tried to pull a good length delivery and ended up top-edging it to the Australian bowler.

Tendulkar opened alongside Amir Hussain

Earlier, Tendulkar opened the innings alongside para cricketer Amir Hussain Lone whom he recently met during his trip to Jammu and Kashmir. The legendary cricketer was moved by Hussain’s passion towards the game despite being differently abled as he found a way to play cricket through his limited abilities.

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Hussain realised his dream of batting alongside his idol and rotated the strike marvellously. Meanwhile, the opening game of the Indian Street Premier League was played by several celebrities and former cricketers such as Suresh Raina, Stuart Binny, Yusuf Patha, Ifran Pathan, and Praveen Kumar among others.