5 shots which Sachin and Sehwag executed in a similar fashion

Sachin’s flick shot remained an object of wonder

#4 Flick

You just had to attend a cricket match at the Wankhede Stadium to understand the meaning of Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar and his farewell match was just a sheer example of how much people from Mumbai and India love him.

Age and a troublesome elbow dimmed the light a little during the latter half of his career but he was still a light-footed dancing genius, with his whipped flick remaining an object of wonder. The way he waited for the ball to meet his bat and just at the very end turned his wrists was soothing to the eyes. He was one of the best exponents of the flick shot.

The 2001 Test series against South Africa, in their backyard, marked the rise of Virender Sehwag and during his first innings, he looked like a clone of Sachin Tendulkar and the way he played the flick shot reminded many of the young Sachin.

His flick shot had a striking resemblance of Sachin’s in the way he met the ball and turned his wrists at the last second. Though it was not one of his signature shots as his career progressed, he could play the shot as good as his childhood idol.