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Pollock reveals why Tendulkar started playing ramp shot on short deliveries

There was a time when all their plans would fall apart against Tendulkar and they would wait for him to make a mistake, says former South African spearhead Shaun Pollock

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Considered one of the greatest batsmen to have played the game, Tendulkar ended his illustrious career after amassing 34,357 international runs across all the three formats. File Photo: Reuters

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Former South African captain Shaun Pollock claimed that India’s legend Sachin Tendulkar had once told him that he found it difficult to tackle the "short-pitched" bowling in Australia but effectively managed with shots over wicketkeeper and slip-cordon.
 
"He talked to me once about going to Australia and understanding he couldn't take on the short-pitched deliveries anymore so he would ramp the ball over the wicketkeeper and slip," Pollock said in a podcast with Sky Sports.
 
Pollock, who took 393 ODI wickets and 421 scalps in Tests besides scoring over 3,500 runs in both formats, said there was a

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