Gilchrist calls Sachin, apologies
{image-Sachin Tendulkar_24102008.jpg news.oneindia.in}New Delhi, Oct 24: Former Australian wicketkeeper Adam Gilchrist on Friday, Oct 24 took on the media for the reports that he had slammed international cricket's highest run-getter Sachin Tendulkar of not being gracious in defeat in his autobiography True Colours.
Gilchrist said his statement was taken out of context and then blown out of proportion. He said he has written four pages on the incident in the book but media chose to quote just two sentences. He also reportedly called up Tendulkar to talk matters over. The cricketer also said he will clarify his side of the story in an article to be published on Saturday, Oct 25.
In
his
description
of
the
incident
relating
to
Tendulkar,
Gilchrist
writes
that
the
Master
Blaster
shirks
from
a
handshake
if
he
ends
on
the
losing
side.
Describing
the
dramatic
final
moments
on
the
final
day
of
the
Sydney
Test,
which
India
lost
narrowly,
Gilchrist
says:
"We
went
into
the
Indian
changing
room
and
shook
hands.
Not
all
their
players
could
be
found,
which
points
to
another
subtle
cultural
difference.
In
the
Australian
mentality,
we
play
it
hard
and
are
then
quick
to
shake
hands
and
leave
it
all
on
the
field.
Some
of
our
opponents
don't
do
it
that
way.
Sachin
Tendulkar,
for
instance,
can
be
hard
to
find
for
a
changing
room
handshake
after
we
have
beaten
India.
Harbhajan
can
also
be
hard
to
find."
Gilchrist's views make it clear that he isn't a fan of Tendulkar, who has been a hugely admired figure in Australia ever since he first played in the country as a teenager in 1991-92. Gilchrist not only accuses Tendulkar of being a bad sport, but also goes on to criticise his role in the 'monkeygate' scandal involving Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh and Australian all-rounder Andrew Symonds earlier this year in Australia.
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