Tags: Sachin Tendulkar

Karachi: Former Pakistan players have paid glowing tributes to Sachin Tendulkar, who will be completing glorious 20 years in international cricket tomorrow, describing the champion batsman as a true ambassador of the game.

Tendulkar has been the face of Indian cricket since his Test debut as a chubby 16-year old against Pakistan at the National stadium here in 1989 .

And former Pakistan captain and batting great Javed Miandad said he always advises the youngsters to follow in the footsteps of Tendulkar.

"We had a fearsome pace attack in Imran (Khan), Wasim (Akram), Waqar (Younis) and Saleem Jaffer but what is still etched in memory is the way he played his first ball in Test cricket.

"It was a very pacy delivery from Waqar and this young fellow came on the front foot to drive the ball. It was confidence personified.

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