6 Darkest Secrets of Indian Cricketers

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6 Darkest Secrets of Indians by CricCheck

1. Mohammed Azharuddin — Collar and White Helmet.

The Hyderabadi batsman was one of India's most successful Test captains. The successful yet controversial cricketer was known for his stylish batting but his on-field mannerisms were what made him stand out from his peers.The raised collar:

Speaking to the radio station, Fever 104 FM, Azhar told, "While fielding at point, I used to have problems in my neck skin because of the exposure to the sun. Hence, I decided to raise my collar as protection and it became a habit."

The White Helmet:

"I had a liking for white helmet since we used it a lot during playing Tests. And since there was no compulsion of using a blue helmet, I played with a white one," Azhar told the radio channel.

2. Kapil Dev once cried during an interview

During an interview with Karan Thapar for the show, Hardtalk India, the Haryana Hurricane broke down inconsolably when asked about allegations of having made money and fixing matches.

"I will commit suicide before that rather than taking bribe from somebody," the distraught former India skipper said on air. "Take all my money, I don't want it. I come from a family where pride is the most important thing."

Here's the entire interview:

3. Shahid Afridi's fastest ODI 100 was with Sachin Tendulkar's bat

On 4 October, 1996, 16-year-old Shahid Afridi hit the fastest One Day International century in a 37-ball performance against Sri Lanka. His record was only broken in 2014 by New Zealander Corey Anderson against West Indies.The young player probably lacked a proper cricket kit and was therefore provided with Pakistani spinner Saqlain Mushtaq's boots and helmet, and maestro Sachin Tendulkar's bat.

"I had just got into Pakistani cricket team and during the practice session in Nairobi, Waqar Younis gave me a bat and said, play with this and see, it is Sachin's bat," Afridi told the Daily Pakistan.

"I feel very honoured for playing with Sachin's bat in my first ODI match, Sachin had given the bat to Waqar Younis requesting him to get a similar one from Sialkot," he added.

4. The day when Anil Kumble could've missed his 10-wicket haul against Pakistan

Former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram revealed that his teammate Waqar Younis almost ruined Anil Kumble's record 10-wicket haul in the 1999 Test Match at the Feroz Shah Kotla grounds in Delhi when Kumble picked up 10 wickets for 74 runs.

"Kumble had got nine wickets and me and Waqar (Younis) were batting in the crease," Akram recalled. "Waqar came to me and said 'How about getting run out?' so that Kumble does not get his 10th wicket."

"I said," Akram continued, "'You can't deny him the feat if he is destined for it. But I can assure you that I'm not going to give my wicket to Kumble. But, subsequently, it was me who gifted my wicket to Kumble."

5. Virender Sehwag once stopped a test match to recall a song

Yes, Sehwag has his priorities sorted.

"Once when I was batting in Chennai on 300, I forgot the lyrics of a song," Sehwag told the Times of India. "So, I called Ishant Sharma, who was the 12th man for that game, to the field and told him to get the lyrics of the song from my iPod, and he did that. Obviously, everyone thought that I had asked for 'drinks' from Ishant, but sometimes, the 12th man can be used in this way too! The song was, Tu Jaane Na."While we don't have a footage from that match, Sehwag must have really liked Tu Jaane Na.

6. Sachin Tendulkar once played with tissues in his underwear

Okay, so you are saying TMI, but Tendulkar is a legend for a reason. He revealed that because of an upset stomach, he once had to play with tissues in his underwear. Yep. The incident happened during the Super Sixes phase of the 2003 ICC World Cup against Sri Lanka.

In his autobiography, Playing It My Way, the maestro wrote: "Here I am a bit embarrassed to reveal a very personal secret relating to the Sri Lanka match. On the eve of the match, I had a bad stomach and was feeling dehydrated. This happened because I had not yet fully recovered from the cramp I had suffered while playing Pakistan and as a result had a lot of isotonic drinks."Tendulkar continued, "I also added a teaspoon of salt to the energy drinks, thinking it would help the recovery, and that caused a tummy upset. In fact, the situation was so bad that I had to bat with tissues inside my underwear. I even had to go back to the dressing room during one of the drink breaks and was feeling extremely uncomfortable in the middle."

Tendulkar eventually went on to score a patient 97 off 120 balls. Take a bow, sir.

So this was the 6 Darkest Secrets of Indian Cricketers.

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