BANGALORE: Sach — Genius Unplugged, a book containing articles on Sachin Tendulkar by cricket writers and one each by Sanjay Manjrekar, Rahul Dravid and Anil Kumble, and edited by Suresh Menon, was released at a function here on Wednesday.
Dravid released the book and Kumble received the first copy. The trio played together for long with Kumble and Tendulkar holding the record for the most Tests played by two cricketers at 122 Tests. Later, it was broken by Dravid and Tendulkar, who have played 135 Tests with some more to come. “Sachin turned the legspinner and googly by the same huge width, while I struggled to spin the ball,” said Kumble, who also recalled his debut at Old Trafford in 1990 when Tendulkar slammed his his first Test ton. “I was on the balcony and Kiran More told me to stand there all day as Tendulkar was batting well when I was there,” he added.