Netherlandsā Bas de Leede Shares Anecdote of Father Tim de Leede Having Match Ball Signed by Sachin Tendulkar After Dismissing Him in 2003 Cricket World Cup (Watch Video)
Tim de Leede had picked up four wickets for Netherlands against India in the 2003 World Cup, which was held in South Africa. He had dismissed Sachin Tendulkar, who had scored a 52 in that match.
Netherlands' Bas de Leede narrated an interesting story of how his father Tim de Leede got a match ball signed by the legendary Sachin Tendulkar. Tim had dismissed Sachin for 52 in the 2003 World Cup match between India and Netherlands in Paarl and he got the match ball from the umpire, having finished with figures of 4/35. He however could not get the ball signed by SachinĀ as the latter had left. However, as luck would have had it, Sachin was being treated by a physio in the Netherlands some years later and Tim knew him. The Dutch cricketer then got the match ball signed, which is now a prized treasure for him.Ā Rohit Sharma Breaks AB de Villiers' Record of Hitting Most ODI Sixes in a Calendar Year, Achieves Feat During IND vs NED ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 Match.
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