Ibrahim Zadran thanks Sachin Tendulkar after scoring Afghanistan’s first ton in World Cup

MUMBAI: Opener Ibrahim Zadran credited Indian batting legend Sachin Tendulkar with giving him a lot of energy and confidence to go on and score the maiden century for Afghanistan in the World Cups on Tuesday. Zadran became the first Afghanistan batter and at 21 years and 330 days, the fourth-youngest batter to score a century in the men's ODI World Cup, helping Afghanistan score their highest score in World Cups.

Zadran thanked Tendulkar for inspiring him to score a century at the home ground of the Indian batting legend. Tendulkar had visited the Afghanistan squad ahead of the match against Australia and interacted with the players. "I had a good chat with Sachin Tendulkar; he shared his experience and I said before the match that I will bat like Sachin Tendulkar; he gave me a lot of energy and confidence," Zadran told the broadcaster during the innings break. IANS

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