Lillee turned down Sachin :: The largest library of cricket videos

29 votes | 4514 views

Lillee turned down Sachin

Not many know that Sachin Tendulkar once wanted to become a fast bowler, but was rejected at the MRF Pace Academy. The man who rejected him and did Indian cricket a favour was none other than Australian legend Dennis Lillee.Sept 2012

ClipDex Details

Matches Tagged in ClipDex

Series Tagged in ClipDex

Players Tagged in ClipDex

McGrath, Glenn D Tendulkar, Sachin R Lillee, Dennis K

Grounds Tagged in ClipDex

Categories Tagged in ClipDex

Controversies & Issues

Comments

Be the first to comment on this video.

Only members can comment on videos. Why not join us? Sign up for free

Share with: What are these?
Copy URL
Embed this page

Newcomers ^*

Imlach, Tevin Adrian
(International Debut: 2025)
West Indies

Usman Tariq
(International Debut: 2025)
Pakistan

Rathnayake, Pavan
(International Debut: 2025)
Sri Lanka

^* A random selection from our most recent newcomers

Birthdays Today ^*

Cochran, John A K
(Born on this day 117 yrs ago)
15/07/1909 South Africa

Smith, Nathan G
(Born on this day 28 yrs ago)
15/07/1998 New Zealand

Hussey, David
(Born on this day 49 yrs ago)
15/07/1977 Australia

^*These videos are a random selection from today's birthdays

around the world
Live Cricket Score \| Scorecard \| Live Commentary - IPL 2026 - Cricbuzz Live Cricket Score \| Scorecard \| Live Commentary - IPL 2026 Cricbuzz [Cricbuzz : Tue, 14 Jul 2026 18:09:01 GMT]
England's one-day woes continue with India defeat Brendon McCullum's reduced role as England's white-ball coach begins with a remi ... [BBC Sport : Tue, 14 Jul 2026 18:03:11 GMT]
India finally get first win of Ireland, UK tour - cricket.com.au India finally get first win of Ireland, UK tour cricket.com.auEngland ... [cricket.com.au : Tue, 14 Jul 2026 21:33:00 GMT]
more...

around the world

Live Cricket Score | Scorecard | Live Commentary - IPL 2026 - Cricbuzz

Live Cricket Score | Scorecard | Live Commentary - IPL 2026 Cricbuzz
[Cricbuzz : Tue, 14 Jul 2026 18:09:01 GMT]

England's one-day woes continue with India defeat

Brendon McCullum's reduced role as England's white-ball coach begins with a remi ...
[BBC Sport : Tue, 14 Jul 2026 18:03:11 GMT]

India finally get first win of Ireland, UK tour - cricket.com.au

India finally get first win of Ireland, UK tour cricket.com.auEngland ...
[cricket.com.au : Tue, 14 Jul 2026 21:33:00 GMT]

more...

CricketCrowd Articles
When the Laws Bite Back! Unusual Dismissals in Cricket Handled the ball. Obstructing the field. Timed out. These aren’t the ...
Video Article: Greatest International Run Chases Chasing down a mammoth score unshackles the batsmen. If the stroke makers keep ...
Video Article: A progressive look at the highest ODI Innings Rohit Sharma was the first man to hit 250 in a one-day international when he ...
more...

CricketCrowd Articles

When the Laws Bite Back! Unusual Dismissals in Cricket

Handled the ball. Obstructing the field. Timed out. These aren’t the ...

Video Article: Greatest International Run Chases

Chasing down a mammoth score unshackles the batsmen. If the stroke makers keep ...

Video Article: A progressive look at the highest ODI Innings

Rohit Sharma was the first man to hit 250 in a one-day international when he ...

more...

	2026 ENG v IND ODI series England India
	2026 WIN v NZL ODI series New Zealand West Indies
	2026 ZIM v BAN ODI series Bangladesh Zimbabwe
	2026 ENG v IND T20 series England India
	2026 WIN v SRL Test series Sri Lanka West Indies