WATCH: Shoaib Akhtar reveals how he wanted to hurt Sachin Tendulkar during India tour of Pakistan in 2006

The battle between India and Pakistan has been continuously evident in the game of cricket. However, fans from all over the world are intrigued by the clash between the two countries. It is undeniable that Pakistan’s best bowler and India’s top batter have frequently been in conflict with each other. Notably, Team India always produces excellent batters, whereas the Men in Green have the best pace attack. Meanwhile, speaking on the same subject, there was a long battle between Pakistan’s great pacer, Shoaib Akhtar, and Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar.

Pakistan’s great seamer Shoaib Akhtar has recently opened up about the shocking instance that happened during the third Test between India and Pakistan in Karachi back in 2006. Notably, the right-arm pacer reveals that he wanted to intentionally hurt India’s batting master, Sachin Tendulkar, when both faced each other in the Test match which held in Pakistan.

The 48-year-old was not intent on dismissing him, but he wanted to kill legendary cricketer and Bharat Ratna Awardee during the match by hitting him very hard on the helmet. The renowned cricket commentator further reveals that he later glanced at the video to see how Sachin Tendulkar saved himself with the help of a helmet during the play.

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Shoaib Akhtar wanted to kiII Sachin Tendulkar in a test match.

Meanwhile rest of the Pakistanis wanted to kiII Indians and Indian Army personnel day and day out.

Yet the liberals want the Indian team to play Asia cup in Pakistan.🤷#IndiavsPak pic.twitter.com/XhegWHoUWF

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I hit Sachin Tendulkar on his helmet and I felt he was done: Shoaib Akhtar

“I’m revealing this for the first time. I intentionally wanted to hit Sachin in that Test match. I was determined that I had to wound Sachin in that Test at any cost. Inzamam kept telling that bowl in front of the wickets, but I wanted to hit Sachin. So I hit him on his helmet and I felt he was done. But when I watched the video, I saw Sachin had managed to save his head,” Shoaib Akhtar said on Sportskeeda.

Later, grave political tensions rose between both countries, and both nations have stopped playing bilateral series since 2012. Notably, India and Pakistan now only face each other in the major tournaments. Earlier, Team India also refused to travel to Pakistan for the ongoing Asia Cup, whereas the PCB has allowed them to send their team to India for the upcoming ODI World Cup.