Sachin Tendulkar was good reader of the ball but he had a small weakness against off-spin: Murali Muralitharan

Sri Lanka cricket legend Muttiah Muralitharan has said that getting the wicket of Sachin Tendulkar was tough but former India captain had a slight weakness against off-spin bowling.

Sri Lanka cricket legend Muttiah Muralitharan said that he has always felt in his career that India great Sachin Tendulkar was a very good reader of the ball but he had a small weakness against off-spin. However, Muralitharan also added Sachin used to protect his wicket well against him being the most compact batsman technically which is why it was tough to get him out. Notably, Muralitharan had dismissed Tendulkar a total of 13 times in his career, only Australia's Brett Lee got the better of the Indian great on 14 occasions. While Muralitharan is the only bowler to date to take 800 Test wickets, Tendulkar is the only batsman till now to register 100 centuries.