Overview
- Speaking about India’s 1991–92 tour, Shastri said he told Tendulkar to let his batting respond to Australia’s taunts.
- He recalled Steve and Mark Waugh directing barbs at Tendulkar as he arrived at the crease in the Sydney Test.
- Shastri said 12th man Mike Whitney warned, “Get back into your crease; I’ll break your head,” prompting Shastri’s retort from mid‑pitch.
- Shastri’s comeback to Whitney—“If you could throw as well as you bowl, you wouldn’t be the 12th man of Australia”—drew a line under the exchange.
- Reports noted the tour included Shastri’s 206 and Tendulkar’s early Test hundreds, with Tendulkar later compiling 6,707 runs against Australia across formats.