"Sachin's legs shivering" facing Shoaib: Afridi

Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi has joined in the controversy stemming from retired fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar’s book ‘Controversially Yours’

Afridi was quoted in the Indian media saying that he saw "Tendulkar's legs shivering" in front of the Rawalpindi Express.

In his book, Akhtar wrote that Tendulkar was scared of his bowling, a comment that raised a storm, forcing Indian publishers to cancel all launch-related and publicity events.

"Shoaib is telling the truth. Tendulkar was afraid of him, and while fielding, I saw Tendulkar’s legs shivering while facing his bowling," Indian press reported, quoting the comments from The Express Tribune.

"There are times when every batsman feels the pressure, it happens against [Pakistani off-spinner] Saeed Ajmal even," said Afridi.

The former captain, however, was critical of Akhtar’s comments blaming Afridi for his omission from the 2011 ICC World Cup semi-final squad against India.

"Shoaib should remember that I apologised to the chairman and manager on his behalf and got him back into the national squad. While he hasn’t lied about other things, he won’t be able to look at me in the eyes after he’s said all that," Afridi said.

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