This bowler was most feared by Sachin Tendulkar, holds record for dismissing him most times; not Muralitharan, Warne

Former Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar is one of the most celebrated batsmen in the entire world and has a record number of runs in both Test and ODI cricket. However, there is one bowler that he feared the most in his entire career – Brett Lee.

Sachin Tendulkar has played around 644 matches throughout his international career and has set multiple records throughout his career of 24 years. However, Australian pacer Brett Lee instilled a fear on the pitch for the Master Blaster that no other bowler could.

While Sri Lanka bowler Muttiah Muralitharan is considered to be the best international bowler in the current cricket fraternity, Australian pacer Brett Lee was the one who holds a record for dismissing Sachin Tendulkar the most amount of times.

Till now, Australian bowler Brett Lee holds the record for dismissing Sachin Tendulkar the most times in his entire cricket career. Lee has taken the wicket of the Master Blaster 14 times in the total 42 matches they have played together.

While Brett Lee holds the record for dismissing Sachin Tendulkar the most times, Muttiah Muralitharan and Glenn McGrath are a close second, taking the wicket of the master blaster 13 times in their entire cricket career.

Further, both Shaun Pollock and Chaminda Vaas have dismissed Sachin Tendulkar 9 times each, and James Anderson is at the fourth rank in the race, dismissing the Indian cricketer 8 times in his entire career.

Sachin Tendulkar and Brett Lee played a total of 42 matches against each other, while the legendary batter scored over 2329 runs in these matches, leading to some of the most thrilling innings in the history of cricket.

Sachin Tendulkar was one of the most feared batsmen of his time and has scored a total of over 34,000 runs in his historic career.

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