Sunil Gavaskar recalls Humourous Tale of 'Javed Miandad's Witty Mind Games' during India vs Pakistan clash

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Whenever India and Pakistan lock horns with each other, the games are often packed with intense drama, both on and off the field without the shadow of a doubt. Meanwhile, Sunil Gavaskar has recalled a priceless anecdote how Javed Miandad played mind games with an Indian spinner.

While the cricketing world has seen fierce competition between the two nations, hilarious exchanges, lighthearted scenes have etched in the memory of the fans as well.

India's batting great Sunil Gavaskar who marked his presence with Virender Sehwag on Kapil Sharma's show, shed light on the funny side of Javed Miandad's clever tactics, a strange incident that left the audience in splits.

During a Test between India and Pakistan in Bengaluru, Miandad had a habit of getting into the heads of his opponents by playing some witty games. During the show, Gavaskar unveiled Miandad's hilarious strategy to unsettle an Indian spinner.

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In that match, the Pakistani decided to play a psychological game with a talented Indian spinner. The bowler who made a comeback, was considered a potential threat on a sharp turning pitch. While it is quite obvious for a spinner to cause all sorts of troubles on a turning track, Miandad decided to mess with the bowler's mind, albeit in a unique way.

"It was a Test match between India and Pakistan in Bangalore. There was a very good Indian spinner who was making a comeback after he was dropped from the previous tour. Javed was psychologically a very strong player.

"He knew that this bowler could prove dangerous on that pitch, which was turning a lot. So he thought of making the bowler a bit nervous, which could benefit him and his team," Sunil Gavaskar added, without revealing the name of the bowler.

Miandad who was best known to get under the skin of the opposition with his clever mind games used his mind-game ploy on the Indian spinner. Gavaskar added, "Javed would defend the ball and when the ball rolled back towards the bowler, he would ask: 'Eh, tera room number kya hai, room number? (what is your room number?)'.

Syed Kirmani who was India's wicket keeper at the time, noticed this weird exchange and then turned to Gavaskar, who was fielding nearby and asked, "Yeh kya ho raha hai?" (Translation: What's going on here?)" Gavaskar told Kirmani, "Javed ne shuru kiya hai, Javed hi khatam karega (Javed started this, and he'll end it)."

The Indian spinner who didn't take this sledge asked Miandad, "Why do you want my room number?" To which, the Pakistani came up with a cheeky reply, "Kyuki tere room mei mere ko six maarne ka hai (Because I want to hit a six in your room)."