5 batting greats who had a tough time against unfancied bowlers

1. Sachin Tendulkar – Hansie Cronje

Sachin confessed that Hansie was the bowler who troubled him the most

The man in his 24-year-long international cricket faced many great bowlers like Glenn Mcgrath, Shane Warne, Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis and the list goes on and on. However, when he was asked to pick the bowler who tested him the most during his career, Tendulkar surprisingly named Hansie Cronje.

Tendulkar in an interview told the Guardian, “Honestly. I got out to Hansie more than anyone. When we played South Africa he always got me out more than Allan Donald or Shaun Pollock. It wasn't that I couldn't pick him - it's just that the ball seemed to go straight to a fielder.”

The former South African skipper got Tendulkar out 5 times in Tests and thrice in ODIs. Cronje, primarily a middle-order batsman, was efficient with his medium pace, fetching 43 wickets in 68 Tests and 114 ODI wickets in 188 matches.

Tendulkar also recalled an incident, "I was going great guns in Durban one year and played some big shots against Donald and Pollock. Hansie came on and I flicked his first ball straight to leg-slip. I never knew what to do with him.”