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Former India cricketer recalls mockery against him by Nasser Hussain during IND v ENG

Former India cricketer Mohammad Kaif has recalled a mockery against him by former England skipper Nasser Hussain. Apparently, the former reminisced about the iconic Natwest Final 2022 which the Men In Blue won. Hussain was captain of the Three Lions while Kaif was playing as the middle-order player. Chasing 320-odd runs, the Asian side was reduced to 146/5. However, when Kaif came out to bat, Hussain claimed to have called Kaif a bus driver.

“I think he must drive the bus, I think he drives Tendulkar around the bus,” Kaif said.

“Nasser Hussain called me a bus driver”

It was the greatest innings played by Mohammad Kaif: Nasser Hussain

On the other hand, in 2020, Hussain also recalled the innings by Kaif that won the lost cause against the European side. The latter and Yuvraj Singh helped the team chase down a record total in England at the time.

“It was the greatest innings that lad played. He will be remembered for that. I saw a picture of him and Yuvraj with the Lord’s in the background, and he had tweeted, “great memories”,

He added: “I remember him coming in and there was a bit of sledge, because we had them five wickets down, and someone said – ‘who’s this, then skip’. So, I said ‘I think he might drive the bus, he might drive Tendulkar on the bus’. When he hit the winning run, he gave me that look – ‘not bad for a bus driver!’,”

“It is one of the most top-five cricket chases, in a nice sort of way. Because it was done by those two. If it had been done by Tendulkar and Sehwag – it would be like, ‘okay, those two did it again’. But it was done by two unknown young lads, and it gave a huge boost to Indian cricket,”

Talking about the ongoing game, India needs one wicket to win their sixth game of the ongoing ODI World Cup 2023 against England.