Tendulkar 'Fesses Up

I don't think the little Indian batting genius has quite got the hang of sledging.

Apparently the only time the maestro tried it was when he needled Australian fast bowler Glenn McGrath:

"I have never sledged per se merely for the sake of sledging. I did that only once as a part of team strategy.  The match was played under overcast conditions. The wicket was also very damp. I had told Sourav before that I would do something to upset McGrath's rhythm. So, in the very first over, I stepped out to him. 

The first thing I said to him was 'Today I will hit you out of the ground.' He got really angry and started spraying the ball around. This was exactly what we wanted. As on that surface, he may have been very dangerous."

We did win that match ultimately and I felt very happy. My sledging did work for the team."

How delightfully innocent but he doesn't even need to stoop to such schoolboy taunts.  He lets his bat do the talking.  :o)

From Yahoo Sports.