India, May 24 -- Thirteen years ago, Sachin Tendulkar had ended his illustrious international career in front of his home crowd at the Wankhede Stadium after India beat the West Indies in a Test series. On Saturday, his son, Arjun Tendulkar, started a fresh new chapter in his IPL career as he made his debut for his new franchise, Lucknow Super Giants, in the match against Punjab Kings at the Ekana Cricket Stadium. The one common link between the two moments was Mohammed Shami.

Back then, at 22, when a young Shami had walked into the Indian dressing room for the first time for a Test assignment, he found himself amidst some of the biggest stars in Indian cricket. And among them was the legendary Sachin. It was his final international assi...