It’s the little things that make a person great. And the adage holds true for Sachin Tendulkar, one of the greatest cricketers the world has ever seen.

In a interview in Melbourne, former Australian cricketer Max Walker asked the Indian batting legend about dealing with tough situations out in the middle, and Sachin regaled the watching audience with an anecdote that showed how he was lethal not only while taking strike, but at the non-striker’s end as well.

Sachin spoke about the time New Zealand toured India, when Chris Cairns was terrorising the Indians at Mohali with a reversing ball. Sachin was batting with Rahul Dravid when he had a light-bulb moment.

“I told Rahul that I had an idea.”

Watch the video to see what idea Sachin had and whether it worked against the Kiwis.