NEW DELHI Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar shared an amusing anecdote about former teammate Virender Sehwag throughout an occasion at Rashtrapati Bhavan. Tendulkar revealed that to convey out the very best in Sehwag, he typically needed to say the other of what he truly needed.
Tendulkar graced the Rashtrapati Bhavan Vimarsh Shrinkhala occasion on Thursday, the place esteemed personalities share their life experiences. He was a private visitor of President Droupadi Murmu and offered her with a signed Indian Check jersey. Accompanied by his spouse Anjali and daughter Sara, Tendulkar spoke concerning the invaluable classes sport teaches.
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“Sport treats everybody equally. You could be in good type whereas another person isn’t, and vice versa. As a staff, you could stick collectively by good and unhealthy occasions, trusting your accomplice,” he remarked.
Tendulkar captivated the viewers with anecdotes from his taking part in days, illustrating how understanding teammates was essential.
With Sehwag, he revealed an amusing technique: “Viru would all the time do the other of what I needed. So, if I needed him to defend, I’d inform him to go smash the bowlers. He’d then say, ‘No paaji, I ought to defend for 4 overs first,’ and I’d smile, figuring out I bought what I needed.”
He additionally recalled a dialog with Yuvraj Singh earlier than the 2011 World Cup, when the left-hander appeared low on power.
“Yuvi advised me he wasn’t timing the ball properly. I suggested him to overlook about batting and deal with fielding, setting small targets. I advised him, ‘Yuvi, you’ll matter when it issues.’ That introduced the spark again in his strides.”
Tendulkar recounted a pivotal Check match in opposition to New Zealand when Chris Cairns was reversing the ball dangerously.
“In some circumstances, it’s robust to identify the shiny aspect. Cairns was beating us, and the match was crucial. I advised Rahul Dravid, ‘I’ll maintain the bat in a single hand — you gauge the swing.’ When Cairns bowled cross-seam, I adjusted accordingly. That belief helped us survive.”
Whereas Tendulkar has visited Rashtrapati Bhavan a number of occasions to obtain honours, this was his first as a visitor of the President.
“We spoke concerning the Hockey World Cup in Bhubaneswar, which I watched with my good friend Dilip Tirkey. We additionally mentioned Odisha’s delicacies. Strolling by the corridors of Rashtrapati Bhavan and seeing portraits of our freedom fighters gave me goosebumps,” he stated.
Broadly thought to be one in all cricket’s biggest gamers, Tendulkar holds the file for probably the most runs in each Exams (15,921) and ODIs (18,426), together with 100 worldwide centuries. Honoured with the Bharat Ratna in 2014, his legacy continues to encourage generations.
