Sachin Tendulkar is a player who is considered by many fans as the ‘God of cricket.’ The former Indian cricket team captain is the only player in cricket history to smash 100 international centuries. He owns the record for the most runs by any cricketer in the history of international cricket.
Nine years ago today, Sachin Tendulkar called it a day on his one-day international career. The entire cricketing world was heartbroken because Tendulkar was one of the best ODI players of all time. He was the first batter to record a double hundred in the history of one-day international cricket.
A few months later, Tendulkar decided to end his international career by retiring from Tests as well. Eight years have passed since his retirement, but even in 2021, Sachin ranked in one of the most popular cricketers.
The second innings is equally important, or possibly more important than the first: Sachin Tendulkar on his life
Sachin Tendulkar appeared on Backstage With Boria recently and spoke at length about various topics. He heaped praise on current Indian cricket team fast bowler Mohammed Siraj for his stamina and energy. Besides, Tendulkar spoke about himself and said that the second innings of his life is more important than the first because his team now has more than 1.3 billion people.
“This is the second innings of my life. The second innings is equally important, or possibly more important than the first. That is because, in the first innings of my life, my team consisted of only 14-15 members. Here, it is a team of 1.3 billion plus. It’s a bigger team, so a bigger effort is going to be required,” said Sachin Tendulkar.
Fans should note that a few days back, YouGov ranked Sachin third on the list of the most admired sportspersons in the world, which further highlights his popularity.
