On this day, 43 years ago a legend was born. Talk about cricket in any part of the world and the first Indian name you will hear is SACHIN TENDULKAR. Well, he is the God of Cricket, the master blaster, and there’s no denying the fact that players like him are born once in a century. So, today on his birthday, here are 5 facts about Sachin Tendulkar on his birthday that will make you go wow:
Even he has faced rejection
In 1987, when Sachin went to MRF Pace Foundation to train for fast bowling, Dennis Lillee declined him a place. So, did that leave him disappointed? Hell yeah, but he moved on for better options and look where he is today.
Sachin once played for Pakistan
Surprising but true, Sachin Tendulkar did play for Pakistan once. It was an exhibition match at Barbourne Stadium in 1988 where he played as a substitute fielder for Pakistan for around half an hour and even missed a skier catch.
Only stumped once
This shouldn’t be a very hard fact to believe that he has only been stumped once in his career of 24 years. Well, this record breaker happened in 2002 against England in Bangalore. He is called God for a reason!
Writes with left, bats with right!
We all know Sachin as an amazing right hand batsman, but do you know that he writes with his left hand? This really explains why he is called the Master of everything.
Chooses to play with a heavy bat
We all love how Sachin hits the ball to the boundaries with just a flick. Well, it’s his amazing techniques but it’s also his bat weight that helps a lot. His bat weighs around 3.2 lbs and it’s not easy to play with it but the master can do it all.
Author’s Name – Kritika Sharma
