Indian Cricket Legend Sachin Tendulkar is celebrating his 50th Birthday today on 24th April 2023. Lots of emotional messages were poured on social media wishing the Master Blaster on his Golden Jubilee year. The renowned batsman received meaningful responses from both his admirers and former teammates, with some even reminiscing experiences they had with the star.
Pravin Amre, an assistant coach for the Delhi Capitals (DC), who played in 37 one-day internationals and 11 tests for India, too recalled an amusing incident involving the two. In a video posted to DC’s social media pages, Amre told a story from three decades ago that perfectly encapsulated Tendulkar’s philosophy on hitting and the skill of picking out a good bat from a crowd.
Pravin Amre said
“There was a player named Prasad Pradhan in 93 and we went to play a benefit match for him in Pune. Local cricketers too had come for it so plenty of bats were kept there. There Sachin had this instinct, and he picked a bat and started tapping it on the ground. The bat had no brand sticker, it was a plain one and he asked the person, whom the bat belonged ‘mereko yeh bat dega kya’ (will you give me this bat)?
“The guy was very happy when Sachin asked for his bat and happily obliged to Tendulkar’s request. Sachin then gave him five bats that were kept in his kit in return. Since I was his room partner, I noticed Sachin took the bat and pasted his contract sticker and I vividly remember he went to hit five international tons with it.
“All I want to say is that Sachin had the eye to identify good bats from a very early age,” said Amre.
Tendulkar is referred to as the God of Cricket for a variety of reasons. He has set multiple records, scored more runs and centuries in Tests and ODIs than any other batter, and received all of the game’s trophies, making him the most successful batsman in the sport’s history. He is an astute learner of the game and has great knowledge about it.
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