Published 11:38 IST, December 22nd 2019
'Sachin Sachin Sachin': Master Blaster reveals who gave voice to the historic chant
A frenzied crowd chanting 'Sachin Sachin Sachin' as the Master Blaster walks out to bat or is about to hit a milestone is something that is etched in the memory
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A frenzied crowd chanting 'Sachin Sachin Sachin' as Master Blaster walks out to bat or is about to hit a milestone is something that is etched in memory of an Indian cricket fan forever. Such was captivating power of Sachin
Tendulkar that mere sight of legend would get crowd going gaga over maestro and screaming his name at top of ir voices, a goosebumps moment for every single cricket fan. From superfans to Sachinists, fans have taken Master Blaster to a whole different pedestal but historic 'Sachin Sachin Sachin' chant originated from Sachin's biggest fan and ICC Hall of Famer revealed who it was in a conversation with a news publication.
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'My mor'
Sachin Tendulkar revealed that it was his mor who h started famous chant and he took to trace origin of chant. Master Blaster recalled his mor calling him by his name from balcony during his childhood days as he played on in playground nearby. Sachin went on to say that he was a superstitious person who never counted his runs as he believed that it wouldn't come to him if he counted m. He cited same for historic 'Sachin Sachin Sachin' chant and said that he soaked in feeling rar than counting it and said that it was a blessing for him and that he would never be able to express eugh gratitude to fans for ir love.
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Sachin Tendulkar's tennis elbow injury
Master Blaster said that his tennis elbow was really b and a number of his friends h also realised that y h suffered from same injury later. Giving more input on injury, Tendulkar ded that when his friends did t have a tennis elbow, y used to talk about extent of pain yet it could t be so b that a cricket bat cant be held. legendary batsman tried everything he could have such as taking an injection during morning of Test match to numb his elbow. However, solutions worked for him except getting operated.
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Sachin Tendulkar on thought that his career was finished
Speaking about his mindset post tennis elbow injury, Tendulkar said that he was still reminded of it when he played with some children with a plastic ball and bat. He candidly revealed that he found it hard to hit ball so much that he contemplated retiring at that point in time. This me him pray very often throughout day as he was desperate to t end his career in such an abrupt matter. Overcoming tennis elbow injury, Tendulkar went onto win 2011 World Cup at home, to break India's 28-year-long hiatus. His last international appearance came during India-West Indies Test series in 2013 in front of his home fans.
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11:23 IST, December 22nd 2019