Published 15:40 IST, August 3rd 2020

Sachin Tendulkar, Yuvraj Singh lead cricket fraternity's Raksha Bandhan celebrations

Former Indian cricketers Sachin Tendulkar and Yuvraj Singh celebrate the Raksha Bandhan occasion with throwback images amidst the ongoing India lockdown phase.

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Former Indian cricketers Sachin Tendulkar, Yuvraj Singh and Gautam Gambhir recently took to ir social media accounts and shared emotional posts on occasion of Raksha Bandhan celebrations on Monday. Unlike usual revelries, Raksha Bandhan 2020 occasion is being celebrated amidst ongoing coronavirus-induced India lockdown. To celebrate occasion despite ‘temporary’ distance, cricketers like Sachin Tendulkar, Yuvraj Singh and Gautam Gambhir recently shared some throwback ims of mselves with ir siblings on social media.

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Raksha Bandhan 2020: Sachin Tendulkar celebrates occasion amidst India lockdown

To celebrate Raksha Bandhan 2020 occasion, Sachin Tendulkar took to his Twitter account and wrote that his love for his sisters remains same even though Raksha Bandhan is being celebrated in a ‘little different’ manner this year. In caption, he later wished all his fans and followers to have a “blessed” Raksha Bandhan. In fact, it is believed that in his childhood, Tendulkar's sister Savita had gifted him a Kashmir willow bat, seeing his talent and love for game, which he went on to use for a long period of time.

Sachin Tendulkar’s tweet on Raksha Bandhan 2020

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Raksha Bandhan 2020: Yuvraj Singh and Gautam Gambhir go down memory lane

Former Indian all-rounder and two-time World Cup-winner Yuvraj Singh also took a trip down ‘memory lane’ through a post on Instagram. In caption, stylish southpaw remembered “some wonderful times” with his “amazing siblings”. Yuvraj Singh wrote that even though he does t get to see m on a regular basis like during his childhood, y share a bond which has “only strengned” over time. 2011 World Cup hero also took opportunity to thank medical staff workers who are currently fighting on frontlines against coronavirus pandemic.  

Yuvraj Singh thanks medical staff workers on Raksha Bandhan celebratory mess

Yuvraj Singh’s ex-teammate and 2011 World Cup compatriot Gautam Gambhir wrote that only people with siblings kw of pure joy of Raksha Bandhan. Much like Sachin Tendulkar, Gautam Gambhir also wished a Happy Raksha Bandhan to all his fans and followers.

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Gautam Gambhir’s post on Raksha Bandhan 2020

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Im credits: Sachin Tendulkar sister im from Sachin Tendulkar Twitter

15:40 IST, August 3rd 2020