Published 12:50 IST, December 14th 2019

Sachin reminisces about chance encounter in Chennai; crowdsources info about mystery man

ICC Hall of Famer and former Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar recalled an unexpected encounter from years back with hotel staff at Taj Coromandel in Chennai

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ICC Hall of Famer and former Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar recalled an unexpected encounter from years back with hotel staff at Taj Coromandel in Chennai as India headed to capital city of Tamil Nadu for ir first ODI against West Indies. Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar, who is a part of broadcasting team, recalled encounter with hotel staff during an India-West Indies series when man reminded Sachin Tendulkar to wear his elbow guard and how it turned out to be very helpful for him. Taking to Twitter, Sachin Tendulkar urged fans to help him find that person and said that he was looking forward to meeting that person. Fans were melted by humility and generosity of Sachin and he won hearts of Tamil speaking fans as he tweeted out mess in Tamil. 

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Tendulkar reminisces about chance encounter in Chennai

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