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“Ab bhi ball thoda swing ho raha hai!” – Sachin Tendulkar reacts to fan’s ‘What did you tell Virat at this moment?’ question during WC 2011

by
Rohit Sarkar
April 21, 2023

Sachin Tendulkar is the greatest cricketer to have graced the sport. He is the only cricketer to have smashed 100 centuries in international cricket. He has slammed 49 centuries in ODIs and 51 centuries in the longest format of the game.

Sachin Tendulkar is widely acknowledged as the greatest cricketer of all time. He scored 15,921 runs in Tests and 18,426 runs in ODIs. Notably, he is the leading run-scorer in both Tests and ODIs.

The Master Blaster slammed 51 centuries, 68 fifties and six double centuries in Tests. On the other hand, he has scored 18,426 runs including 49 centuries, 96 fifties and one double century in the One-Day Internationals.

Sachin Tendulkar reacts to fan’s ‘What did you tell Virat at this moment?’ question during WC 2011

During the ICC ODI World Cup final between India and Sri Lanka at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, Sri Lanka posted 274/6 in 50 overs with the help of Mahela Jayawardene’s unbeaten 103.

In response, Team India lost Virender Sehwag for a duck, which mounted early pressure on India. Sachin Tendulkar could score 18 runs before he fell prey to Lasith Malinga’s delivery. After his departure, Sachin Tendulkar was making his way back to the dugout.

At that time, young Virat Kohli stepped out to bat and meanwhile, Sachin Tendulkar said something to Virat Kohli. The cricket fraternity was so curious to know what Sachin told Kohli. Meanwhile, during a recent interaction with fans, Sachin Tendulkar revealed the answer when one of the fans asked a question regarding the same.

Fan asked, “What did you tell Virat at this moment? #AskSachin” The question caught Sachin Tendulkar’s attention as he replied, “Ab bhi ball thoda swing ho raha hai!” (which means, still the ball is swinging a bit).