Farmer cricket player Sachin Tendulkar visited Surya Temple in Jammu & Kashmir for divine blessings on a Thursday, on February 22. It was two days after reaching Kashmir, a popular spot in India. The 50-year-old is presently capturing priceless moments on his inaugural trip to this part of the country.
In a video circulating on X (previously Twitter), a priest claimed to be a huge admirer of Sachin Tendulkar, also known as the ‘God of Cricket’, and touched his feet. The legend replied instantly, folding his hands and lowering his head. The priest spoke:
“Ham bahot bade fan hai aapke, ham yahan ke pandit ji hai (I am huge fan of you, I am the priest here).”
With his wife Anjali and daughter Sara by his side, Sachin Tendulkar stepped into the temple. He carried out the religious ceremonies with the aid of the priest.
Check out the video below:
On Wednesday, Sachin Tendulkar was spotted playing gully cricket with his admirers in Gulmarg. He also visited the Kashmir Willow Bat Factory.
He uploaded an overhead footage on Tuesday before arriving in Kashmir. Other passengers and crew members greeted him with cries of ‘Sachin, Sachin’ during the journey.
Sachin Tendulkar praises India’s all-round show in 3rd Test win over England
Recently, Sachin Tendulkar praised India’s huge 434-run victory over England. This happened during Rajkot’s third Test and bumped India’s score to 2-1 in the five-game series. He celebrated the team’s control of the game, led by Rohit Sharma. They were the first to declare a game against England played under Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum. This has been touted as England’s disappointing largest loss in the Bazball timeline.
Sachin Tendulkar posted on X (previously Twitter):
“An emphatic all-round performance with bat, ball and on the field by #TeamIndia. So happy to see such a dominating performance. Well done!”
Sachin Tendulkar
Tendulkar also praised Ravichandran Ashwin, the second Indian bowler to reach 500 Test wickets. He wrote on X:
“500 Test wickets for a one-in-a-million bowler! In AshWIN the SpinNER, there was always a WINNER. 500 wickets is a huge milestone in Test cricket. Congratulations, Champion!”
Sachin Tendulkar
Tendulkar was equally pleased with double century Yashasvi Jaiswal and rookie Sarfaraz Khan, who hit twin half-centuries. He wrote:
“Double hundred, Double fifty. This duo of Yashasvi & Sarfaraz has been double trouble for England. I couldn’t watch them play live, but was very pleased to hear about their knocks. Keep it up!”
Sachin Tendulkar
The fourth Test between India and England will begin on February 23 at Ranchi’s JSCA Stadium.