‘I will send you back home’ – Sachin Tendulkar reveals a stern warning he gave to a young teammate as captain
Cricket Legend Sachin Tendulkar is touted as the second-greatest batter ever to have played the game after Don Bradman. Tendulkar holds the record for most runs scored in ODIs and Tests and also has the most number of international hundreds to his name (100). The ‘master blaster’ has also led India for a brief period on two occasions. However, the legendary batter couldn’t replicate his success with the bat in his captaincy. He recently shared a story about an incident that took place under his captaincy during a tour of Australia.
Tendulkar recalled how he handled a young teammate after the latter got “carried away” while fielding during a practice match on the Australian tour. The 49-year-old also revealed a stern warning that he gave his teammate by putting his arms around his shoulder.
“I was the captain of the team and we are on a tour of Australia. One of the junior players — it was his first tour — he was carried away, he was playing around with the crowd, and where it was a single, he ended up giving away two runs. So, I calmly called him after the over, put my arm around him. No one else knew what I was telling him but he knew that he cannot afford to do that again. Because I said, ‘if you do this again, I will send you back home. You will not go back to hotel, you will be back in India’,” Tendulkar revealed in an event conducted by Infosys.
Don’t take things for granted : Sachin Tendulkar
“Nothing is compromised when you play for India. This is a huge honour. There are millions of people aspiring to be in your spot. Don’t take it for granted,” he further said.
Tendulkar led India in 25 Tests but won only four, conceding defeat in nine while 12 ended in a draw. India had a poor win percentage of 31 under his captaincy in ODIs of 73 ODIs.
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