Former India cricketer and legendary batsman Sachin Tendulkar has examined positive for COVID-19. The 47-year-old, who lives in Mumbai, took to Twitter to share the information on Saturday (March 27).
“I have been testing myself and taking all the recommended precautions to ensure Covid is kept at bay. However, I’ve tested positive today following mild symptoms. All others at home have tested negative. I’ve quarantined myself at home and am following all the necessary protocols as advised by my doctors. I want to thank all the healthcare professionals who are supporting me and many others across the country. Take care all of you,” Sachin tweeted.
— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) March 27, 2021
Notably, Tendulkar just lately led India Legends to the maiden title of the Road Safety World Series by defeating Sri Lanka Legends within the closing of the match.
Sachin was a member of India’s World Cup 2011 successful group. He was the primary man to attain the coveted double century in ODI cricket, when he hit an unbeaten 200 towards South Africa in February 2010.
In ODI cricket rankings, he was on high for a complete of 112 matches or 354 days. He can be the youngest to high the ODI batting rankings – at 8346 days outdated in February 1996.
In ODI cricket, he peaked at 887 factors in November 1998. He made it as excessive as quantity two within the ODI all-rounders desk in March 1996.
Also, it’s price mentioning that over the course of the final week, Maharashtra has been witnessing a surge in Covid-19 instances, and reported greater than 35952 new infections within the final 24 hours, as per the well being ministry replace on Saturday morning.