Batting legend Sachin Tendulkar was in important ache in the course of the 2008 CB Series, a tri-nation event involving India, Australia and Sri Lanka. Tendulkar was the star of the collection, hitting 399 runs, main him workforce to a title win as they beat Australia 2-0 in the perfect of three finals.
However, Tendulkar was battling twin accidents – one he had picked previous to the collection when he copped a blow to his rib-cage throughout an ODI in India and the second a groin difficulty which he suffered whereas on the Australia tour.
Robin Uthappa, who was Tendulkar’s opening accomplice within the two finals of the collection, has revealed that the batting legend would wince in ache at instances and regardless of that, he continued to play.
“You won’t believe it, Sachin Tendulkar, I call him paaji – he played with a lot of pain in that Commonwealth Bank series,” Uthappa mentioned on The Grade Cricketer Podcast. “He was not OK physically and he played through a lot of pain. There were times when he would wince in pain. We would ask him if he’s OK and he’ll be like ‘I’m fine’. He would always put the requirement of the team ahead and he would always do that. He played through a lot of pain.”
It was throughout that collection that Uthappa had a chat with Tendulkar, then 35, about how tough it turns into to keep the health degree when one reaches 30s.
Howevr, Uthappa, who was then in his early 20s, discarded the advise of his senior professional however now realises Tendulkar was ‘bang on’.
“I remember we had a conversation with him in that series where he said ‘Robin, it’s so hard to keep yourself fit after 32, 33 and 34, because it gets that much more challenging, Injuries start taking a toll,” Uthappa recalled.
He continued, “I was just 21 or 22 when I had that conversation and I said ‘no paaji, you’re just saying this’. He said ‘Robin, when you’re 35, let’s have a conversation and see if you agree with me or not.’ And today at 35, I want to tell you, he was bang on.”
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