In fact, in the Super 6 round of the 2003 ODI World Cup, Team India, captained by Sourav Ganguly, faced Sri Lanka. Significantly, Sachin Tendulkar, who was running in excellent form at that time, had a stomach upset before this big match. But despite this he decided to be a part of the match. Sachin found a strange trick to avoid stomach upset during the match. When he came out to bat against Sri Lanka, he had put tissue in his underwear. However, Tendulkar went back to the dressing room during the drinks break. Not only this, but in the middle of the match, the Master Blaster was feeling very uncomfortable. Let us tell you that Sachin had disclosed this entire incident in his autobiographical book ‘Playing It My Way’. On the other hand, Tendulkar, despite batting in so much trouble, played a brilliant inning of 97 runs in this match against Sri Lanka.
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Sachin’s international career was something like this
49-year-old Sachin Tendulkar has played 200 Tests, 463 ODIs and the only T20 match representing India in his international career. Sachin has scored 15921 runs in Tests at an average of 53.8, in which 51 centuries and 68 half-centuries have been seen with his bat. While batting at an average of 44.8, Tendulkar scored 18426 runs in ODIs with the help of 49 centuries and 96 half-centuries. Apart from this, Master Blaster scored 10 runs in his only International T20 match played in 2006.
Source: navbharattimes.indiatimes.com
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