‘God in action’: Fans turn emotional as Sachin Tendulkar walks out to bat after 5 years.
Indian fans flooded social media with emotional tweets and messages after Sachin Tendulkar, popularly referred to as the ‘God of cricket’, faced Australian women’s cricket bowler Ellyse Perry in Melbourne on Sunday at a charity match to help victims of the recent bushfire that ravaged parts of Australia.
Tendulkar, who retired in 2013, came out to bat during the innings break between Ponting XI and Gilchrist XI. Seeing the ‘Master Blaster’ at the crease again brought back “childhood memories” of many fans, who couldn’t contain their excitement.