On this day 27 years ago, Sachin Tendulkar the opener was born
Updated On: 17 April, 2021 10:48 AM IST | Pune | IANS
The right-handed batsman had volunteered to open the Indian innings to which the team think-tank initially objected as they didn`t want to lose their best batsman to new ball.
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Sachin Tendulkar. Picture/ AFP
Sachin Tendulkar testing positive on Saturday for Covid-19 has overshadowed an event that forever changed the career path of the legendary batsman on this date, 27 years ago.
On March 27, back in 1994, opener Navjot Singh Sidhu suffered a stiff neck and wasn`t available to open in the second ODI against New Zealand in Auckland.
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