Updated On: 24 April, 2023 08:00 AM IST | Mumbai | Srijanee Majumdar
Days ahead of his 50th birthday, the former Indian batting talisman recalls how playing pranks was his way of making people around him comfortable, as most youngsters coming into the squad were in awe of the legend

Sachin Tendulkar (Pic: AFP)
The discussion on Sachin Tendulkar`s qualities as a batsman hogged much limelight right through his international career. But it isn`t possible that a man can be all about hard work and no fun. However dedicated someone may be, there has to be something he does to relax and switch off from the intensity of playing cricket at the highest level for 24 long years. And our own `God of Cricket` was no different.
Mid-Day caught up with the `Master Blaster` days ahead of his 50th birthday. The former Indian batting talisman, during the 45-minute-long candid conversation, recalled how playing pranks was his way of making people around him comfortable, as most youngsters coming into the squad were in awe of the legend.