Sachin Tendulkar, in an episode of Breakfast With Champions with Gaurav Kapur, spoke about his love for cricket, how he managed his passion for the sport as a child, growing up in Mumbai, and even how he managed to identify Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s potential as the future captain of the Indian cricket team.
As the video continues, Kapur also introduces us to a brief segment with Sunil Gavaskar.
Gavskar describes the first time he saw the Master Blaster play.
Tendulkar talked about the important innings’ in his cricketing career, the ones that changed his life.
Tendulkar went on to describe funny anecdotes from his life, describing how, after being late for the bus one time and making his seniors wait for him, he made a habit of setting his watch around seven to eight minutes faster than his teammates at all times.
He recalled the time he ate seven wada pavs and described how the team pranked Sourav Ganguly.
He explained how he saw Dhoni’s talent and potential to be India’s captain after watching him play on the field and talking to him about different plays.
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