Watch: Sachin Tendulkar Rolls Back The Years With Lofted Off-Drive In The Nets

18.09.2022 - 13:57 sports.ndtv.com

It's been almost a decade since former India batter Sachin Tendulkar announced his retirement from international cricket. Tendulkar is currently leading India Legends in the second season of the Road Safety World Series.

While India defeated South Africa Legends in their opening game, their match against West Indies Legends was washed out in Kanpur.

Ahead of their game against New Zealand Legends on Sunday, Tendulkar was seen hitting the nets at the Holkar Stadium in Indore.

Tendulkar rolled back the days with an amazing lofted off-drive in the nets. That lofted shot!Watch the Master Blaster @sachin_rt smacking it in the nets.

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Two of the finest players to ever grace the game of cricket, MS Dhoni and Sachin Tendulkar haven't shared the cricket field with each other a long time ago. The two iconic cricketers got together again, this time on a tennis court, but only for an ad shoot. In a video that has surfaced on social media, Dhoni and Tendulkar could be seen posing for pictures over a game of tennis.

Watch: Virat Kohli, Batting On 49, Asks Dinesh Karthik To Keep Strike For Last 2 Balls

Virat Kohli is one of the most prolific run-scorers and has broken several records in a glittering career so far. With 71 international centuries, he is tied with Ricky Ponting and only the legendary Sachin Tendulkar has more. However, he has always maintained that he does not care much for individual milestones and is more interested in doing what is best for the team. And he put that selflessness on display when he gave up an opportunity to score a half-century against South Africa in the second T20I so India could maximise their score.

Road Safety World Series: Naman Ojha's century guides Sachin Tendulkar-led India Legends to second straight title win

Naman Ojha and top-class spells from Vinay Kumar and Abhimanyu Mithun helped India Legends clinch their second-straight Road Safety World Series title by defeating Sri Lanka Legends by 33 runs in final at Raipur on Saturday. In the first innings, India put up a huge 195/6 in 20 overs, thanks to a superb 108* off 71 balls by Naman Ojha. Nuwan Kulasekara (3/29) led the Sri Lankan bowling charts with his spell that provided both economy and key wickets. Chasing 196, it was only Ishan Jayaratne (51) who was able to provide a powerful resistance against Indian bowlers, led by Vinay Kumar (3/38).

Watch: Sachin Tendulkar Bowled For Golden Duck By Sri Lanka Legends Pacer's Jaffa In Road Safety World Series Final

Legendary batter Sachin Tendulkar failed to weave his magic with the bat in the final match of the Road Safety World Series on Saturday. Coming in to open the batting with Naman Ojha for India Legends in Raipur, Tendulkar fell for a first-ball duck off the bowling of former international and Sri Lanka Legends pacer Nuwan Kulasekara. The right-arm pacer bowled a beautiful delivery on a good length outside off-stump to Tendulkar. The ball swung into Tendulkar and found a big gap between his bat and pad to eventually rattle the stumps.

Watch: Irfan Pathan Puts On A Show, Hits Four Sixes vs Australia Legends As India Legends Reach Final

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Travel Back In Time As Sachin Tendulkar Hits Brett Lee For Majestic Boundary Through Covers

Sachin Tendulkar reminded Indian cricket fans of what they have been missing on TV screens for close to a decade now as he hit former Australian fast bowler Brett Lee for a boundary with his trademark punch on the up through the extra cover region for a boundary during the semi-final clash between India Legends and Australia Legends in the Road Safety World Series.