A happy Anirban Lahiri has lots on his plate but he is not complaining

Anirban Lahiri has lots to celebrate but very little time as he also has lots on his plate to deal with. For starters, his coach is recovering from a quadruple bypass, his own body is "beat up" after an exhausting week in challenging weather, and he is also awaiting the birth of his second child soon.

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Ace Indian golfer Anirban Lahiri nearly ended his seven-year jinx on the PGA Tour, but fell a stroke short to finish second in the $20 million Players Championship at Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, on Monday. Lahiri walked away with a pay cheque of $2. 18 million (Rs 16. 7 crore), the biggest of his

And in between all this, the 34-year-old is basking in the glory of a sole second finish at the PLAYERS Championship in Florida, a performance that brought him the attention of even cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar. "It was a pleasant surprise and I got it barely 10 minutes before I came here. As a cricket follower, like many other Indians, I have been a great fan of Sachin, I have met him in the past," Lahiri said in an online media interaction. "When Tiger Woods came to India in 2014, it was around the same time as Sachin got his Bharat Ratna. We had gone for the dinner for Tiger and Sachin was in the same hotel.

"Later, he invited us, Shiv Kapur, Sharmila Nicollet and me, and we had a great time talking golf and cricket. He loves his golf and I know he follows golf, so it feels great," recalled Lahiri after his career's second runner-up finish. Despite some huge upticks like getting back into Top-100, rising up the FedEx Cup standings and the prospects of earning a place on the International Team at the President's Cup, Lahiri is clear on the road ahead. Lahiri confessed