Sachin Tendulkar clarifies about his helmet adjustment while batting

There is no secret about the fact that Sachin Tendulkar was very superstitious as a batsman and used to follow certain things while batting. Not only Tendulkar, most batsmen in the world have come out with very interesting stories of the superstitions they used to follow as a batsman.

However, we have witnessed it time and again that Sachin Tendulkar used to nod his head while batting. No one knew what the nod was for and what was the reason behind this. Vikram Sathye pointed out that he had seen many young kids emulating Sachin’s nod of the head while batting making their mother feel Sachin is reborn in their family.

Speaking to Sathye on his cricket show ‘On the Duck’ Tendulkar finally revealed what was the reason behind him nodding his head while batting. The former legend explained that the helmet straps were extremely uncomfortable for him and so as to make it loose he used to strap it up with a tape so that it never came off. He also revealed that during the latter half of his career it became more of a habit than anything else.

Tendulkar also went on to reveal a funny incident between him and Harbhajan Singh. It was around the year 1995-96 when Harbhajan wasn’t yet playing for India. He was a teenager bowling to Sachin Tendulkar in the nets and like his habit Sachin nodded before and after playing a ball and on certain occasions, Harbhajan thought that Sachin was calling him. Harbhajan illustrated the story to Tendulkar a few years back.

Tendulkar also clarified that he turned his hands while batting due to the “Kada” (men’s steel bangle) he had and there was nothing like taking the opposition on because it was not a boxing arena.

After playing successfully at the highest level for 24 years, Tendulkar finally called it a day from international cricket in 2013. Playing his last Test in front of his home ground Tendulkar reminded each and every one of his younger days scoring a stroke-filled 74. Just like his career, his farewell speech was also a piece of artistry.

Since retirement Tendulkar played in the bicentenary celebration match, marking the 200th year for the iconic cricket ground, Lord’s. He was also involved with Shane Warne in promoting cricket in the US and participated in the inaugural All-Star series in America featuring many former greats of the game. Recently the master batsman was also seen at the Rio Olympics cheering for the Indian contingent.