Sachin Tendulkar and MS Dhoni (AFP Image)
A Twitter user posted a tweet on Sunday in which he questioned the fan following of Sachin compared to Dhoni.
Cricket is followed in almost every household in India as many consider it a religion as well. The Indian cricket team has given many young icons and stars to the people of the country as Sachin Tendulkar and Mahendra Singh Dhoni certainly top the table. All the craze around cricket started after Kapil Dev’s India lifted the 1983 World Cup trophy and the emergence of Sachin Tendulkar in the 90s took it to another level. Tendulkar is fondly called the ‘God of Cricket’ for his outstanding achievements on the cricket field. Arguably the best batsman to ever play the game – Tendulkar still holds several records in international cricket, including most runs in Tests and ODIs, most matches in Tests and ODIs, most centuries in both formats and many more.
While after Sachin only Dhoni tasted great success in cricket. He is the most successful captain in Indian cricket history in terms of ICC trophy wins. He is the only captain in world cricket to have won all three ICC trophies (white ball formats) – T20 World Cup, ODI World Cup and Champions Trophy.
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The legendary wicketkeeper has a massive fan following across the globe and the recent example of this is the frenzy surrounding him in the ongoing IPL 2023.
A Twitter user posted a tweet on Sunday in which he questioned the fan following of Sachin compared to Dhoni.
The user tweeted, ‘Has Sachin Tendulkar ever got superstardom like Dhoni in his life?’
While some cricket lovers and fans of Tendulkar hit back and replied to the tweet.
You probably didn’t watch Indian cricket in the 1990s and 2000s to understand what Tendulkar meant to India. Probably still is for many of them.
And I’m no diehard fan of the SRT. Just now… https://t.co/t5vE2c5ASE
– Bharat Ramraj (@Fancricket12) May 29, 2023
The TV sets used to switch off as soon as they came out. And there would be long discussions among friends/neighbours about why he played a certain shot for a certain delivery and lost his wicket.
– Bharat Ramraj (@Fancricket12) May 29, 2023
2003 WC Final. Next day, just after the finals, I went to collect my hall ticket for the board exam.
The main discussion among friends/classmates was why he took McGrath so soon. Not much on exams.
Like it or not, India was crazy about SRT during its playing days.
– Bharat Ramraj (@Fancricket12) May 29, 2023
Tendulkar retired from international cricket in 2013, while Dhoni is currently at the end of cricket as many feel that the ongoing IPL season is his last.
