“My mother was there for my final match”: How Sachin Tendulkar got emotional after seeing mother Rajni Tendulkar in stands during his 200th Test

Sachin Tendulkar’s farewell game was certainly one of the most emotional moments for cricket fans around the globe. He is called the ‘God’ of cricket, and when he stepped onto the field for the very last time at his home ground in Mumbai, a lot of eyes got wet. It was against West Indies at the Wankhede Stadium.

The stadium was jam-packed to watch Sachin bat for the very last time in international cricket. Tendulkar was brilliant in his last inning and scored 74 runs. The stadium was stunned when Daren Sammy grabbed his catch in slips on Narsingh Deonarine’s delivery. There was a pin-drop silence in the stadium.

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Due to West Indies’ poor performance, Tendulkar could bat just once in the match. After the match, Tendulkar was very emotional during his farewell speech as all of his family members were also present for the ceremony. It was his 200th test, and it will be interesting to see whether anyone can break this record.

Sachin Tendulkar got emotional after seeing mother Rajni Tendulkar in stands

In an interview with Gaurav Kapoor on the show Breakfast with Champions, Tendulkar revealed why he got emotional during his last test at the Wankhede Stadium. He revealed that his mother Rajni Tendulkar was in the stands for the very first time in his career. Tendulkar said that his mother never even attended a friendly game with him as she used to be tense.

“My mother was there for my final match, the 200th test. That was what got me emotional,” Sachin Tendulkar said on Breakfast with Champions.

“Because the rest of the family and friends had all been there. My mother was the only one who hadn’t seen me play. Never ever! Not even a friendly. She used to be very tense.”

Tendulkar later revealed that he was quite superstitious about his family members attending any of his matches. He said that once wives of the other players forced Anjali Tendulkar to watch a match in Australia. Tendulkar insists that he did not see her, but got out on the very first ball. Anjali did not watch any game after it in the stadiums (before Tendulkar’s last match).