Indulging in superstitious beliefs is a common practice across every field of work. With a desire to come up with the best possible performance on a given day, even athletes don’t mind taking some time to add an element or a minor tweak to their on-field routine which works for them more often than not. Legendary Indian batter Sachin Tendulkar was no different when it came to practicing such beliefs. If it helps in tasting some success, then why not?
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However, there was one such practice whose successful implementation as part of his routine in the dressing room ended up fetching him around 12-13 international centuries!
Sachin Tendulkar Used To Listen To His Song Before Scoring 12-13 Centuries For India
Interestingly enough, this practice had nothing to do with his batting or the game altogether. The ‘Master Blaster’, who always makes sure to praise the art of actors, or works of individuals from other fields of work, is a huge fan of late Indian singer and composer Bappi Lahiri.
During an interaction with Radio City India a month ago, former India batter Suresh Raina revealed that Tendulkar used to play Lahiri’s famous song titled ‘Yaad aa raha hai‘. The song, picturized on the popular actor Mithun Chakraborty was from the movie ‘Disco Dancer‘ (1982). Raina revealed that Tendulkar had hit 12-13 centuries each time he went out to bat before listening to this particular song by Lahiri.
“He used to listen to that song by Bappi da – Yaad aa raha hai. He’d hit a century after listening to it. He had actually hit 12-13 centuries after listening to that song. In fact, it used to be played on loop in the dressing room.”
“I love Sachin Tendulkar“ – Bappi Lahiri
Even Tendulkar had admitted in the past that he used to listen to the aforementioned song whenever he would be stressed out, or experienced the lows of life. The fact was even mentioned in his biopic ‘Sachin: A Billion Dreams’ (2017).
Touched by the praise from one of the greats of the game, late Bappi Lahiri, during an interaction with IANS had went on to reveal that he had been a Tendulkar fan as well for a long time.
“I have completed 48 years in the industry… Songs are working, everything is going good. I love Sachin Tendulkar, I am a cricket lover and have been following the sport since childhood. Sachin is the God of cricket. This is a huge gift for me. I am so touched and happy that he has appreciated my song.”
When Lahiri breathed his last in February last year, Tendulkar was one of the first celebrities to offer condolences on his demise and reiterated the memories he always had of the song.
I really enjoyed Bappi Da’s music, especially “yaad aa raha hai” – heard it several times in the dressing room. The range of his talent was truly amazing.
आप हमेशा हमें याद रहोगे बप्पी दा! pic.twitter.com/NFougJVt8c— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) February 16, 2022
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Apart from the one mentioned above, Tendulkar also used to wear his left pad first (followed by right) before going out to bat throughout his career. Also, he had once revealed that he did no allow anyone to get off their seats in the dressing room when India were chasing a run-chase during ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 final.
Similarly, former India captain Rahul Dravid was strictly against using a new bat ahead of a series, and always used to wear his right thigh pad first before all the other guards.
Former India spinner Pragyan Ojha had once revealed that the legendary Indian captain MS Dhoni used to never wish his teammates the best of luck prior to a match, as he believed the exactly opposite would happen.
After donning Jersey No. 44 for quite some time, former India batter Virender Sehwag decided to consult a numerologist owing to lack of fortune. Upon his suggestion, Sehwag had begun to wear a numberless jersey.
