Date:22/08/2006 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2006/08/22/stories/2006082206981800.htm

Sport - Cricket

Tendulkar carries his children's wishes

Colombo: Sachin Tendulkar, no matter wherever he plays, has the wishes of billions of his fans, who swear by his name. But the most special wishes are some, which he carries in his kit and those are from his kids.

It's not possible for both Sara and Arjun to accompany their father all the time but their wishes do stay with Tendulkar wherever he goes. It's not just four bats, some extra grips, gloves and other cricket paraphernalia that fight for space in Tendulkar's crammed kit bag, "coffin" in the cricket parlance. Every time he opened the bag to fish out a bat or glove during practice, there was a curious piece of art glued to the inside lid.

"From Mama, Sara, Arjun All The Best" read the piece with an Indian National flag in the background. — UNI