Sachin Tendulkar masters art of saying nothing amid the public clamour

An evening with Sachin Tendulkar reveals how he copes with the madness and mahem with the same poise he bring to batting Sachin Tendulkar promoting an 800 page and 1,000 image picture book, which will feature a copy of his DNA profile. Photograph: Ben Stansall/AFP/Getty Images “An Evening With ” said the invite. The room is stuffed with people waiting. There are businessmen demanding posed handshakes, children squawking for photographs, journalists baying and slathering for just a minute of the Little Master’s time. Ten TV cameras, a dozen snappers, 30 hacks, 100 hangers-on. Like so many pinworms in a cow’s intestine. “Mr Tendulkar will be here in five minutes.” This is a lie. A white lie,…

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