Sachin Tendulkar, the ‘God of Cricket’ is arguably one of the greatest cricketers in the world. Even after his retirement, he has the same fan craze, love, and stardom. In his long playing career of almost two and a half decades, Sachin Tendulkar broke many records and achieved things that no other batsman could do.

After his retirement, Sachin released a book of his autobiography called “Playing It My Way”. It is one of the bestselling autobiographies in India. Here are some of the funniest stories from Sachin Tendulkar’s autobiography ‘Playing It My Way’.

1. If You Eat Duck, Then You Get Out For A Duck:

These are the words said by Sachin Tendulkar’s brother Ajit Tendulkar to him. As Sachin cherishes to eat duck, his brother never allowed him to eat. When asked for the reason, Ajit Tendulkar said, “In 1999, a day before three England players had a duck meal and next day got out on duck.”

2. Sachin Tendulkar and Ajit Agarkar Having Same Food For Consecutive Days:

During India’s tour of Australia in 2004, Sachin Tendulkar and Ajit Agarkar had same food for consecutive days just to make sure their good form continues. During the Sydney Test Match, Sachin and Agarkar visited a Malaysian food joint and had dinner on the Day-1. He returned the next day after finishing Day-2 batting and once again, he had the same food. When they came on Day-3, the waiter himself said about getting the food as he knew what they were going to order.

3. When Sachin Tendulkar’s son Arjun Tendulkar Punched A Critic:

When team India knocked out of the ICC World Cup 2007, Sachin’s son Arjun Tendulkar’s schoolmate said to him that his father’s failure had led to India’s World Cup knockout. Arjun punched him in a fit of rage.

4. When Sourav Ganguly said to Sachin “Tu Champion Hai Re”

Sachin was once hit by Shoaib Akhtar’s bouncer. It hit Sachin’s ribs and later he came to know that it was broken. Ganguly was batting along with Sachin at that time and he came to Sachin and said ‘Tu Champion Hai Re. Tu Champion Hai’, Sachin said ‘Shhh. Just let me recover.’

5. When Sachin’s Wife Anjali Had To Pose As A Journalist To Enter His House:

Sachin Tendulkar met his future wife Anjali at the Mumbai airport in 1990. Following a few conversations on the phone, they decided to meet. However, they could not meet anywhere outside as he already became a cricket star and felt it was best to meet at his home. But a normal girl coming into a Maharashtrian house is not easy those days. Thus, Anjali had to pose a female journalist and visited his house on the pretext of interviewing him!

6. Sachin Wore A Burkha To Avoid Media Glare:

During his beginning days after he became a star cricketer, Sachin had to wear a Burkha to go out for consulting doctors.

7. Sachin Tendulkar Didn’t Watch 2011 World Cup Final After Getting Out, Nor Did Sehwag:

Sachin Tendulkar did not watch the 2011 World Cup final after his dismissal and didn’t allow his opening partner, Virender Sehwag, to watch either. “In an earlier game in Ahmedabad, I had been getting a massage with my head down and Viru was sitting next to me and we did well. So in the final, I stayed on the massage table and kept Viru with me. He said, ‘Let me see the game a little bit’. I said, ‘No, you see as much as you want on TV later’. And we won,” said Tendulkar.