{"id":105575,"date":"2024-07-31T16:18:17","date_gmt":"2024-07-31T16:18:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/31\/since-retiring-from-cricket-i-dont-mind-sachin-tendulkar-makes-witty-social-media-post-cricket-news-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2024-07-31T16:18:17","modified_gmt":"2024-07-31T16:18:17","slug":"since-retiring-from-cricket-i-dont-mind-sachin-tendulkar-makes-witty-social-media-post-cricket-news-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/31\/since-retiring-from-cricket-i-dont-mind-sachin-tendulkar-makes-witty-social-media-post-cricket-news-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Since retiring from cricket, I don\u2019t mind&#8230;&#8217;: Sachin Tendulkar makes witty social media post | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/msid-112173173,imgsize-28654.cms?resize=1280,720&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"&#8216;Since retiring from cricket, I don\u2019t mind&#8230;&#8217;: Sachin Tendulkar makes witty social media post | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India\" title=\"&#8216;Since retiring from cricket, I don\u2019t mind&#8230;&#8217;: Sachin Tendulkar makes witty social media post | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India\" \/><\/div>\n<div>NEW DELHI: <!-- -->Sachin Tendulkar<!-- -->, often revered as the &#8220;<!-- -->God of Cricket<!-- -->,&#8221; has always had a knack for blending humour with his immense popularity. <br \/>Recently, the <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\">cricket legend<\/a> took to social media platform X (formerly Twitter) to share a light-hearted moment with his followers, showcasing a side of his life that fans rarely get to see.<br \/>&#8220;Since retiring from <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\">cricket<\/a>, I don\u2019t mind ducks,&#8221; Tendulkar quipped in his post, accompanied by a picture of him feeding ducks near a serene lake.The witty remark was a playful nod to the term &#8220;duck&#8221; in cricket, which refers to a batsman being dismissed without scoring any runs. <\/p>\n<p>For a player of Tendulkar&#8217;s stature\u2014who holds the record for the most runs in both Test and ODI cricket\u2014the concept of getting out for a duck was a rare occurrence, but the humour in his statement wasn&#8217;t lost on his millions of fans.<br \/>The post quickly went viral, with fans and fellow cricketers alike flooding the comments section with laughter and admiration. 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