The cricket icon, Sachin Tendulkar, who has experienced waves of love from the crowd, stands against the point of playing cricket without spectators and said that the players would feel disappointed. Tendulkar continued that not just a batsman’s good boundary, but when a bowler’s ball pitches well, a roar from the crowd would place pressure on the batsman batting, thus the spectators are essential to any sport, argued the cricket legend. 

When the question of normalcy returns asked, Sachin Tendulkar said that the cricketers would feel uncomfortable for a while, and conscious while hugging or high-fiving the teammate but later the routine of shining the ball with spit might return. Tendulkar, hence emphasizing the seriousness of COVID-19, and to have a secure and confident match surrounding is important because health is a priority. About the IPL season 13 to schedule before World Cup T20i asked Tendulkar, he answered like with the BCCI and government’s decision, cricket in any form is a welcome sight for the fans around the globe, said the master batsman.

When the media asked the master batsman that after the pandemic crisis period, whether the players’ mindset of winning would alter, Sachin Tendulkar replied that the given situation would be a challenge to face but, it does not ease the pressure of winning and losing. Tendulkar concluded that the freedom of life had been taken for granted and that this phase will pass soon.