Tendulkar stated in a conversation with Wimbledon’s social media team that he would adore Federer as his batting partner.
Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar is a regular presence in the Centre Court of Wimbledon during the season. The Little Master’s love for Tennis is well-documented, and he is making his presence felt in Wimbledon 2024 too.
Sachin Tendulkar seeks Roger Federer’s partnership
Tendulkar stated in a conversation with Wimbledon’s social media team that he would adore Federer as his batting partner because of “his cricketing connections.”. The two are known to be friends and have previously met.
“One tennis player I would love to bat with is Roger Federer because has also got cricketing connections. You know, his mother is from South Africa and he follows cricket,” he said.
“When we sat together and chatted, we discussed a lot of cricket, not just tennis. So it has to be Roger,” Tendulkar stated.
Latest News
Warne, Yuvraj as Tendulkar’s Tennis partners
Meanwhile, for his doubles partner, he chose two cricketers; Shane Warne and Yuvraj Singh.
“There are two strong contenders. Unfortunately, we lost Shane Warne a couple of years ago, but I enjoyed playing tennis with Warney. In fact, we played together in London. The other guys is Yuvraj Singh, who is from the Indian cricket team. He has also retired,” he said.
Editors pick
Follow us on social media
Tell us why didn’t you like our article so that we can improve on?