The legend also spoke about his sleepless nights during his prime.
“I enjoy, whenever I’m watching a game with my family or friends. There have been many occasions when I tell them what is going to happen. See, you know what the bowler has tried to do, how the batsman has played the last two deliveries, and what is likely to happen. So, those kinds of things I enjoy doing. I do that with my friends and family," Sachin Tendulkar said in an exclusive interview with Indian Express.
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The Indian batsman played international cricket from 1989-2013 and has given many memorable moments to fans across the globe. He carried the entire team’s hopes on his shoulders for the most part of his career and the pressure was with him. He said that he had sleepless nights ahead of big games
“If you care about something, there will certainly be some restlessness. That’s only because I cared about my cricket and I wanted to do well every time I walked out. I would say, for the first 12 years of my career, I couldn’t sleep properly on the eve of the game. I would constantly think about how I will face the bowlers. What will they bowl, what options do I have?
I would keep thinking and would fight my sleep. Later, I could deal with it. I started accepting; this is how my body and mind are getting geared up for the game. It is ok, I don’t need to fight this feeling, I embraced that. I said ‘it’s okay even if I am awake at 12:30 or 1:00 at night watching TV, listening to music or whatever it is, it doesn’t matter,” he said.
(Indian Express inputs)