Former Indian cricketers, Sachin Tendulkar and Ravi Shastri tried their hands at baseball ahead of the T20 World Cup 2024 clash between India and Pakistan in New York.
The two arch-rivals will be locking horns in the blockbuster clash at the newly built Nassau County International Stadium in New York on Sunday, June 9.
Indian batting legend Sachin Tendulkar arrived in the USA's financial capital to witness the much-awaited clash between India and Pakistan, while former India captain and 1983 World Cup winner Ravi Shastri is part of the commentary team for the ongoing edition of the T20 World Cup.
In a video shared by ICC on its Instagram, Tendulkar was seen at the strike with black baseball bat and Shastri, on the other hand, had his glove on and was ready to throw balls to the 2011 World Cup winner.
However, Sachin Tendulkar wowed the crowd with his baseball skills as he played some shots. At the end of the small exhibition match, Ravi Shastri, "Let's wrap. It's out of the park. It's gone. It's game over."
Sachin Tendulkar is considered one of the greatest batters in the history of cricket. The 51-year-old has a plethora of records under his belt, including most international centuries (100), most runs (34357), most Test centuries (51), most ODI runs in a calendar year (1894 runs in 1998) and several more.
Talking about the blockbuster, India and Pakistan are returning to action after contrasting results in their opening matches of the T20 World Cup campaign. Rohit Sharma-led Men in Blue kicked off their title quest with a 8-wicket win over Ireland in New York.
Pakistan, on the other hand, suffered a shocking defeat at the hands of co-hosts USA in Dallas. Babar Azam-led Men in Green was defeated by the USA after failing to achieve 19-run target set by the co-hosts in the Super Over. Saurabh Netravalkar restricted Pakistan to 13/1 in an over.
