Brave lady catches thief: Sachin recalls how his mother chased a thief in Mumbai

Legendary Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar has learned ldquogritrdquo from his mother Sachin said that his mother is mentally very very strong and hardworkingOh his birthday 50th birthday today on April 24 Tendulkar spoke about various facets of life in an exclusive interview with MiddaySharing one of the incidents of his mother who worked for LIC Life Insurance Corporation in Santacruz Sachin said that one evening while she was returning from work a man stole her purse and jumped into a bus thinking that my mother wouldnrsquot chase him ldquoBut she followed him all the way and got her purse back There was a writeup published in a newspaper on this incidentmdashbrave lady catches thiefrdquoSpeaking further about his mother he said she has faced a lot of physical challengesmdashback knee problems and found solutions She has found her own lifestyle she never sulks There is always a smile on her faceldquoA number of things that I sometimes say including rehne dete hain isko let this be she would say no we never did this So itrsquos also a reminder to me the kids and everyone at home that this is how it should be to act on thingsrdquoAlso readSachin Tendulkar One of the important gifts I received in life was a lsquoKashmir willowrsquo batSpeaking about his interests in Cricket the legend said that the first proper bat that he used to play cricket with was a Kashmir willowRecalling about birthday gifts that he received in his childhood Sachin said that his sister had gone Savita to Kashmir and brought back a Kashmir willow bat for him That was the first proper bat I had he said ldquoIt was one of the important gifts I received in my liferdquoThe legend said that he did not really find birthdays exciting ldquoThere were no big celebrations Normal cake cutting would happen no big parties only limited friends were called And when I started playing cricket hardly anything happened actually I didnrsquot miss it because it never happened I donrsquot remember having a proper party in my school daysrdquoOn Saturday Sachin celebrated his 50th birthday two days early during a clash between Mumbai Indians and Punjab Kings at his home ground Wankhede Stadium Tendulkar who had said that reaching 50 was his slowest halfcentury cut a cake near the Mumbai Indians dugout during the second strategic break in the first inningsThe Mumbai Indians franchise for whom Tendulkar played for all his six years in the IPL from 20082013 had special arrangements in place to celebrate the occasion More than 30000 fans at the Wankhede Stadium were provided with Tendulkar face masks