Chennai Waiter advises Sachin on his batting

Sachin Tendulkar, one of the greatest batsmen ever play cricket, was also regarded as the most complete player. Apart from being a naturally gifted batsman, he was a perfectionist when it came to his technique. Throughout his illustrious career, the right-hander made several adjustments to his technique in order to keep up with the demands of the game. Several international cricketers, including Virender Sehwag, Yuvraj Singh and Virat Kohli have gone on record to state that Tendulkar was the most technically correct batsman in modern-day cricket.

"In Chennai, it was a waiter who came up to me and said if you don't mind and don't get offended I want to tell you



something. I said go ahead. He said my elbow guard restricts my bat swing. And he was 100 per cent right," Tendulkar said at an event in Mumbai.

"I knew I was feeling uncomfortable but I never thought of doing it myself. A few years down the line I got hit a couple of times on my elbow guard and it hurt. That's when I realised padding on elbow guard is inadequate. I instantly redesigned my elbow guard. I needed to re-open it and work on it. Get the fibre and cushion on either side to absorb the impact. In our country everyone from paanwala to CEOs will give you advice. But one should still be open about ideas."