25% of the stadium should be filled as players can draw energy from crowds: Tendulkar

A slew of measures have been announced by the ICC to sanitise cricket including a ban on using saliva to retain shine on the ball. While Tendulkar admitted it would be difficult for the bowlers to operate without using saliva, he said playing without crowds could mean players would find it that much more difficult to draw energy.

"If crowds are allowed inside the stadiums, then there can be nothing like it. If they are not, there then creating that energy inside the ground will be very difficult. When you see people in the crowd you can draw



energy from them," Tendulkar said at Salaam Cricket 2020.

"Even if 25% of the stadium is allowed to be filled then also it will be great," he said.

Sachin Tendulkar said he has not stepped of his house nor has he met anyone for nearly 3 months. India went into total lockdown on March 24 and businesse have gradually started opening up in June. Sachin Tendulkar, who contributed generously to PM CARES and other charities during the Covid-19 pandemic, said the world has completely changed in the wake of the coronavirus crisis.