Updated On: 22 April, 2023 12:16 PM IST | Mumbai | A Correspondent
Batting legend turns back the clock; stresses the important role the media played in his cricket career

Sachin Tendulkar cuts a cake on his 18th birthday at the Wankhede Stadium press box. To his left is H Natarajan while fellow reporter, the late Vinod Vasudeo, claps. PIC/MID-DAY ARCHIVES
It’s nearly 32 years ago, but Sachin Tendulkar remembers it as if it was just yesterday.
Eighteen years ago, Mumbai’s Tendulkar was involved in a Ranji Trophy game at the Wankhede Stadium against Hyderabad. The journalists at the game requested him to come over and cut a cake for his 18th birthday in the then open-air press box.