Watch: Sachin Tendulkar shows his love for cricket, shares video of practice on water: watch

Mumbai: Sachin Tendulkar, often adored as the ‘God of Cricket’, is passionate about cricket. On Friday, he further cemented this claim after posting a throwback video of him practising on a pitch filled to the brim with water.

He posted the video on his Twitter account and wrote, “Love and passion for the game always helps you find new ways to practice, and above all to enjoy what you do.

Earlier, in a LinkedIn video, he had revealed that becoming India’s opener hadn’t come easily for him as he had to ‘beg and plead’ for the opener’s position.

He said, “In 1994 when I started opening the batting for India, the strategy used by all the teams was to save wickets. What I tried to do was slightly out of the box. I thought I could go up front and take the opposition bowlers on. But I had to beg and plead to give me a chance. If I fail, I won’t come after you again.”

He added, “In that first match (against New Zealand at Auckland), I scored 82 off 49 balls, so I didn’t have to ask again if I would get another chance. They were keen for me to open. But what I’m trying to say here is, don’t be afraid of failure.”