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Sara Tendulkar Shares Why She Never Chose Cricket Despite Her Father’s Legacy

Rajgeeta Yadav

Sachin Tendulkar's daughter reveals why she never pursued cricket [Source: AFP]Sachin Tendulkar's daughter reveals why she never pursued cricket [Source: AFP]

It is often believed that children of famous cricketers will follow in their parents’ footsteps and carry forward the legacy. While some do continue the tradition, others take a different path. This is exactly the case with Sachin Tendulkar’s daughter, Sara Tendulkar.

Since Sachin was one of India’s greatest players against Australia, he often traveled there whenever India toured the country once every four years. Naturally, his wife Anjali and their children, Sara and Arjun, accompanied him on many of those trips. Because of this, Sara grew up with fond memories of Australia.

Now, years later, those childhood experiences have come full circle. Sara has stepped into the limelight in her own way, by becoming the face of Tourism Australia’s ‘Come and Say G’day’ campaign for Indian audiences. 

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The campaign, featuring its popular mascot Ruby the Souvenir Kangaroo, is one of Sara’s first big brand collaborations. For her, though, this isn’t just a professional opportunity, it is personal.

“With my dad playing and travelling to Australia so much... The first time I visited Australia was in 1999. Ever since, I have visited the country once every four years. I have a lot of childhood memories there, and they were always very happy,” Sara told India Today on Wednesday, 20 August.


“My brother and I were very thrilled. We didn’t get to see our dad too much because he was always travelling for cricket. When we would go there, we would be very happy to spend as much time with him,” she added.

Talking about the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), she admitted:

“When I was young, I don’t think I realised the significance of the MCG. But now, when I went back, all those memories came rushing back.”

Interestingly, even though she grew up so close to cricket, Sara never thought of playing the sport herself.

“Never. It’s been my brother’s forte. I have played gully cricket, but never thought about it.”

Although Sara Tendulkar doesn’t play cricket, she has recently acquired the Mumbai franchise for the upcoming season of the Global e-Cricket Premier League (GEPL).