Batting legend Sachin Tendulkar was on Saturday tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). In his social media, Tendulkar revealed that he is quarantined at home and that the other family members have tested negative for t♌he infection.
“I have been testing myself and taking all the recommended precautions to ensure Covid is kept at bay. However, I’ve tested positive today following mild symptoms. All others at home have tested negative. I’ve quarantined myself at home and am following all protocols as advised by my doctors. I want to thank all the healthcare professionals who are supporting me and many others across the country. Take care all of you,” the Mumbaikar wrote in his Twitter post.
— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt)
Soon after Tendulkar shared the news with his fans, the cricket fraternity wished Master Blaster a speedy recovery. “Get well soon Paji. Wishing you a speedy recovery! Take good care of yourself,” Suresh Raina, his former India teammate, wrote.
“Get Well Soon,” tweeted the ex-Pakistan skipper Shoaib Malik.
Here’s how the cricket fraternity wished Tendulkar:
Get well soon Paji. Wishing you a speedy recovery! Take good care of your✨self.
— Suresh Raina🇮🇳 (@ImRaina)
Get Well Soon 👍
— Shoaib Malik 🇵🇰 (@realshoaibmalik)
Wishing well and a very speedy recovery to my man . Get well soon little master. You have prayer𝐆s of billions around the world.
— Sir Vivian Richards (@ivivianrichards)
Wishing you a speedy recovery Sach🤗
— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281)
Take care Paaji!
— Pragyan Ojha (@pragyanojha)
Get well soon sir
— Yuzvendra Chahal (@yuzi_chahal)
Wish you a speedy recovery Master 🏏
— Vinod Kambli (@vinodkambli349)
Wishing you a speedy recovery. Take care Paji. Hope you hit the virus out of the 🍸park just like your upper cut.
— Yusuf Pathan (@iamyusufpathan)
Get well soon paaji
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan)
Get well soon sir 🤗
— Surya Kumar Yadav (@surya_14kumar)
Wishing you a spe✅edy recover🐻y paaji🙏 Get well soon.
— R P Singh रुद्र प्रताप सिंह (@rpsingh)
Get well soon paji🙏🙏🙏
— Munaf Patel (@munafpa99881129)
Get well soon sir
— Navdeep Saini (@navdeepsaini96)
Tendulkar was the captain of team India Legends, who recently won the 2020-21 Road Safety World Series in Raipur after beating Tillakaratne Dilshan’s Sri Lanka Legends in the final.
The Master Blaster clubbed 223 runs from 7 matches in the T20꧂ tournament with the highest score of 65.