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Sachin Tendulkar to Rohit Sharma: The Untold Story of Tiranga on Cricket Helmets
India recently celebrated its 79th Independence Day. Many cricketers also posted messages and photos wishing the nation on Independence Day. The echo of Rohit Sharma hoisting the Indian flag after T20 World Cup win in Barbados is still afresh and Rohit Sharma recalled the T20 World Cup-winning moment, when he famously hoisted the tricolour at the Kensington Oval.
Do you know who was the first cricketer to use Tiranga on his helmet and in which match? The first instance of an Indian flag being plastered on the helmet of a cricketer belongs to Sachin Tendulkar and this made that Asia Cup match historic. After Tendulkar, many other cricketers like Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, and Yuvraj Singh also started putting the Indian flag on their helmets and this continued. Sachin Tendulkar still remembers the historic occasion and on the 75th Independence Day, he had famously said : Always worn with pride the India flag on my helmet.
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- 06 Feb 2021 04:31
