Page 3 - Learning the Game

Summary

• The lesson 'Learning the Game' is an excerpt taken from Sachin
Tendulkar's autobiography 'Playing it my Way’.
• Sachin is considered to be one of the best batsmen in the world. He was born in a middle-
class family in Mumbai. He started playing cricket in the colony with other kids with the tennis
ball.

• His brother Ajit recognised his talent and passion for cricket at a young age and admitted him
to Coach Achrekar's cricket club.
• Sachin was nervous initially to bat in the net but later smashed the ball once he was convinced
that no one was watching.

• He was eleven years old when he was first admitted to the club. He had to travel in a bus and
found it tiring as he had practice till evening.

• He washed his cricket clothes every day twice as he had only one set. He was embarrassed
about wearing dirty clothes and was often ridiculed by the conductor for taking up the space
in the bus with his cricket kit.
• He overcame all these struggles as he had the support of his coach. At times he
became weary and took breaks going back to the colony to play cricket.

• Achrekar sir guided him, saying that one must mould one's personality according to their
career orientation, making the world look back.