Sachin Tendulkar to media: Don't pressurize my son

Sachin Tendulkar advises media to stay away from Arjun

India’s star batsman Sachin Tendulkar appealed to the media to leave his 14-year-old son Arjun alone and allow him time to develop his own game without any pressure. Tendulkar advised media to avoid comaparing Arjun with his father who has had a glorious career in cricket.

According to NDTV, Tendulkar, who was at a function organised by the Sports Journalists’ Association of Mumbai, said that he wants Arjun to have his own personality.

“My son has played a match today. First club match, an official match. He is passionate, he is madly in love with cricket. But the other things that go around the cricketer and not just the on-field activity but whatever he gets to hear or gets to read or the way it gets projected, I would appreciate if everyone allows him to be himself and to have his own identity and enjoy his cricket above all,” Tendulkar said.

“Since I am here and the entire sports journalists’ fraternity is sitting over here, I am going to be a protective father. When I started playing cricket, though my father was a professor and was in literary field, at no stage I had this pressure from anyone who said you are playing cricket but how about following your father’s footsteps,” he said.

“At no stage of my life, there were comparisons. He (Arjun) started his career, so it is a humble request if he can live his life like a normal 14-year-old, without thinking about anything else except falling in love with this sport,” he concluded.