Driving on the green

Those who have seen him during downtime on tours will tell you that Sachin Tendulkar loves to play table tennis and is generally exceptionally good at any sport requiring hand-eye coordination. In February this year, Tendulkar spent a day at the Kensville Golf and Country Club outside Ahmedabad, driving and putting with some professional golfers. Reports suggest he took to the sport with ease, striking balls past 200 and 300 yards.

"I have been to many golf courses and even had an occasional attempt at the driving range, but visiting a golf course, while a tournament is in progress was a new experience," Tendulkar said. "I enjoy racket sports and have not been able to play golf. My focus has been cricket, maybe golf will come sometime in the future."

When asked what he loved about golf, the batsman who is never too far away from screaming cricket fans said: "The silence".