Sachin Tendulkar is known for his childlike enthusiasm for the sport even after playing for almost 22 years. He will turn 38 this April. He superimposed these traits by batting left handed in the nets in Chinnaswamy Stadium.

Sachin Tendulkar walked in while M.S. Dhoni and Virat Kohli stretched their arms and threatened the back rows of the Chinnaswamy Stadium, which is also the venue for next world cup match between India and England, with massive hits. Piyush Chawla also became a willing victim of the carnage of the one day left-handed Sachin who hit two sixes and a boundry.

“Gary Kirsten throws a million balls at me,” Tendulkar had said a few months ago and that fact got repeated again while the maestro toyed with the throw-downs. There was no sign of discomfort as Tendulkar moved his feet and played with assurance while the scare of him undergoing an MRI scan on his left knee at Mumbai recently, was quickly forgotten.