How did Sachin Tendulkar trounce the opposition with tissue paper in his underwear?

Sachin Tendulkar has been a role model for his batting talents and his longevity in the game. During the height of his career, he managed to steer India to many wins with his batting and tall run-scoring. 

Did you know Sachin Tendulkar once wore tissues in his underpants while going to bat? Yes, you read it right, Sachin Tendulkar during the 2003 ODI World Cup was suffering from massive dehydration issues. 

Fearing that this may cause some issues while batting and he could soil his pants, Sachin Tendulkar decided to use this novel method. The game in question is the India vs Sri Lanka game which was played in Johannesburg. 

Sachin Tendulkar takes India to victory despite health issues 

Former Indian batting star Sachin Tendulkar recounted the incident in his tell-all book. The former Indian star recounted how he had mixed a bit of salt while consuming his energy drink. Sachin Tendulkar had hoped that it would work out in his favour but in the end, he had to endure a serious bout of loose motion. 

This though didn’t deter Sachin Tendulkar from going out into the park and scoring 97. Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bowl first and saw India score a massive 292/6 from their 50 overs. 

Virender Sehwag and Sachin Tendulkar added 153 for the first wicket in 26.2 overs. It was Sehwag who was out first for 66 off 76 balls with 5 fours and 3 sixes in his knock. Sachin Tendulkar was out three short of his ton when he was dismissed by Aravinda De Silva. The knock came off 120 balls with 7 fours and one huge six. Sourav Ganguly scored 48 before he lost his wicket to Chaminda Vaas. 

Chasing 293 to win, Ashish Nehra and Javagal Srinath picked 4 wickets each while Zaheer Khan picked 2 wickets. The 1996 ODI World Champions were all out for 109 runs to lose by 183 runs. Kumar Sangakkara was the best batter for Sri Lanka with 30 while Muttiah Muralitharan scored 16 to be the next best scorer.