Sachin Tendulkar Heaps Praise On Nitish Rana And Mandeep Singh Who Kept Aside Personal Tragedy To Represent Their Teams

Legendary Indian batsman, Sachin Tendulkar has lauded Indian youngsters, Nitish Rana and Mandeep Singh, who overcame personal tragedies to play for their teams in IPL 2020 on Saturday. While Nitish Rana lost his father-in-law, who was battling with cancer, the day before yesterday, Mandeep Singh lost his father the day before yesterday, who had been ill for a very long time.

Both the players were out on the field yesterday for their respective teams in the IPL. While Nitish Rana slammed a half-century for Kolkata Knight Riders and celebrated in a special manner dedicating the half-century to his father-in-law, Mandeep Singh opened the batting for Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) against SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) and Punjab dedicated the win to Mandeep’s late father.

Sachin Tendulkar Praises Nitish Rana And Mandeep Singh

Former Indian cricketer and widely recognized as the ‘God of Cricket’, master-blaster Sachin Tendulkar, came out on Twitter and lauded the Indian youngsters for their dedication towards their teams. Sachin Tendulkar, himself, has been involved in a similar situation when he was representing India on the very next day of his father’s death as he slammed a ton and dedicated it to his late father.

Sachin took to Twitter and wrote, “Loss of a loved one hurts, but what’s more heartbreaking is when one doesn’t get to say a final goodbye. Praying for @mandeeps12, @NitishRana_27 and their families to heal from this tragedy. Hats off for turning up today. Well played.”

 

Loss of a loved one hurts, but what’s more heartbreaking is when one doesn’t get to say a final goodbye. Praying for @mandeeps12, @NitishRana_27 and their families to heal from this tragedy. Hats off for turning up today. Well played.

— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) October 24, 2020

KKR And KXIP Record Important Victories

Both, KKR and KXIP witnessed important wins in IPL 2020 on Saturday to keep their IPL 2020 playoff hopes alive. First up, KKR beat Delhi Capitals (DC) in the first match of the day as Varun Chakravarthy spun his web around the DC batsmen and handed a hefty win of 59 runs to KKR as they now solidify their position as the fourth team to qualify for the playoffs.

In the second game, KXIP defended a very low total against SRH as the SRH batting line up saw a massive collapse towards the end of the innings. SRH’s playoff hopes have received a major setback after their loss to KXIP. KXIP, on the other hand, have beaten top 4 teams of the tournament on the trot and they will be brimming in confidence for their next fixtures.