There Would Have Been No ‘Team India’ If Not For The Sacrifice Of Our Brave Freedom Fighters, Says Sachin Tendulkar On Independence Day

Former India batsman Sachin Tendulkar posted a heartfelt message on the occasion of Independence Day.

India is celebrating its 72nd Independence Day on Wednesday (August 15). For all Indians Independence Day is a day to remember the people who fought the Britishers and gave up their lives to free the countrymen from the clutches of the foreigners.  India’s freedom struggle was a hard-fought one and is celebrated every year with great pomp and grandeur to commemorate the special day.

Parades are held in all state capitals and district headquarters to celebrate Independence Day. Indians across the country also hoist the tricolour to mark the day.  On Independence Day, the Prime Minister greets the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort in New Delhi.

And as the country celebrates another year of Independence, Sachin took to Twitter to wish them and write a beautiful message.

“Everything in life is hard-earned. Just like our independence. Among countless other things, there would have been no ‘Team India’ if not for the sacrifice of our brave freedom fighters. Let us not take that freedom for granted. #HappyIndependenceDay ??????,” wrote the legendary batsman.

Everything in life is hard-earned. Just like our independence. Among countless other things, there would have been no ‘Team India’ if not for the sacrifice of our brave freedom fighters. Let us not take that freedom for granted. #HappyIndependenceDay ?????? pic.twitter.com/RYrveJ9P7y

— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) August 15, 2018

Tendulkar is the most decorated batsman in the history of international cricket. He retired with almost every major batting record to his name. The only man to score 100 international centuries, Tendulkar is the highest run-scorer in Tests and ODIs. The right-hander is also the highest centurion in Tests and ODIs in addition to being the first man to score a double century in ODIs.

He made his debut in 1989 and served the country for 24 years before retiring in 2013. He represented India in a record 200 Tests and 463 ODIs. The legendary batsman also played a solitary T20I.