'He's Got Cricketing Connections': Sachin Tendulkar Names Roger Federer as the Tennis Star He Would Bat With

Sachin Tendulkar has voiced how we would have loved to bat alongside Roger Federer. Amid the ongoing Wimbledon 2024 event, Tendulkar and Federer came together to create an iconic frame featuring two of sports’ greatest ever achievers. Following their brief meet-up, Tendulkar revealed a wish of his.

“One tennis player I would love to bat with has to be Roger because also he’s got cricketing connections,” Tendulkar told Star Sports, as per PTI, on the sidelines of Wimbledon.

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Featuring the viral snap of Sachin Tendulkar and Roger Federer’s meet-up Wimbledon shared a post quoting the Master Blaster. In their caption, Wimbledon further wrote, “Imagine Sachin Tendulkar and Roger Federer opening the batting.”

Sachin Tendulkar also explained why he would prefer to play an opening role in cricket along with Roger Federer. Talking about the Swiss maestro’s association with cricket, Tendulkar said, “He has got cricketing connections, where his mother is from South Africa and he follows cricket, and when we sat together and chatted, we discussed a lot of cricket and not just tennis. So, it has to be Roger.”

Fans also reacted to the post, pouring down their love and respect for the two legendary sports personalities. One of them wrote, “God of cricket, God of tennis.”

Another talked about how the two were highly accomplished in their respective sport. “Both are legends on their field,” he wrote.

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One already began imagining what it would be like to see the two legends play cricket together. “Sachin with the straight drive and Roger with the pull, we’ll be there,” he wrote.

“We would love to hear the conversation between these two legends of the sporting industry,” read another comment.

Another social media user highlighted how the two already looked ready for some partnership action and commented, “Seems like they are looking good and are set and ready for a Big Partnership here.”

“And Roger holding a tennis Wilson racket to open,” wrote another user.

Speaking of Wimbledon 2024, the semi-final stage for the men’s Singles has already been set. Daniil Medvedev is set to take on defending champion Carlos Alcaraz in one semi-final. Novak Djokovic will be looking to make back-to-back finals as he is set to face Italy’s Lorenzo Musetti today in the other semi-final. The women’s Singles Final will witness a high-octane affair between Barbora Krejcíkova and Jasmine Paolini on Saturday, July 13.