Legendary batter Sachin Tendulkar has opened up on his father’s advice regarding Tobacco Ads. He said that he got multiple offers to feature in Tobacco ads but he never accepted such deals as his father had advised him not or promote the use of tobacco & alcohol.
Revealing further about his father’s advice, Tendulkar said that his father told him not to promote & alcohol products as he is a role model for millions & promoting such products will have a negative impact on youth. For the unversed, during the 1990s, several top cricketers were endorsing tobacco brands but Sachin was the only cricketer who refused to do any such endorsement & didn’t have a sticker on his bat.
“When I started playing for India, I had just come out of school. I started getting many advertisement offers but my father told me never to promote tobacco products. I got many such offers but never accepted any of them,” The Statesman quoted Tendulkar as saying.
What promise Sachin Tendulkar gave to his father?
Sachin had promised his father that never in his life he will endorse products that can have a negative impact on the general public. Speaking about the promise he did to his father Sachin said, “This was a promise I made to my father. He told me I am a role model and a lot of people will follow what I do. That is why I have never endorsed tobacco products or alcohol. In the 1990s my bat didn’t have a sticker on it, I didn’t have a contract. But everybody else in the team was endorsing two brands in particular – Wills and Four Square.”
Coming to Sachin Tendulkar’s illustrious career, he has featured in 664 matches & amassed 34,357 runs in International fixtures. Tendulkar has several records on his name such as most number of runs & most centuries in Tests & ODIs. With 15,921 runs in Test formats & 18,426 runs in ODIs, Sachin Tendulkar has achieved milestones that none of the other players could achieve. Tendulkar has played the highest number of Tests (200) & ODIs (463) than any other player in World Cricket. Currently, he is serving as a mentor for the Mumbai Indians franchise.
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