Former India batsman Sachin Tendulkar recently took to Twitter to share a video with former West Indies player Brian Lara to promote road safety as he shared the importance of wearing a helmet while riding a bike. However, some fans weren’t impressed with his acting and even suggested deducting 50 runs from his career total for ‘overacting.’
This was after Tendulkar shared a road safety video with Lara and wrote, “Be it riding on the roads or driving on the Cricket bat and ball field, wearing a helmet is a must! Let’s not take road safety lightly & always keep safety first by wearing the right helmet. @BrianLara , thanks for helping spread this message mate. #RoadSafetyWorldSeries.”
In the video, Tendulkar was seen asking Lara to wear a helmet before riding on his bike. Seemingly reading from a script, Tendulkar also expressed his displeasure after noticing that a batting helmet had been placed for him. He said, “Arre arre, mere cricket ka helmet kisne rakha idhar (Who kept my cricket helmet here)?”
Be it riding on the roads or driving on the ? field, wearing a helmet is a must!
Let’s not take road safety lightly & always keep safety first by wearing the right helmet.@BrianLara, thanks for helping spread this message mate. ?#RoadSafetyWorldSeries pic.twitter.com/1zoW93WdkH
— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) March 21, 2021
Reacting to the video, one fan wrote, “Sachin sir’s international runs: 34,357. After this video: 34,307.” Another fan asked, “Explain.” “50 run overacting ke Kate,” clarified another fan with a hilarious justification.
Some users also pointed out that the scriptwriters of the video ought to have emphasised the need to fasten the strap while wearing the helmet.