<p>Heard of a sweet stroke? Indian cricketer and curly grizzly, Sachin Tendulkar, does it almost all the time (on and off the field). Though, saying this today, seems like completely wrong to us. Simple reason: on the field maybe yes, but Sachin has never been a sought-after sartorial star. Besides his jersey, well-cut suits for press conferences is probably the farthest he's gone. Or on a day-out with family, he turns to solid-coloured polos. Base line: he's not the man rubbing shoulders with the best-dressed men out there. He looks terrific anyway, but he's no pro either. But since his entry into the Style Paparazzi Club during the 2017 elections, that featured him in the perfect sky-blue checked summer shirt, the man's only gotten better...</p> <p class="articleimg"><img id="ed-img" class="art-lazy imwidth-full" title="Sachin Tendulkar Is The Unlikely Style Star You Should Be Following Right Now" data-original="http://media.new.mensxp.com/media/content/2017/Jul/image-1-1501321813.jpg" alt="Sachin Tendulkar Is The Unlikely Style Star You Should Be Following Right Now" src="http://media.new.mensxp.com/media/content/2017/Jul/image-1-1501321813.jpg" />©New Indian Express</p> <p>Pairing this LIT day shirt with dark wash denims, Sachin brought about an impending change in the wardrobe he had been sporting lately. First off, the checked shirt was a very safe choice to make. But that's fine—it's a menswear must-have and he knows it. But as they say, the biggies don't do normal. His checks, of course, weren't very ordinary. They were neither too dainty, nor safe AF—they were plain stand-out checks, so to say. Plus, the colour—it's almost as blue as the sky. But...a pop sky. All said and done, this outfit was a far cry from what we had started to term as 'The Boring Wardrobe Of A Legendary Cricketer'.</p> <p class="articleimg"><img id="ed-img" class="art-lazy imwidth-full" title="Sachin Tendulkar Is The Unlikely Style Star You Should Be Following Right Now" data-original="http://media.new.mensxp.com/media/content/2017/Jul/image-2-1501321879.jpg" alt="Sachin Tendulkar Is The Unlikely Style Star You Should Be Following Right Now" src="http://media.new.mensxp.com/media/content/2017/Jul/image-2-1501321879.jpg" />©Tell Me Boss</p> <p>But he didn't stop there. The next time we him spotted at Neerja's National Award victory bash, he gave the bugs one hell of an outfit to click. Not because it looked like he had shed a few kilos but because, his polka dotted shirt + jeans + suede penny loafers look was so 20-something, which was baffling coming from an usually-very-ordinarily-dressed Tendulkar. Let's prove this to you by bringing in Varun Dhawan for once. Here's him sporting a summer shirt + dark jeans + suede footwear almost around the same time as Sachin....</p> <p class="articleimg"><img id="ed-img" class="art-lazy imwidth-full" title="Sachin Tendulkar Is The Unlikely Style Star You Should Be Following Right Now" data-original="http://media.new.mensxp.com/media/content/2017/Jul/image-3-1501321942.jpg" alt="Sachin Tendulkar Is The Unlikely Style Star You Should Be Following Right Now" src="http://media.new.mensxp.com/media/content/2017/Jul/image-3-1501321942.jpg" />©Sulekha.com</p> <p>Sure, Varun Dhawan looks absolutely well put-together. There's no power in the world that can quiver the fit of his outfit. But the takeaway here is that, Sachin's polka-dotted outfit above is basically just a more matured, 30-something version of Varun summer look. The jeans are more relaxed, the shirt's not too tight and Varun's suede chelsea boots have made way for a menswear daddy essential, suede penny loafers on Sachin. There's no difference in a 20 year old A-list actor's style aesthetic and that of a big cricket legend. Who, in his justification, has started to dress like the legend he actually is.</p> <p class="articleimg"><img id="ed-img" class="art-lazy imwidth-full" title="Sachin Tendulkar Is The Unlikely Style Star You Should Be Following Right Now" data-original="http://media.new.mensxp.com/media/content/2017/Jul/image-4-1501321991.jpg" alt="Sachin Tendulkar Is The Unlikely Style Star You Should Be Following Right Now" src="http://media.new.mensxp.com/media/content/2017/Jul/image-4-1501321991.jpg" />©Viral Bhayani</p> <p>And to update you with the latest, here's what the man wore in the morning today. Now, where shall we begin? The relaxed pink linen shirt (eyeballs on the colour), his classic black jeans, smokey leather heeled dress shoes or the rad, tinted sunnies that Ranveer Singh's been sporting? Our opinion: let's pass with a discussion that's self-explanatory. He's wearing everything right and has even styled it well. However, the bottom line here is the simplest one you'd hear—if you haven't been following Sachin's personal style till now, it's time you do. Because Sachin Tendulkar, boys and men, is MensXP's most unlikely style star of the year 2017. Aila! </p>