All-time Indian batting great and the captain of the India Legends squad during the recently concluded Road Safety World Series, Sachin Tendulkar had announced to his fans that he was tested positive with the coronavirus back on March 27, 2021.

Subsequently, the cricketer was admitted to the hospital “as a matter of abundant precaution” for a period of six days, at the end of which he was discharged and was free to return home.

Thank you for your wishes and prayers. As a matter of abundant precaution under medical advice, I have been hospitalised. I hope to be back home in a few days. Take care and stay safe everyone.

Wishing all Indians & my teammates on the 10th anniversary of our World Cup 🇮🇳 win.

Upon coming back to his house, the ‘master blaster’ expressed hi thanks to the fans’ wishes and the kind of hospitality shown to him by the medical staff but also said that he will maintain a quarantining period until he recovers completely.

"I would like to thank everyone for all the good wishes and prayers," he said. "I remain ever grateful to all the medical staff who took such good care of me and have been working tirelessly for over a year in such difficult circumstances."

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However, it seems as if Tendulkar’s method of taking “abundant precaution” did not sound like a very good idea to Maharashtra minister Aslam Shaikh who preferred the cricketer would have sought treatment at his home itself, rather than booking a hospital bed.

“Celebrities who are asymptomatic should take treatment at home, not occupy beds in the hospital. Some celebrities like Akshay Kumar, Sachin Tendulkar did not need to get admitted to the hospital,” Shaikh was quoted as saying by ANI.

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“Beds should be left for the needy,” the state textiles minister added.

Some of the other members from Tendulkar’s squad during the Road Safety tournament including Yusuf Pathan, Subramaniam Badrinath, and Irfan Pathan also tested positive after returning from the event.

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