Sachin Tendulkar, the former India captain, announced on Saturday that he has tested positive for COVID-19 and is experiencing "mild symptoms." The batting legend added that all others at home have tested negative in a tweet on his Twitter account.
Sachin had just returned from Raipur, where he captained India Legends to victory in the Road Safety World Series T20 tournament, beating Sri Lanka Legends in the final. Virender Sehwag, Yuvraj Singh, Brian Lara, Kevin Pietersen, Sanath Jayasuriya, Tilakaratne Dilshan, and Jonty Rhodes were among the cricketers who took part in the tournament, which was held to raise awareness about road safety initiatives.
In the Road Safety World Series, Sachin scored 223 points in seven matches, with a high of 65.
Sachin holds the record for most runs scored in Tests and One-Day Internationals. In 200 Tests, the legendary cricketer scored 15921 runs at an average of 53.79. Sachin has 18426 runs at an average of 44.83 in 463 ODIs.
Tendulkar is the only cricketer to play 200 Test matches and score 100 international centuries (51 in Tests and 49 in ODIs) across all formats.