Tendulkar, Federer connect through gaming

MUMBAI: The friendship between Sa chin Tendulka rand Roger Federeri swell-documented, and India’ s shining example of sporting longevity was at hand to witness the Swiss maestro sweep to a record eighth Wimbledon triumph at the age of 35.

Tendulkar, who was in the Royal Box when Fe der er crushed Croatia’s Marin Cilic in straight sets in Sunday’ s final spoke of the mutual admiration, which extends to the virtual world too.

“Roger follows cricket. Also, something which I learnt is that when Roger is playing video games, he prefers (to use) Sachin and when I am playing any racquet game, I prefer to be Roger,” Tendulk ar said here on Tuesday after being unveiled as brand ambassador of the Sony network.

Tendulkar, who signed off on his grand career in 2013, recalled the joy of watching different sports. “It is fantastic because you rub shoulders with some of the champions, not just in the current era. When I was at Wimbledon, I got to meet the great Rod Laver, Bjorn Borg, they are all amazing personalities.

“When I go to Formula One, I get to meet great personalities who have achieved so much. To be there and breathe and soak in that atmosphere is incredible .”