Zeenews Bureau
Johannesburg: In a surprising revelation to a tabloid, Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar disclosed that he had lost consciousness and hurt himself when he fell down on the table in his room after returning from dinner at an Indian restaurant in Johannesburg.
Food poisoning was given as the reason for Sachin Tendulkar`s illness on the eve of India`s Champions Trophy match against West Indies on Wednesday.
Tendulkar had gone to an Indian restaurant in Johannesburg for dinner with skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Ashish Nehra and Harbhajan Singh. When he returned to his room, he felt dizzy and collapsed.
Tendulkar was left nursing a cut near his nose and another one below the left eye as a result of the fall that could have had more disastrous consequences.
In spite of feeling unwell, he went to the ground with the team but ultimately decided not to play the match which was eventually rendered inconsequential with respect to India’s failure to qualify for the semis.
Tendulkar said that this was the first time in his illustrious 2-decade old career that he had been forced to skip a game under such circumstances.
