IPL 2020 great news, people will have something else to talk about during pandemic: Sachin Tendulkar

Sachin Tendulkar, speaking in the latest episode of India Today eConclave Inspiration series, talked about IPL 2020, technical suggestions to India captain Virat Kohli after his failure in 2014 England tour and the importance of a maintaining a good hygiene during these extraordinary times of coronavirus pandemic and life in general.

The legendary India cricketer said that PPE is a "familiar" word now but he learnt about it "long time back". Sachin Tendulkar said his version of PPE stands for "Passion, Preparation and Execution".

"When I got back, I followed one simple thing. We are in the day and age of Covid-19, this challenge has been a massive obstacle for all us. And PPE is a familiar word with everyone but I learnt about it long time (back) in my career which was 1989. P stands for Passion for me, the other one is for Preparation and E is Execution. So I learned to practice it and move forward," Sachin Tendulkar said.

The former Indian captain added that IPL 2020 will help India as nation to get over the Covid-19 statistics and people would instead focus on the cricketing statistics. Sachin Tendulkar asserted that IPL 2020 and other upcoming festivals in India should not be a reason to violate social distancing norms and people should also not their hygiene for granted because of them.

When asked about India captain Virat Kohli, Sachin Tendulkar said it has been a joy to watch him and he was happy that his suggestions for Virat Kohli helped the batsman after his horrendous England tour in 2014.