In Pics: Sachin Meets Women’s Team Ahead of South Africa Series

The India women’s cricket team will tour South Africa for a three-match ODI series, which starts on 5 February.

Sachin Tendulkar met members of the Indian women’s cricket team.

(Photo Courtesy: Facebook/Indian Cricket Team)

Cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar on Monday, 22 January, gave a pep talk to members of the India Women's National Cricket Team, who will travel to South Africa for a gruelling ODI and T20 series.

Tendulkar spoke to the members of the team captained by Mithali Raj, for over an hour, at the Mumbai Cricket Association's Bandra Kurla complex in Mumbai.

Sachin Tendulkar interacts with skipper Mithali Raj.(Photo: PTI)

The Indian's women team will tour South Africa for a three-match ODI series, which starts at Kimberly on 5 February, followed by a five-match T20 series, which begins on 13 February at Potchefstroom.

Indian women team will tour South Africa for a three-match ODI series.(Photo Courtesy: Facebook/Indian Cricket Team)

The players were quite inquisitive and asked Tendulkar on how he prepared before a Test match.

Sachin Tendulkar interacted with the women’s cricket team before they leave for South Africa.(Photo: PTI)

It was also understood that that the legendary batsman told the players to go with a positive frame of mind and advised them not to worry about the conditions there.

Sachin Tendulkar told the cricketers not to burden themselves.(Photo: PTI)

Tendulkar has also told the members not to burden themselves and advised them to avoid making minor mistakes.

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