Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj holds immense significance in my life: Sachin Tendulkar

Tendulkar was speaking before the performance of "Jaanta Raja", a play on Shivaji Maharaj's life, at the Shivaji Park ground

Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar had on March 19 said that iconic warrior king Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj has had immense significance in his life right from the school days.

Sachin Tendulkar was speaking before the performance of "Jaanta Raja", a play on Shivaji Maharaj's life, at the Shivaji Park ground in Dadar, Mumbai last month.

"Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj has immense significance in my life. The first chapter I studied in school in history was about Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and the first time I held my bat was at this Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj ground," Tendulkar had said.

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Mumbai BJP chief and MLA Ashish Shelar had organized the performance of the play.

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