India, Feb. 2 -- India batting legend Sachin Tendulkar, on Saturday, opened up on his ritualistic century celebrations throughout his career, wherein he used to look up to the sky above each time he reached the triple-figure mark across formats to dedicate the knock to his father. Sachin made the revelation after being honoured with the coveted Col. C.K. Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award at the BCCI Naman Awards 2025.

In his 10-minute acceptance speech, Sachin touched upon several topics that left the audience in pin-drop silence. One of those was losing his father during the 1999 World Cup.

The 51-year-old revealed that he had to return to India from England during the World Cup to attend his father's funeral, before he left for the to...