Tendulkar has been out of the game since March 26th with his shoulder injury. His absence is being felt by his teammates. After wishing Sachin Happy birthday he admitted that he was missing the presence of the Batting Maestro in the dressing room.

When Yuvraj first broke into the national side in the ICC Champions trophy he said that he was scared to even go and talk to Tendulkar, but

Sachin approached him and made him feel very comfortable. “Our friendship has grown a lot since then, but i have a lot of respect for him” , said Yuvraj Singh
He said that Sachin was only 33 and he still had a good 3-4 years of cricket in him.