The gala event took place in Sachin's hometown Mumbai after he offered the first copy of the book to his mother - similar to the manner he dedicated his Bharat Ratna to all the mothers in the world.
Sachin Tendulkar presents a copy of his autobiography Playing It My Way to his first coach Sir Ramakant Achrekar as his daughter Sara looks on, during the books launch function in Mumbai
Sachin Tendulkar presents a copy of his autobiography Playing It My Way to his first coach Sir Ramakant Achrekar as his daughter Sara looks on, during the books launch function in Mumbai
Having retired almost a year ago, on November 16, 2011, Sachin said it took him three years to write this book, which tells that he was working on it during the last two years of his career.
"This book is a sincere attempt. I want people to know what my life has been. It has taken three years to write this autobiography. It was nice to relive the moments I have lived in the last 41 years," Sachin said.
The evening began with Harsha Bhogle inviting Sachin's seniors Sunil Gavaskar, Dilip Vengsarkar and Ravi Shastri on the stage, who shared their experience of watching Sachin for the first time as a 15-year-old and how he evolved into a champion batsman.
It was an awe-inspiring moment when the 'Fab Four' of Indian cricket - Sachin himself, Rahul Dravid, Sourav Ganguly and VVS Laxman - were together on the stage sharing stories from the days they played together for India, scoring more than 45,000 Test runs together.
And then The Tendulkars - Sachin, Ajit and Anjali - graced the stage. While Anjali told how he first saw Sachin at an airport and was charmed by his cuteness, Sachin told how he asked Anjali to go and talk to his parents about their marriage when he was away on the New Zealand tour.
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