Cricket | Updated May 19, 2010 at 05:44pm IST

Sachin saves life of former teammate

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New Delhi: Sachin Tendulkar has saved India when in dire straits several times on the cricket field, but now he has saved the life of a former cricketer as well.

The little master has reportedly paid the bill for the operation of a former team mate, Dalbir Singh Gill. Gill and Sachin were teammates in the india Under-17 team once.

Gill met with a road accident in 2002, after which he suffered major injuries to his legs. He was in coma for eight months and had lost the power to walk.

Gill's mother says she had written to Tendulkar telling of her son's plight, and he offered to help. Now Gill has undergone a hip replacement surgery, which Sachin generously paid for.

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