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Tendulkar's Since Sachin Tendulkar is opening a restaurant chain called Tendulkar's, a veteran journalist decided to ring up various sportsmen all over the world to see what their reaction was. David Beckham when contacted was not too responsive. "Who's Tendulkar?" he asked as Victoria listened on, on the extension. "Sachin Tendulkar, the cricketer," said the veteran journalist patiently . "What's cricket?" asked Beckham. "Is it a new group like the Beatles?," asked Posh Spice a little worriedly. "It's a game," " said the journalist. "And it's played in the kitchen?" asked Posh. "How sweet! David you could learn cricket and then we could play it together here. Instead of you going off to France and all them strange places." "It's played on a field ma'am," said the journo. "And this Tendulkar is the chief chef right?" "No he is the owner." "He owns the team?" asked Beckham. "Man I wish I could do that," "No he owns the restaurant and he's named it after himself," said the veteran journalist wearily as he put down the phone. He thought for a moment and decided to call Kasporov the grandmaster. "Hello, " shouted the veteran journalist as he felt the phone being lifted but no sound coming from the other end. "Hello! Hello!". He heard the sound of heavy breathing and cursed the person who was wasting precious long distance money. "Hello, I know there is somebody at the other end, hello is that Kasporov, hello?" " I yam sorry," shouted a heavily accented Russian voice. "Ees it my turn or yours?" He put down the phone again, looked in his little address book and dialled again. "Yeah?" asked the gruff voice of Arnold Schwarzenegger. "You heard of Tendulkars?" squeaked the veteran journo. "Yeah?" asked the former seven time Mr Olympia and Hollywood star. "It's a restaurant," said the journalist. "You might like it, they serve Bombay duck, Chinese okra, Lobster spaghetti and even Hazel nut cheese cake!" "Yeah!" said the famous body builder as the journalist put down the phone. The veteran journalist was just putting his address book back into his pocket and getting out of the telephone booth when he heard a sound behind him. "Where's Tendulkar's? asked an African American voice. "Hey you know about Tendulkar's?" asked the happy and surprised journalist as he turned round and then froze as he looked into the face of one of the most photographed sportsmen. "Where' Tendulkars?" asked Tyson as he stared at the journalist. "Down the road," said the frightened scribe. "Am hungry need to eat," said Iron Mike. "Tendulkar's restaurant has got them all..!" squeaked the petrified journo. "It's got Bombay Duck and Chinese okra and even..." "Does it have raw ear?" asked Tyson holding onto the terrified man. "Or I'll make do with one of yours.." "Tendulkar!" screamed the horrified journalist as he tried to wriggle free. "Lend me an ear..! But his cries fell on deaf ears as Sachin sat on his mustard shammy sofa in his new restaurant and sampled his Goan crab curry..!
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