Tendulkar bereaved
Batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar suffered a personal loss when his grandmother, Indumati
Tendulkar, passed away in Mumbai on Sunday night, family sources informed on Monday.
She was 92.
Indumati, who had been staying with Tendulkar after his
father Ramesh's death three years ago, died in her sleep.
The funeral was held on Monday morning.
Meanwhile, Tendulkar, who is with the Indian team in England, was given the
option of skipping practice, but the maestro joined the team at nets, saying it would help him keep his mind off the
tragedy.
At the time of his father's the death too, Tendulkar was
in England, playing in the 1999 World Cup.
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