This Article is From Apr 01, 2015

Epic Moment: When Oz's Maxwell Stopped Interview to Hug Sachin

Epic Moment: When Oz's Maxwell Stopped Interview to Hug Sachin

Image courtesy: Screengrab from YouTube video uploaded by Neveen Gurram

It looks like sharing a moment with Sachin Tendulkar is way, way more important than talking about your World Cup win.

After being crowned World Champions for the fifth time, defeating New Zealand by seven wickets, Australian cricketer Glen Maxwell was in the midst of interviews to TV channels, when he noticed the 'Little Master' walking by along with ICC dignitaries.

The 26-year-old all-rounder's reaction was nothing short of epic.

He left the interview, ran up to Sachin and gave him a hug.

Watch the video here:

 

The video was uploaded on Monday, it has been viewed nearly 1.5 lakh times since then.

Maxwell's love for Sachin isn't new. Earlier, before the World Cup began, in his blog for Cricket Australia, Maxwell had named Tendulkar as an opener in his list of 'greatest ODI team ever.

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