Legendary Sachin Tendulkar became the latest cricketer to express his condolence to the lives lost in the tragic Air India place crash that took place in Ahmedabad on Thursday. The Air India flight AI 171 bound for London’s Gatwick crashed shortly after it took off from the Ahmedabad International Airport, killing 241 out of 242 people on board.
While the sports fraternity expressed grief on Thursday itself, Tendulkar’s post on social media platform X came a day after on Friday. “Devastated and heartbroken by the flight crash in Ahmedabad. Such a tragic incident!” wrote Tendulkar.
“Prayers for the departed souls, and may God give strength and courage to their loved ones at this difficult time,” the post further added. However, the timing of Tendulkar’s post didn’t go well with his fans as they expected the former India cricketer to have spoken on Thursday.