Watch: Amitabh Bachchan and Sachin Tendulkar invent new way of playing cricket

The Indian cricket shares a very close bond with Bollywood. Often when stars from these two fields collab, it captures the headlines. The same happened as the cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar played hand cricket with Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan.

The hand cricket video capturing these superstars proved to be instant viral content on social media platforms. Because of the ongoing Indian Street Premier League (ISPL), cricket got closer to the silver screen personalities. ISPL is India's first-ever tennis-ball T10 cricket league. The tournament has been inaugurated with the aim to provide a professional platform for India's unsung "street cricketers" who possess immense talent but lack opportunities.

The league comprises eight teams, owned by prominent figures in Indian cinema. Chennai Singham, Majhi Mumbai, Ahmedabad Lions, Falcon Risers Hyderabad, Bengaluru Strikers, Delhi Superheroes, Srinagar Veer, and Kolkata Tigers are the 8 teams of the tournament. 

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Watch the hand cricket match between Sachin Tendulkar and Amitabh Bacchan

During an event of the tennis ball cricket league, Tendulkar and Bachchan were engaged in a hand cricket match. Both of them enjoyed the moment very much; the broad smiles on their faces expressed their joy at playing the game in such a unique style. It was Bacchan who was leading the hand cricket contest during the initial stage of the match.

But soon, the 'God of Cricket', Sachin Tendulkar, made a swift comeback, and the match ended in a tie. After the tie, the biwllywood actor jokingly proposed to split the trophy in half between them. Amitabh Bachchan shared this fun video on his Instagram handle, captioning it, "Playing finger cricket with the God of Cricket."