After Sachin Tendulkar praised pacer Ishant Sharma for his five-for against England in the first Test, the latter thanked Sachin, calling him "God of Cricket". "Thanks Sachin Paaji... for your kind words!...nothing motivates better when it comes straight from God-of-Cricket," wrote the 29-year-old. Sachin had tweeted that Sharma's effort "brought back memories from the game at Lord's in 2014".