"Sharapova's comments were not disrespectful. She doesn't follow cricket," a gentleman-like Sachin said in an exclusive interview to NDTV.
Tendulkar fans reacted angrily on social media when Sharapova admitted during a post match press conference at the Wimbledon that she did not know who was Sachin Tendulkar. Tendulkar was in the Royal Box during the Championship alongside former England cricket captain Andrew Strauss.
Sharapova's facebook and twitter account faced severe backlash and lot of unsavoury posts were found though the Russian tennis ace kept silent.
Tendulkar is a regular visitor at the Royal Box during Wimbledon and a couple of seasons back Swiss ace Roger Federer had posted a pic of himself with the Indian superstar on his twitter account.
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