Smartphones are controlling lives: Sachin Tendulkar
Indian batting legend says the game of cricket has also benefited from the advancement in technology
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Indian batting legend Sachin Tendulkar is a champion of the famous mobile game ‘Snake’ as per off-spinner Harbhajan Singh and its recent upgrades might be the reason he is so impressed with the advancement in technology - but that is not the case.
Tendulkar is wowed by the advent of smartphones which he thinks are controlling the lives of people and everyone is in one way or the other dependent upon them.
"Smartphones are literally controlling our lives - for your meetings, your alarms, reminders and all sorts of things,” said Sachin at an event to promote Oxigen, a digital wallet company in India, quoted by NDTV.
“And as time goes by, things are getting more and more convenient for all of us. And with all these advanced technologies, god knows what's in store for all of us," added the Master Blaster.
Sachin also recalled the struggle people had to face to contact their family and relatives when there were not mobile phones.
"During the days when mobiles were not there and we were touring for number of days, to be in touch with family was a tough task. To co-ordinate, in the previous phone call, we actually had to decide, let's speak tomorrow at this particular time. And we had to make sure that we were available for that phone call. Otherwise co-coordinating was really difficult," he said.
"But then the mobiles were introduced, later the connectivity improved, the correspondence got better. We're travelling and we could be in touch with our friends and family members, which means a lot to me."
The 42-year-old believes the trend of using digital platforms by the nation gives him satisfaction and is amazing. He also shared about the time when computers entered the dressing room and match strategies started being discussed through computers and analysts.
About the use of technology like hotspots and snickometers in determining umpiring decisions, he said that not only have the umpiring standards gone up but also the sense of thrill is triggered among viewers while waiting to know the eventual decision.
However, the Indian team has been critical of the Decision Review System in the past when the technology was introduced to help umpires.
Tendulkar is wowed by the advent of smartphones which he thinks are controlling the lives of people and everyone is in one way or the other dependent upon them.
"Smartphones are literally controlling our lives - for your meetings, your alarms, reminders and all sorts of things,” said Sachin at an event to promote Oxigen, a digital wallet company in India, quoted by NDTV.
“And as time goes by, things are getting more and more convenient for all of us. And with all these advanced technologies, god knows what's in store for all of us," added the Master Blaster.
Sachin also recalled the struggle people had to face to contact their family and relatives when there were not mobile phones.
"During the days when mobiles were not there and we were touring for number of days, to be in touch with family was a tough task. To co-ordinate, in the previous phone call, we actually had to decide, let's speak tomorrow at this particular time. And we had to make sure that we were available for that phone call. Otherwise co-coordinating was really difficult," he said.
"But then the mobiles were introduced, later the connectivity improved, the correspondence got better. We're travelling and we could be in touch with our friends and family members, which means a lot to me."
The 42-year-old believes the trend of using digital platforms by the nation gives him satisfaction and is amazing. He also shared about the time when computers entered the dressing room and match strategies started being discussed through computers and analysts.
About the use of technology like hotspots and snickometers in determining umpiring decisions, he said that not only have the umpiring standards gone up but also the sense of thrill is triggered among viewers while waiting to know the eventual decision.
However, the Indian team has been critical of the Decision Review System in the past when the technology was introduced to help umpires.