Watch: On International Left Handers Day, Sachin Tendulkar adopts a lefty stance

International Left-Handers Day was wished for by Sachin Tendulkar to all of his cricketing teammates. To celebrate, the right-handed batter shared a video of himself using his left hand to bowl and bat on social media. The purpose of August 13th, World Left Handers Day, is to honour those who are proficient with their left hand in a world dominated by right-handers.

“I’m sending this to my friends that are left-handed. Sachin Tendulkar wrote as the photo’s caption, “Happy #InternationalLeftHandersDay! “

The Master Blaster uses both hands for various tasks, which may give the impression that he is ambidextrous. The legendary Indian uses his left hand for writing and eating, while his right hand is used for cricket skill. The Bharat Ratna recipient has disclosed that he was a left-hander at bat when he was younger and had to switch to a right-hander in order to bat because he was using a kit designed for his older, right-handed sibling.

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There are a lot of southpaws in the pantheon of cricket.

In terms of left-handers, the statistics indicate that only 7–10% of people on the planet identify as left-handers. However, the percentage of lefties in cricket players has only increased over time, with about 20% of players currently being lefties. Cricketers who were once considered left-handers, such as Yuvraj Singh, Brian Lara, Mathew Hayden, Adam Gilchrist, and Chris Gayle, have unintentionally made many left-handers.

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People may be suppressing their feelings for the dominant left hand because it is a societal norm to view using the left hand for activities like eating and money exchange as immoral. People have come to recognise the value of southpaws over time, although in more isolated places, they are still frowned upon.