After the match with Deccan chargers ,Sachin flew in a chartered flight along with wife Anjali for a last glimpse of the satya sai baba and payed his respectful homage to baba,
He sat for half an hour close to the glass coffin in which the body is kept at Kulwant hall here ,Sachin broke down and wept like a child on Monday,though his friend Chamundi and wife Anjali consoled him he was unstoppable .
Sachin cancelled his 38th birthday celebrations on Sunday and confined himself to the hotel room all morning.A `Do Not Disturb` sign was hung on his hotel room door since the news of Baba`s demise came and he did not even meet his teammates before the match.
Sachin frequently visited Prashanti Nilayam in the Baba's lifetime to seek blessings of the spiritual guru. It is learnt that Sachin used to seek Sai Baba's blessings whenever his batting form dipped. Sources revale "Sai Baba had a special liking for Sachin and always told him that he would be the world's greatest cricketer",Satya Sai Baba was Sachins spiritual guru for more than 14 yeas now.