{"id":8976,"date":"2023-11-09T17:40:04","date_gmt":"2023-11-09T17:40:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/?p=8976"},"modified":"2023-11-10T05:38:58","modified_gmt":"2023-11-10T05:38:58","slug":"altered-image-to-show-maxwell-paying-tribute-to-sachin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/altered-image-to-show-maxwell-paying-tribute-to-sachin\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Maxwell paying tribute to Sachin after his Herculean effort? Find out the facts…"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Glenn Maxwell battled through injury to hit a sensational double century against Afghanistan and guide Australia into the World Cup semi-finals. Batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar was among many who praised and rated Maxwell’s effort<\/a> as the greatest ODI innings ever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meanwhile, many social media posts went viral related to this instance, and below is our investigation into a misleading post circulating on social media involving Maxwell and Sachin Tendulkar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Claiming to be a genuine photo of Australian cricketer Glenn Maxwell paying his respects to former Indian cricket great Sachin Tendulkar after Australia’s match versus Afghanistan on November 7, 2023, the image indicates that Maxwell was touching Tendulkar’s feet for blessings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This image was shared virally, and since Maxwell is married to his long-time girlfriend, Vini Raman, of Indian origins, many believed the incident could have happened, as seen here<\/a> and here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We also discovered the image being forwarded many times among WhatsApp users in Sri Lanka.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This is how we took steps to investigate the accuracy of this photograph.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fact Check :\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

We checked for main media news reports of Maxwell touching Tendulkar’s feet and paying respect, but we couldn’t find any prominent media reports, photos, or videos to support this claim.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A few videos and photographs reveal Tendulkar interacting with the Afghanistan squad before the game that day when the little master gave the players a “pep talk.”\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tendulkar was sporting a striped t-shirt that resembled the one seen in the widely shared image.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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