Tendulkar meets baseball legend
Sachin Tendulkar was in New York, where he met Yankees legend Derek Jeter
It may have only been included as a footnote in a wire service report of the New York Yankees late season encounter with the Kansas City Royals, but a meeting between a pair of baseball and cricket titans occurred on the field before Friday night's game at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx.
Derek Jeter, the Yankees all-time leader in hits and games played, met with Sachin Tendulkar during batting practice ahead of the game. The Yankees posted a photo on social media of Friday's encounter in which they described Tendulkar as "the god of cricket". The pre-game meet up also included another industry leader, PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi.
There's been no word on whether or not Tendulkar was able to convince Jeter to come out to India for a chance to watch the IPL in person.
Peter Della Penna is ESPNcricinfo's USA correspondent. @PeterDellaPenna
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