Tendulkar misses a bus, Twitter is all abuzz

Sachin Tendulkar was quite the recluse during his playing days. Since retiring in 2013, however, he's been a little less stingy in disclosing day-to-day activities. Like being late for a bus.

Tendulkar was at the Wimbledon semi-final between Roger Federer and Andy Murray on Friday. Twenty-four hours later, he found himself stranded in Oxfordshire, a rural town approximately 55 miles away from London. Out came a tweet saying, with a photo of himself as well: "Missed the last bus, can anyone give me a lift??"

And down came the deluge. One said he'd steal a vehicle if necessary. Others tossed their phone numbers out in public. The inevitable, and slightly unimaginative, "giving a lift to you is like giving a lift to God" reared up, a lot. Even Harbhajan Singh, currently with the Indian team in Zimbabwe, piped up with "Coming to pick you master stay there will be there in 15 mins." Who knew it took only so long to get to Oxfordshire from Harare.

Tendulkar made the most of his little excursion, spending a little time at a civil parish and took to Twitter again to say "Enjoyed Oxfordshire."

Virat Kohli had also been in attendance for that Wimbledon semi-final, watching the game sitting next to Tendulkar. You'd think the king and his heir apparent would have made better travel plans.

In Great Haseley Oxfordshire. Missed the last bus, can anyone give me a lift?? https://t.co/sJTHL1rN5Z

— sachin tendulkar (@sachin_rt) July 11, 2015