Sachin Tendulkar's diehard fan to complete a decade of worshipping 'God of Cricket'

New Delhi: In the last week of this month, Sudhir Kumar, the most famous and dedicated fan of Sachin Tendulkar will complete 10 years of following the maestro's every match of India on home soil.Sudhir's unclothed chest reads 'Tendulkar 10'. It now reads, 'miss you Tendulkar 10' as he is preparing to bid farewell to his "god" next month. We all have seen him with saffron on the forehead, the Ashok Chakra painted on the nose over a thick coat of white paint, and green on the chin. He has a hairstyle shaped like the Indian map with the tricolours. Sudhir Kumar is the fan we see at almost every cricket match India plays at home, untiringly waving the Indian national flag.Sudhir, 33, was totally shocked when his friend told him about Sachin's retirement.“I was in Rajkot for the Twenty20 game, and I couldn't believe my ears. I thought it was a joke,” he told a newspaper reporter during the 2nd ODI against Australia played at Jaipur on October 16.Sachin's biggest fan played cricket at college level but was never picked for any major tournaments. So, he gave up all that and cycled from Bihar to Mumbai to meet Sachin Tendulkar. And since then he never stopped. He has travelled from Bihar to Bangladesh thrice. He also went to Pakistan. But nowadays he takes the train.Sudhir has watched 40 Tests, 206 ODIs, 18 T20 Internationals and 53 IPL/Champions League T20 matches. During his journey he made friends in almost every city, even in Pakistan and in Bangladesh. He used to stay at their place. Sudhir usually stays with painters who charge him Rs. 200 for a full body paint. But in some cities, like Rajkot and Chandigarh, the painters don't charge him a penny.In Pakistan, he also stayed with ‘Pakistan chacha' Chaudhry Abdul Jalil, a fan of the Pakistan team, who is sponsored by the Pakistan Cricket Board to travel with the team.Now he wishes to be allowed to wave Indian flag when the team gives Sachin a lap of honour after his 200th test and last test match in Mumbai.