Tendulkar autobiography blood type

It seemed bizzare at first but former players are now lauding Sachin Tendulkar for allowing his blood to be used on the signature page of an autobiography since it's all for charity.

The London-based publishers of the autobiography 'Tendulkar Opus' will come out with a "blood edition" of the book, which will have never-seen-before pictures of the iconic batsman's family, in February next year to coincide with the World Cup in the sub-continent.

The 852-page book edged in gold leaf, will be sold at a whopping USD 75,000.

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Only 10 copies of the book, which will weigh 37kg and measure half a metre square, will come out.

The thought of Tendulkar's blood on a book's page was weird to start with but as it trickled out that the proceeds will go to a charity, there was only praise for the batsman.

"There is a good cause behind it. The money earned through it will be used for charity.

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