India great Sachin Tendulkar admitted to hospital with coronavirus

• 47-year-old had been quarantining with mild symptoms
• Tendulkar says he hopes to be discharged in a few days'
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Sachin Tendulkar has been admitted to hospital with coronavirus. The 47-year-old, India's leading run scorer in Test cricket, revealed last weekend he had tested positive for Covid-19 and was quarantining at home with only mild symptoms.

However, in a post on his official Twitter account on Friday, he confirmed that he had been admitted as a precaution but hoped to be discharged in a few days".