Irfan Pathan too did not escape. He recounted a story of how Sachin pranked him:

"I had gone for a meal with a few seniors and obviously wasn't too aware of how exactly sushi tasted - and taking advantage of the situation, Tendulkar explained to me that it was sweet in taste.

"But the sauce was so spicy that the moment it reached my tongue, I almost had hot air blowing out of my ears and was all red. Tendulkar and the others burst into laughter and I realised that it was all a prank."