Lance Naik Hanumanthappa is fighter, praying for him: Sachin Tendulkar

Sachin Tendulkar paid his condolences for the other nine soldiers who died in the incident. (Source: PTI)

Retired India cricketer Sachin Tendulkar offered his prayers for Lance Naik Hanumanthappa who was recovered alive from the Siachen glacier on Monday night and has since been fighting for his life in the hospital.

Tendulkar tweeted his support for him and also paid gratitude to the other nine soldiers whose bodies were recovered but none of them was alive.

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Presently, Hanumanthappa is being treated in a hospital in New Delhi and his health remains critical.

Praying for Lance Naik Hanumanthappa. Fighter, braveheart. Salute to the courageous soldiers who lost their lives in #SiachenAvalanche

— sachin tendulkar (@sachin_rt) February 9, 2016