Blue moon in the skies today as Rajya Sabha MP Sachin Tendulkar makes an appearance in Parliament. Dressed in a blue shirt, Sachin listens to Arun Jaitley hold forth on the Constitution.

Tendulkar, who was nominated to the Rajya Sabha in April 2012, rarely comes to Parliament for which he has been often criticised. In the last Winter session, he had attended the House only for three days out of 22 sittings. In Monsoon session in 2014, members cutting across party lines had termed his long absence as "disrespect to House and nation' and there were demands for seeking an explanation from him particularly when he was in Delhi to attend a programme near Parliament but did not come to the Rajya Sabha.


Sachin was in Los Angeles last week playing for the inaugural Cricket All-Stars Series. Tendulkar and Shane Warne headlined a stellar lineup of renowned cricket players from around the world.

The historic tour marks the first time these super stars have played in the US. Tendulkar and Shane Warne will each captain a hand-picked team featuring some the best cricketers to ever play the game including Wasim Akram (Pakistan), Brian Lara (West Indies), Muttiah Muralitharan (Sri Lanka), Jonty Rhodes (South Africa) and Michael Vaughn (England), among others.