Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar grabbed the headlines after his name popped up in the controversial Pandora papers. As per the information revealed in the Pandora papers, the Master Blaster is the beneficiary owner of an offshore entity in British Virgin Islands which was liquidated in 2016.
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The recently released report claims to uncover hidden wealth and tax avoidance by some of the richest persons in the world. Along with Tendulkar whose net worth amounts to ₹1110 crore, his wife Anjali Tendulkar and her father, Anand Mehta's name also appeared in the Pandora papers.
However his lawyer defended him and his family and clarified that the former cricketer's investment is legitimate and has been declared to tax authorities,