Decision to carry Sachin pre-decided: Bhajji

It can now be revealed that what may have appeared to be a spontaneous gesture -- Sachin Tendulkar being carried aloft by his teammates -- after India's World Cup win was not so.

The decision to carry Tendulkar for a victory round was taken much earlier but was not known to the batting maestro, Harbhajan Singh disclosed today.

"We had decided to chair him around the stadium if India won the World Cup," said the off-spinner who is personally close to Tendulkar.