Chris Tremlett’s incredible body transformation impresses India great Sachin Tendulkar who posts hilarious response to bodybuilder picture on Twitter

Chris Tremlett and Sachin Tendulkar enjoyed a light hearted exchange on Twitter with the India legend joking about the former England bowler’s incredible transformation.

The former fast bowler left cricket five years ago and while some retired sportsmen can let themselves go, Tremlett is not one of them.

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The 39-year-old took up weight training after injuries forced him to retire and he looks almost unrecognisable.

He piled on around 25kgs of muscle to fill out his huge 6ft 8in frame.

Tremlett posted a picture on Twitter and Instagram on Wednesday with Tendulkar and wrote: “If I can look as good as this guy at his age I’ll be a very happy man.”

Tendulkar, who has more than 35million followers on Twitter, replied: “How many OMELETTES would I need to eat to look like TREMLETT?”

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Tremlett retired from cricket in 2015 due to injury after suffering numerous back and knee injuries.

He played 12 Tests for England taking 50 wickets at 26.75 and also played 15 ODIs.

The fast bowler played for Surrey and Hampshire during his club career taking 428 first-class wickets.

His transformation after his career has been incredible and he revealed why he got into weight lifting.

“I’m four stone bigger now than I was then,” Tremlett told the . “When I was playing cricket I was 105 kilos but I’m probably between 125-130 now. 

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“It is a bit of a Bryson Dechambeau physique change. Some people retire and then let themselves go but this is something I enjoy. It’s my hobby.

“I like lifting weights and seeing how heavy I can go. I am limited because I did have so many injuries playing cricket and I have to be careful.

“I am a big bloke but I have a fragile body and the main problem is my back. That’s why I retired in the end. My body was saying no to cricket much of the time.”

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