Sachin Tendulkar's mother Rajni during her son's farewell Test at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai in November 2013

Indian spin great, Anil Kumble's mother always wanted her son to bag a hat-trick. He gave her a better gift with his 10 wickets in an innings against Pakistan in the 1999 Delhi Test. When he achieved that, Kumble said he hoped his mother would pray for a Test hundred from him. Looks like she did, and her prayers were answered in the English summer of 2007 when Kumble carved a century against England at the Oval in London.