On Wednesday, Sachin Tendulkar expressed his excitement and satisfaction during the inauguration of a statue in his honor at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium.
Sachin Tendulkar felt very honored and humbled following the inauguration of a statue dedicated to him at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium on Wednesday.
Notably, Sachin Tendulkar was greeted on the outfield by a band playing traditional Indian dhol drums in the midst of a frenzy of photographers, television teams, and a heavy police presence. The statue, skillfully made by local sculptor Pramod Kamble, was then unveiled in a spectacular display of pyrotechnics and streamers with the click of a button.
The monument is conspicuously located in a gap adjacent to the Sachin Tendulkar stand, affording a square-on view of the field, with the ‘Little Master’ memorialized in the act of executing one of his most iconic shots, a brilliant straight drive. While many cricket grounds bear the names of historical players, statues of living cricketers are uncommon, and much more so when found inside a cricket facility.
“I am truly humbled when I stand here. I go to this ground – there are thousands of images that come to my head and thoughts, so many incredible memories and it’s truly an honor to walk on this turf which has given me everything in life,But somehow they snuck this small 10-year-old boy into the ground. It was a seat that was not used to being occupied. So I had no choice but to make a hundred,” said Tendulkar
Sachin Tendulkar’s brilliant career came to an end at the Wankhede Stadium in 2013, when he played his 200th and last test match against the West Indies. His career achievements include scoring 15,921 runs and scoring 51 hundreds in Test cricket, both of which are all-time records.
Tendulkar achieved 49 hundreds in 463 One-Day Internationals for the Indian cricket team, scoring a staggering 18,426 runs and setting yet more all-time records. Notably, he is the only batsman in international cricket history to have achieved 100 hundreds.
However, Tendulkar’s career peaked at the Wankhede Stadium in 2011, when he was a member of the World Cup-winning team against Sri Lanka. Tendulkar called this victory “the proudest moment of my life.” It was India’s second World Cup victory, following their 1983 triumph, which served as a crucial source of inspiration for Tendulkar’s great commitment to cricket.
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“It is indeed a special moment for me,” Sachin Tendulkar said following the unveiling.
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