The Mumbai Cricket Association or MCA will unveil
cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar’s statue at his home ground Wankhede Stadium on
Wednesday.
For Tendulkar, who holds multiple records, the famous
Wankhede Stadium was always special.
The life-size statue of Tendulkar, a 200-Test veteran,
would be unveiled on the eve of the Bharat-Sri Lanka ICC World Cup 2023
encounter. Tendulkar, who has a stunning 15,921 Test runs and a whopping 18,426
ODI runs, will be present for the unveiling ceremony.
Final touches are being given to the statue of
Tendulkar at Wankhede Stadium. The statue has been installed by MCA near Sachin
Tendulkar Stand at the stadium.
The statue is dedicated to the 50 years of his life as
the legend celebrated his 50th birthday in April this year. In the unveiling
function of the statue on November 1, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde
and his Deputy Devendra Fadnavis will be present.
Tendulkar, for the record, bid a farewell to the game
at Wankhede Stadium, which has a stand dedicated after him. After a successful
career spanning two decades, the right-handed hitter played his 200th and final
Test at the Wankhede in November 2013.
Talking about Bharat’s performance in the ongoing ICC
tournament, the hosts are on a roll, having won six consecutive games to kick
off their bid for their first Cricket World Cup trophy since the event was last
contested on home soil in 2011.
The ‘Men in Blue’ have been particularly impressive
when bowling first, whether setting a difficult or moderate target for their
star-studded batting lineup to chase.
Chasemaster Virat Kohli and captain Rohit Sharma then
led Bharat to five second-inning victories, including one against New Zealand
that was won with four wickets and two overs to spare.
Meanwhile, the 1996 champions Sri Lanka’s defeat to
Afghanistan leaves the Lankans with little room for error, and they will almost
certainly need to win all three of their remaining games, including the tough
match against tournament hosts Bharat next up, to have any hope of reaching the
last four.
ANI
