The Mumbai Cricket Association is paying a grand homage to the famous Sachin Tendulkar, revealing a life-sized statue in his honour at the Mumbai Maestro’s previous home ground– Wankhede Stadium– as an unique present to the Indian batter on his 50th birthday which was previously this year in April. The statue is set to be revealed on Wednesday, ahead of Team India’s seventh match of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 match at the exact same location versus Sri Lanka on Thursday.
The masterfully crafted statue, which represents Tendulkar in the middle of a cricketing stroke, is tactically positioned next to the Sachin Tendulkar stand. Maharashtra’s Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, the master Tendulkar himself, BCCI’s Jay Shah and Ashish Shelar, together with leading brass from the Mumbai Cricket Association consisting of President Amol Kale and Secretary Ajinkya Naik, are all set to grace the inauguration occasion.
#WATCH|Maharashtra|Last touches being provided to the statue of Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar at Wankhede Stadium. The statue has actually been set up by MCA (Maharashtra Cricket Association) near Sachin Tendulkar Stand at the arena. The statue is committed to the 50 years of his _ pic.twitter.com/w1BmTJNsuJ– ANI (@ANI) October 31, 2023
Crafted by prominent painter-sculptor Pramod Kamble of Ahmednagar, the statue honors Tendulkar’s last global look at his cherished Wankhede Stadium, which protested the West Indies in a Test series in November 2013, nearly a years earlier.
Tendulkar played in 11 ODIs at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai and scored 455 perform at approximately 41.36 with 1 century to his name. In general, Tendulkar scored 18,426 runs from 463 matches at approximately 44.83 with 49 centuries in this format.
He likewise played in 11 Tests at the exact same location, scoring 921 perform at approximately 48.47 with one century and 8 fifties and top-score of 148. In general, Tendulkar ended his Test profession with 15,921 runs from 200 Tests at approximately 53.79 with 51 centuries.
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Sachin Tendulkar’s last World Cup video game in Wankhede
Sachin Tendulkar’s last World Cup video game at the Wankhede Stadium was the 2011 ODI World Cup last versus Sri Lanka. Tendulkar was dismissed for 18 off 14 balls by Lasith Malinga, falling captured behind. India beat Sri Lanka by 6 wickets with skipper MS Dhoni smashing a renowned 6 as Team India ended up being ODI World champs for the 2nd time in their history.
India’s ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 match versus Sri Lanka will be repeat of that remarkable 2011 World Cup last at the Wankhede Stadium. Before that the huge life-size statue of Tendulkar will be revealed at the Wankhede.
Sachin Tendulkar statue to show his shot off Shane Warne
The structure of the Sachin Tendulkar statue portrays his popular lofted shot off Shane Warne at the Wankhede Stadium and will be placed beside the stand called after the ‘Master Blaster’ himself. The statue will be 22 feet high structure.
Pramod Kamble, the designer of the statue, stated he fulfilled Tendulkar to talk about whether he desired a standing posture or an action one, and he desired the latter.
The Sachin Tendulkar statue at the Wankhede Stadium. pic.twitter.com/h0lltjSeXn– Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) November 1, 2023
Sibling Ajit Tendulkar’s function in Sachin Tendulkar Statue
Sachin Tendulkar’s older bro Ajit Tendulkar played a significant function in the advancement of the statue, carver Kamble to Rev Sports site.
“We had actually gone over a couple of shots and events at length, however zeroed in on this. I bought unique clay from Japan for the design which was to be authorized for the primary statue. It took me 8 months, several conferences with Ajit sir and after that with the MCA authorities for the last design to be authorized. Ajit sir was very handy in describing to me the significance of balance in boot shape and positioning, and the bat. How the gloves need to be and small information. Without him, this would not have actually been possible,” Kamble informed Rev Sports webite.
Wankhede Set For India Game
The Wankhede Cricket Stadium is set to host the India vs Sri Lanka video game on Thursday (November 2). Rohit Sharma and co will want to continue their winning run in the World Cup versus Kusal Mendis’ Sri Lanka. Legend of the video game, Sachin Tendulkar can likewise go to the video game after his statue got revealed at the renowned cricket ground.
#SachinTendulkar statue unveiling event in Wankhede arena Mumbai in couple of minutes time. pic.twitter.com/PcJY4Z3dnA– Vimal (@Vimalwa) November 1, 2023
Statue Unveiling About To Start
The Sachin Tendulkar statue unveiling will begin in a couple of minutes and the arena is set with fans all set to take the very first authorities glance at the legend’s statue. Sachin Tendulkar has actually offered a lot to Indian cricket and the Mumbai association are all set to make another gesture for his contribution to Indian cricket.
Sachin Tendulkar Statue Unveiled
The statue of Sachin Tendulkar has actually been revealed at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. A great deal of fans were collected for the historical minute and the video of the event is above.