TEN YEARS after he retired from cricket, a life-size statue of Sachin Tendulkar will probably be put in inside the enduring Wankhede stadium in Mumbai the place he performed his remaining recreation for India.
Cricket officers are hoping the statue will probably be unveiled on April 23, Tendulkar’s fiftieth birthday, or throughout the 50-over World Cup later this 12 months.
“It will be the first statue in Wankhede Stadium, we will decide where it will be placed,” Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) president Amol Kale advised The Indian Express.
“He (Tendulkar) is a Bharat Ratna and everyone knows what he has done for cricket. As he turns 50, it will be a small token of appreciation from the MCA. I spoke to him three weeks ago and his consent was received,” Kale stated.
Tendulkar has a stand named after him on the Wankhede. A season in the past, the MCA determined to honour the previous India captain Sunil Gavaskar with a company field and batting ace Dilip Vengsarkar with a stand.
There should not many life-size statues of cricketers inside stadiums within the nation. There are three separate such statues of the previous big-hitting India nice C Ok Nayudu on the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, VDCA Stadium in Andhra and and Holkar Stadium in Indore.
At the identical time, there are wax statues of a number of gamers with stands named after them of their respective state associations. Many former cricket greats have additionally discovered a spot at Madame Tussauds in London.
One of probably the most well-known statues of cricketers is that of the late Shane Warne on the Melbourne Cricket Ground. “It’s a great honour, it’s a bit weird seeing yourself up there but I’m very proud,” Warne had stated at its unveiling in 2011. “It’s 300 kilos, that statue! it’s pretty life-like for when I played!”
Tendulkar performed 200 Test matches, 463 ODIs and one T20 for India. He holds the report for many a whole lot (100) and runs (34,357) in worldwide cricket.
