Sachin Tendulkar’s life-size statue to be unveiled at Wankhede Stadium on November 1

The Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) will inaugurate a life-size statue of Sachin Tendulkar within the Wankhede Stadium premises on November 1.

In an interplay on Thursday, the MCA president Amol Kale mentioned that the statue, which might be positioned close to the Sachin Tendulkar stand, might be inaugurated on the eve of India’s World Cup fixture in opposition to Sri Lanka on November 2.

While the icon is anticipated to be current for the event, a number of different dignitaries and members of the Indian crew are additionally prone to grace the occasion. “We are finalising the schedule and the timing,” Kale mentioned.

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In February, the MCA president had introduced that the affiliation was planning to erect a life-size statue of Tendulkar as a tribute to the legend, who turned 50 in April.

Tendulkar, who retired from worldwide cricket in 2013, already has a stand named after him at his residence floor Wankhede. Last 12 months, the MCA had honoured former India captain Sunil Gavaskar with a company field and Dilip Vengsarkar with a stand.