Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde unveiled a powerful and radiant bronze statue within the presence of Sachin and his whole household.
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The occasion was additionally graced by the presence of Sports activities Minister Sanjay Bansode, Nationalist Congress Social gathering President Sharad Pawar, BCCI Vice-President Rajeev Shukla, BCCI Secretary Jai Shah, Mumbai Cricket Affiliation (MCA) President Amol Kale, Secretary Ajinkya Naik, and numerous different BCCI and MCA officers.
The statue, capturing the enduring batsman within the act of taking part in a stroke, is positioned adjoining to the Sachin Tendulkar stand. It serves as a tribute to his 50 years of life, commemorating his fiftieth birthday celebrated in April of this yr.
The statue has been made by Pramod Kamble, a painter-sculptor from Ahmednagar within the state.
The chosen pose, after scouring 1000’s of motion pictures of Tendulkar, lastly zeroed right down to the memorable sixer shot in a lofted drive pose, along with his left leg prolonged, physique barely bent, head excessive and the bat pointing on the sky, and had the non-public approval of the cricketing large.
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Tendulkar’s statue, at his homeground Wankhede Stadium, was put in almost 10 years after he performed his final sport for India, in opposition to the West Indies in a two-match Take a look at sequence in November 2013.
Conferred the Bharat Ratna in 2014, Tendulkar is a veteran of 15,921 runs in 200 Exams, apart from amassing 18,426 runs in ODIs.
