Earlier this 12 months, plans have been revealed to put in the statue of Tendulkar, who celebrated his fiftieth birthday in April. The statue, depicting the enduring batter in movement whereas taking part in a stroke, has been positioned adjoining to the Sachin Tendulkar stand throughout the stadium.Last touches have been being added to the statue in preparation for the inauguration, scheduled for Tuesday.
The disclosing ceremony is anticipated to be attended by numerous dignitaries, together with Maharashtra’s chief minister Eknath Shinde, deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, Sachin Tendulkar himself, BCCI secretary Jay Shah, treasurer Ashish Shelar, together with officers from the Mumbai Cricket Affiliation (MCA) corresponding to president Amol Kale, secretary Ajinkya Naik, and different members of the apex council.
Pramod Kamble, a painter-sculptor from Ahmednagar within the state, is credited with creating the statue that may stand as a tribute to Tendulkar’s legacy. Notably, this set up on the Wankhede Stadium comes nearly a decade after Tendulkar’s ultimate sport for India, which happened towards the West Indies in a two-match Take a look at collection again in November 2013.
(With PTI inputs)
