Updated On: 02 November, 2023 05:49 PM IST | Mumbai | Subodh Mayure
Batting icon recalls how he watched his first Test at Wankhede Stadium, where his statue was unveiled on Wednesday

Sachin Tendulkar and his family at the Wankhede Stadium on Wednesday. Pic/Satej Shinde
India batting great Sachin Tendulkar played his 200th and last Test against West Indies at the Wankhede Stadium in November 2013. However, even after a decade, he could hear that familiar sound of “Sachin…Sachin.” This time it was from the Vijay Merchant Pavilion as he entered the iconic ground on Wednesday evening for the unveiling of his statue.
Though Tendulkar started his first-class career with an unbeaten 100 against Gujarat at his home ground in December 1988, his association with the Wankhede Stadium started a few years before that.