Sachin Tendulkar Recalls His Last Match at Wankhede: Former Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar narrated an incident from the last international match of his career against West Indies, which was played at the iconic Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Sachin (Sachin Tendulkar at Wankhede Stadium) was speaking at an event organized to commemorate 50 years of Mumbai’s iconic Wankhede Stadium, where he experienced two of the biggest moments of his career, winning the 2011 Cricket World Cup, which was two It was their first title after a wait of more than decades and their 200th and final Test match against the West Indies.
Speaking during the program, Sachin said
Sachin (Sachin Tendulkar Request to BCCI For his Last Match at Wankhede Stadium) recalled how in 2013 he had requested the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to organize the matches in Mumbai so that he could play them for the first time with his mother. Can see what happened. Sachin said, “Before the announcement of my last match series, I contacted BCCI and made a request that I want my last match to be in Mumbai.
my mother never saw me play
One special reason for this is that I have played cricket for so many years. For 24 years out of almost 30 years for India, my mother never saw me play. At that time, during retirement, my mother’s (Sachin Tendulkar Talk About His Mother) health was not so good that she could go anywhere other than Wankhede to watch me play. I wanted them to see why I have been going to different places for 24 years. BCCI very politely accepted that request.” Sachin (Sachin Tendulkar Emotional on His Last Match Memory) recalled that he was struggling with many emotions during his last match, as he realized that it was the last match. This is the time when he is playing for India and he will not do it again, while he was batting, close-ups of his family members, including his mother, were being shown on the big screen.
My mother, wife and my family were shown on the screen
The veteran cricketer said that these close-ups made him really emotional as he was trying to survive while batting. He jokingly said that the people handling the big screen have West Indies passports. He said, “The last match was surreal, it was emotional, I knew it was the last time. I fought emotions as soon as I came out to bat. The West Indies players and the crowd treated me with a lot of respect. Right from the last over At first, my mother, wife and my family were shown in close-ups, making me think that those manning the screen must have West Indies passports, because they played with my emotions in favor of the West Indies, while I tried to escape. Was trying.
When I saw them win the World Cup in 1983…
After the match was over, the last lap and when I was lifted on the shoulders, it was unreal. All this is not part of the plan, but has been written by God. This experience will stay with me till my last breath.” In his final match, Sachin scored 74 runs in his only innings. Sachin also talked about the most memorable moment of his career, which happened at Wankhede, when he defeated Sri Lanka. He won the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup by defeating India. He said, “When I saw the World Cup being won in 1983, I was also inspired to have the trophy in my hands. It was the best moment of my life, nothing could be better than this.”
Such was the condition of the 2011 World Cup final match.
In the title match, Sri Lanka had decided to bat first and scored 274/6 thanks to the unbeaten century of Mahela Jayawardene (113), captain Kumar Sangakkara (48), Tillakaratne Dilshan (48) and Thisara Perera (22*). . Zaheer Khan (2/60) and Yuvraj Singh (2/49) were the best bowlers for India. India had to struggle initially in the run chase, as openers Virender Sehwag and Tendulkar were out early. After this, India won by six wickets thanks to the innings of Gautam Gambhir (97), Virat Kohli (35), MS Dhoni (91*) and Yuvraj Singh (21*). During the tournament, Sachin was India’s second-highest run-scorer and highest-scoring batsman, with 482 runs in nine matches at an average of 53.55, with a strike rate of over 91. He scored two centuries and two half-centuries, in which his best score was 120 runs.
