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Sachin Tendulkar felicitated for completing twenty years in cricket | A local cricket club in Kolkata has felicitated master cricketer Sachin Tendulkar for completing twenty
years in cricket. Kolkata's Aryan Club felicitated Tendulkar in the presence of
former captain Sourav Ganguly, and veteran actor Mithun Chakraborty. Tendulkar,
while addressing the gathering, recalled his matches at Kolkata city's famous
Eden Gardens stadium, and said that playing with one lakh boisterous supporters
cheering for the home team has always been a great experience. "My cricket started
here in 1990, the first match I played here at Eden gardens. It is, by far, the
most spectacular ground, all across the world. It is a special place to play cricket.
And whenever we played cricket here, it was a special moment for us. We all were
looking forward to playing in Kolkata, in Eden Gardens, in front of 95-hundred
thousand people; it was a treat" he said. Ganguly also applauded Tendulkar's contribution
to Indian cricket. "I think he must be extremely happy to be where he is today,
a part of the team which is the number one team in the world. And he has had probably
made the biggest contribution. And from all of us here, we pray and we wish that
you (Tendulkar) keep continuing this," Ganguly said. Several other eminent personalities
form various fields also marked their presence at the glittering ceremony. Tendulkar
recently scored an unbeaten 96 to set up India's seven-wicket win over Sri Lanka
in the third one-day international on Monday. Tendulkar, who played opener, shared
in three half-century partnerships to help India chase their target of 240 in
the day-night match in the eastern Indian city of Cuttack. He has since become
the highest test scorer, with 12,777 runs as well as scoring the most test centuries
(42). He recently joined a list of 15 players whose international careers have
spanned more than 20 years. |
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