Batting legend Sachin Tendulkar has opened up on the request he made to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) before the last Test series. Tendulkar drew curtains on his illustrious 24-year-old career on November 16, 2013, after completing 200 Test matches.
He had the records for the most number of runs in both Tests and ODIs and for being the only batter to score 100 centuries in international cricket. During a chat with journalist Graham Bensinger, Tendulkar revealed he requested BCCI to give his last Test in Mumbai so that his mother can come to the stadium to watch him play.
“When I was about to play my last match, I told the board… the BCCI, that these two games are going to be my last but my only request and my wish is that I play my last game in Mumbai so that my mother could come to the stadium and watch,” Tendulkar said.
He added:
“So they graciously agreed to host the last game in Mumbai and that’s the only time she has seen me play live in 24 years.”
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Speaking further on the same, Sachin Tendulkar stated that it was an emotional moment for him when her mother was shown on the big screen.
“It was unbelievable. I was batting. They showed her on that mega-screen and she wasn’t aware of it. And the whole stadium is watching her reaction. I was anyway emotional, and in those emotions, you need to stay focused. That was an important over, the last six balls but what I saw on the mega-screen was equally important,” he added.
After the post-match presentation ceremony, Tendulkar took over the mike and talked out people who had helped him reach the pinnacle of cricket for all these years.
