New Delhi, Oct 11: Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium is set to host the farewell Test for Sachin Tendulkar after the legendary batsman expressed a wish to play his landmark 200th match against the West Indies next month in front of his home crowd.
“Tendulkar has requested the BCCI to hold his farewell Test at Wankhede Stadium,” Mumbai Cricket Association president Ravi Sawant said.
“He has expressed his wish that the second and final Test of the series be held in Mumbai,” Sawant added.
A top BCCI official said that Mumbai is almost certain to host the historic match though it will be made official only after the BCCI’s tours and fixtures committee meets.
The BCCI’s tours and fixtures committee, headed by Rajiv Shukla, will meet on Tuesday to finalise the venues of the series.
The BCCI is also planning a grand farewell for Tendulkar, it has been learnt.
Kolkata’s Eden Gardens and Wankhede were the frontrunners to host Tendulkar’s farewell Test but the champion batsman’s letter to the board has swung it in favour of Mumbai, the city which gave the sport the greatest cricketer of the modern era.(PTI)
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