Sachin Tendulkar gets BIZARRE send off after Lord's 2002 Test dismissal; watch video

ongoing coronavirus pandemic has prompted International Cricket Council (ICC) to postpone all cricketing activities worldwide. Even much-anticipated Indian Premier League (IPL 2020) season was recently postponed by Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) as entire nation continues to remain under lockdown. As cricketers and Indian citizens continue to stay indoors, here is a look one of shocking moments from early 2000s which involved legendary Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar.

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July 29, 2002: When Sachin Tendulkar was 'escorted' by a spectator

Under leadership of Sourav Ganguly, Indian team toured England from June-September 2002 for four Tests and a tri-series involving Sri Lanka as third team. first Test, played at iconic Lord’s Cricket Ground, saw India chasing a stiff fourth-innings target of 568 on Day 4 and Day 5. Much focus was directed towards batting legend Sachin Tendulkar to display his magic and rescue India with a draw or an unlikely Test win. However, all hopes ended when Tendulkar got his stumps rattled by Matw Hoggard to leave India tottering at 140-3. India eventually lost Test by 170 runs.

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After Sachin Tendulkar’s dismissal, a bizarre situation unfolded when he was walking back to pavilion. A spectator was seen on ground escorting batsman on his way back. Many people wondered who spectator was and he was t reprimanded by security personnel of Lord’s.

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Sachin Tendulkar records and Sachin Tendulkar stats

Many Sachin Tendulkar records are a testament as to why batsman is considered to be a global cricketing icon. Apart from being leading run-aggregator across all formats with 34,357 runs, ‘Master Blaster’ also leads charts of most centuries in international cricket. While Tendulkar has scaled three-figure mark 100 times, next best on list are Ricky Ponting and Virat Kohli with 71 and 70 centuries respectively.

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Sachin Tendulkar donation

recent Sachin Tendulkar donation act includes ₹25 lakh to Prime Minister's Relief Fund and ₹25 lakh to Chief Minister's Relief Fund of Maharashtra. donation was made in wake of ongoing nationwide fight against coronavirus. Apart from Tendulkar, former and active cricketers like Sourav Ganguly, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Gautam Gambhir have also pledged to cause.

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