Sachin Tendulkar with his portrait The legendary Indian cricket Sachin Tendulkar wrote a sincere remark after his portrait was unveiled at the MCC Museum in Lord’s before the start of the third test between India and England on Thursday.India vs England, 3. Test Live ScorePortrait, painted by Stuart Pearson Wright from a photograph taken by an artist in his house 18 years ago, will remain in the MCC Museum until the end of this year before being moved to the pavilion.
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“I first visited Lord as a teenager in 1988 and returned with Star Cricket Club in 1989,” Tendulkar wrote on X.“I remember standing near the pavilion, soaked in history and dreamed quietly.“Today, having my portrait revealed in this place is a feeling that is difficult to express in words.“Life really came a full circle. I am grateful and full of amazing memories.”Pearson Wright had previously painted portraits of Kapil Dev, Bishan Singh Bedi and Dilip Vengsarkar.Tendulkar was quoted as he said, “It’s a huge honor. In 1983, when India won the World Cup, it was my first introduction to the master.”“I saw our captain, chapel dev, raise the trophy. That moment caused my cricket path. Today, with my portrait that rises inside the pavilion, it looks as if it came a full circle. When I think about my career, it brings me a smile.“Unlike previous images that were full lengths, Tendulkar’s portrait of his head and shoulders is greater than life,” he added.The portrait program runs in its current form for three decades, but MCC collects art and artifacts from the Victorian era and opens a specialized museum in the 1950s – creating the oldest sports museum in Europe.The Long Room Gallery is the oldest and most famous gallery in sport. The club currently contains around 3,000 pictures, of which almost 300 are portraits.
