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Tendulkar says 'life has come full circle' with Lord's portrait
Sachin Tendulkar’s portrait was unveiled at Lord’s, a moment he described as emotional and symbolic of his cricketing journey.
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AFP - Thu, 10, Jul 2025
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Tendulkar's portrait at Lord's. / X/ sachin_rt
Sachin Tendulkar said "life has truly come full circle" after a portrait of the India cricket great was unveiled at Lord's on July 10.
Tendulkar is one of the greatest batsmen cricket has known, scoring 34,357 runs in Test matches, one-day internationals and one T20 for India in an international career that spanned 24 years from 1989 to 2013.
That total is over 6,000 more runs than the next highest of 28,016 compiled by Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara.
"I remember standing near the pavilion, soaking in the history and dreaming quietly," Tendulkar said of his first visit to Lord's in 1988 as a teenager in a post on X.
"Today, to have my portrait unveiled at this very place is a feeling that's hard to put into words. Life has truly come full circle. I’m grateful, and filled with wonderful memories."
I first visited Lord’s as a teenager in 1988, and returned in 1989 with the Star Cricket Club team.
— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) July 10, 2025
I remember standing near the pavilion, soaking in the history and dreaming quietly.
Today, to have my portrait unveiled at this very place is a feeling that’s hard to put into… pic.twitter.com/ZC987eH8oZ
The portrait, by Stuart Pearson Wright, is painted from a photograph taken by the artist in Tendulkar's home in Mumbai 18 years ago and was unveiled before the first day of the third Test between England and India.
It is the fifth portrait of an Indian player in the collections of Marylebone Cricket Club, the owners of Lord's.
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