Sachin Tendulkar will be honoured with 100 gold coins, if he gets a 100th century at the Wankhede stadium in Mumbai.“MCA President Vilasrao Deshmukh has decided that the association should give Tendulkar a 100 gold coins if he completed the 100th international century at his home ground,” Nitin Dalal, Joint Secretary of MCA Mumbai Cricket Association, said on Saturday.
For the currency-inclined, the net worth of 100 gold coins is estimated to be around Rs 28 lakh.
The Cricket Association of Bengal had promised to give the champion batsman 100 gold coins if he achieved the unprecedented feat in the second Test at the Eden Gardens, which concluded on November 17, Dalal pointed out.
However, Tendulkar could not reach the coveted landmark in Kolkata and has the chance to achieve it in his home town here in Mumbai.
His last international hundred was made during the World Cup held between February and April this year, against South Africa at Nagpur on March 12.
The third and final Test match between India and West Indies will be commencing on November 22 at the Wankhede stadium. India has an unbeatable 2-0 lead against West Indies.
Batting genius Sachin Tendulkar has already promised to donate the bat with which he scores his 100th international century to the proposed cricket museum at the Eden Gardens, a Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) official claimed on Thursday.
“Sachin has told us that he would donate the bat with which he scores his 100th international hundred to the cricket museum,” CAB joint secretary Biswarup Dey told media persons here.
Tendulkar, who missed out on the milestone by 26, runs in the second innings of the opening Test in Delhi said “I am not thinking about that. I feel it (100 hundreds) is just a number. I am thinking about playing good cricket. I am enjoying my game.”