Sachin Tendulkar's 200th Test, Highlights: Sachin 38 not out, Wankhede on its feet as he walks back

India are trailing the West Indies by 25 runs after Day 1 of the second Test at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai as man-in-focus Sachin Tendulkar, who plays his 200th and final game, is unbeaten on 38. Catch all the highlights from first day's play (Match Scorecard | Text Commentary | Match Report)

 

Join us tomorrow (Friday) for what will be an exciting Day 2 at the Wankhede with Sachin Tendulkar going well at the crease.

 

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17:07 (IST) Sachin tripped on the stairs on his way up to the dressing room at the Wankhede Stadium.

16:59 (IST) Pragyan Ojha dedicates his 6th five-wicket haul to Sachin Tendulkar. After the day's play he said: "It was a good track to bowl on. It had good bounce, the ball was turning sharply as well. We bowled in the right areas. When batsmen bat in partnerships the job is easy. That is the same case with bowlers. Ashwin and I have formed a good partnership. It has been a honour to play with Sachin paaji. I would like to dedicate my five-wicket haul to Sachin paaji. We were all motivated from yesterday and we want to enjoy this occasion."

16:56 (IST) It's stumps on Day 1 at Wankhede and India end at 157/2, trail by 25 runs. Sachin Tendulkar unbeaten on 38, Cheteshwar Pujara 34* have shared an unfinished 80-run stand.

16:52 (IST) A huge poster at the Wankhede says - "Keep Calm, God is playing"

16:49 (IST) Signs of aggression by the bowler! Tino Best bowls a bouncer to Sachin, who simply ducks under it, a gentle stare from the bowler and the Wankhede crowd erupts again. India 156/2 after 33 runs. Darren Sammy to bowl the last over of the day.

16:45 (IST) Despite Sachin batting in the middle, there are still a few vacant seats in the Wankhede.

16:43 (IST) Out comes the straight drive from the blade of Sachin (38*) and it's a four past mid-on off Darren Sammy. Sixth four  India 155/2, trail by 27 runs.

16:37 (IST) Meanwhile, Cheteshwar Pujara has helped himself to a fourth boundary, easing it past gully off Tino Best.

16:32 (IST) Another four, fifth from the Little Master. He rocks back and punches Samuels through cover point. India 140/2 after 29 overs, trail by 42 runs.

16:28 (IST) Check out Sachin's bat grip as he walks out to bat

 

Sachin made his debut for India before I was born. Then played in my test debut #ThankYouSachin

- Joe Root (@joeroot05) November 14, 2013

16:24 (IST) Fourth four for the Master Blaster, flicks Marlon Samuels past fine-leg and the fielder at long-leg is a mere spectator. India 134/2 (27 overs)

16:20 (IST) Fifty partnership is up between Tendulkar and Pujara for the third wicket.

16:13 (IST) FACTOID: Current India bowlers Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Mohd Shami were not even born when Sachin Tendulkar made his Test debut.

16:08 (IST) SACHIN FACTOID: Sachin Tendulkar became the youngest to play 150 Tests at 35 years, 3 months and 16 days. Interestingly, the oldest player to appear in 150 Tests is fielding at the moment - Shivnarine Chanderpaul (39 years, 2 months, 30 days).

16:04 (IST) First ball by Marlon Samuels and Sachin nonchalantly hits it towards deep mid-on for a single. India 113/2 after 20.4 overs.

16:01 (IST) Wankhede scoreboard reads - "Class is permanent".

15:58 (IST) Third four for Sachin (16*), leans into a drive off Shannon Gabriel past covers for four. India 104/2 (19 overs).

15:55 (IST) Sachin (12*) hits his second four, a beautiful cover drive off Shillingford through extra cover. India 99/2 after 18 overs.

15:52 (IST) Sachin hits his 1st four, cuts past point for four off Shillingford. Sachin has 2048 fours in Tests, most by any player in the longest format of the game.

15:49 (IST) The grip on Sachin's bat is the Indian tri-colour.

15:43 (IST) Sachin gets off the mark with a sweep off Shillingford to deep backward square-leg.

15:38 (IST) An enticing duel in the offering now as Sachin Tendulkar faces Shane Shillingford. Shillingford has expressed his desire to get rid of the Master Blaster. Interestingly, Sachin has been LBW to off-spinners in his last three innings.

15:33 (IST) WICKET! Murali Vijay falls to Shillingford for 43 and SACHIN TENDULKAR WALKS OUT TO BAT. India 77/2 after 14 overs. The biggest roar so far to a fall of Indian wicket. West Indies give a guard of honour to the Master Blaster as he comes out to the middle. Sakshi Dhoni, Nita Ambani rise in applause as Wankhede gives a standing ovation.

15:27 (IST) WICKET! Shikhar Dhawan c Shivnarine Chanderpaul b Shane Shillingford 33 (28b, 7x4s). Dhawan sweeps across the line and gets a top edge, Chanderpaul runs around from long-leg and completes a catch. WI 77/1 (13.2 overs). Cheteshwar Pujara walks into bat.

15:16 (IST) Shikhar Dhawan tears in Tino Best and hits three fours in the 11th over. India 64/0, trail by 118 runs.

15:09 (IST) Murali Vijay sweeps and sweeps it hard, through square leg and mid-wicket for 4 off Shillingford. India 52/0 after 10 overs, trail West Indies by 130 runs.

14:58 (IST) Latest news: BCCI releases its list of contracted players for 2013-14 season and there is no Gambhir, Sehwag and Zaheer.

14:54 (IST) Murali Vijay hits Shannon Gabriel for back-to-back fours. India 37/0 (6 overs).

14:48 (IST) Dhawan hammers Darren Sammy for two fours in the fifth over, ton delight of the Wankhede crowd. India 28/0

14:40 (IST) Shikhar Dhawan shows his class, drives Darren Sammy straight down the ground past mid-off for four. India 17/0 (3 overs)

14:33 (IST) Shannon Gabriel will share the new ball with Sammy. Murali Vijay, though has played him well, with couple of fours past the covers. India 9/0 (3 overs), trail by 172 runs.

14:28 (IST) Sammy gets some movement with the new ball, but not enough to disturb the batsmen. India 1/0 (1 over), trail West Indies 182 by 181 runs.

14:25 (IST) Interesting choice by the West Indies, skipper Darren Sammy will open the bowling for the visitors, Murali Vijay to take strike.

 

14:22 (IST) All in readiness for the start of the third session, the players have taken their positions.

14:15 (IST) R Ashwin becomes the fastest Indian to 100 Test wickets, in his 18th match. Erapalli Prasanna reached the milestone in his 20th Test.

14:10 (IST) FACTOID: Pragyan Ojha has claimed his 6th five-wicket haul in his 24th Test. 

14:03 (IST) WICKET! Pragyan Ojha takes a five-wicket haul as he gets number 11 Shannon Gabriel out caught behind by Dhoni. West Indies are 182 all out and that's tea on Day 1.

13:55 (IST) With just one wicket remaining for India to bat, the Wankhede crowd is getting restless! Chants of 'We want Sachin, We want Sachin' doing the rounds.

13:50 (IST) WICKET! Another West Indian is out, trying to play an industrious shot. This time it's Tino Best (0), who plays a sweep off Ojha, gets a bottom edge and Dhoni holds on to a catch. WI 172/9.

13:45 (IST) WICKET! Shane Shillingford is out for zero, lbw to Pragyan Ojha. Shillingford plays across the line and misses, it thuds the pads and umpire Richard Kettleborough raises the finger. WI 162/8 (50 overs.

13:41 (IST) WICKET! R Ashwin scalps his 100th wicket, removes Darren Sammy (0), who slogs and gets a top edge, only to be caught by Rohit Sharma and short fine-leg. WI 162/7.

13:38 (IST) WICKET! Narsingh Deonarine falls to R Ashwin, lunges forward, gets a thick outside edge and Murali Vijay catches it at gully. WI 162/6

13:33 (IST) SIX! Deonarine goes big and tonks Pragyan Ojha over long on for a maximum. WI 162/5 (48 overs)

13:25 (IST) Virat Kohli drops it after diving to reach it. Deonarine gets a reprieve off Ashwin. WI 153/5 (46 overs)

13:19 (IST) WICKET! Shivnarine Chanderpaul (25 off 34) is gone, caught by R Ashwin off Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who takes his first wicket. WI 148/5 (44 overs)

13:11 (IST) First hour since lunch and India have struck twice and the visitors have gathered 49 runs. two left-handers Shivnarine Chanderpaul (25*) and Narsingh Deonarine (3*) at the crease.

13:01 (IST) WICKET! Pragyan Ojha gets wicket No.2 as Marlon Samuels (19 off 59) edges one to first slip, where Murali Vijay takes a comfortable catch. The ball had taken MSD's glove on the way to Vijay. WI 141/4 (41 overs)

 

look who turned up in out studio! fun chatting with him. pic.twitter.com/RzgoMqtHlK

- Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) November 14, 2013

12:45 (IST) Marlon Samuels drills Shami past Sachin Tendulkar at mid-off for four. WI 125/3 (36 overs).

12:40 (IST) Joggers pass a sand sculpture (left) of two hundred cricket bats with a message "The God of Cricket" which has been created by Indian sand artist Sudersan Pattnaik on Golden Sea Beach at Puri, some 65kms from Bhubaneshwar.

12:35 (IST) That's incredible to see - 5 slips for an Indian pacer. Mohd Shami revving it up against Marlon Samuels, who responds with a drive past extra cover for four. WI 113/3 (34 overs)

12:30 (IST) After sporting a new navy-blue cap in the first session, Sachin Tendulkar is back to wearing his customary floppy hat in the post-lunch session.

12:22 (IST) SIX! Shivnarine Chanderpaul starts off his 150th Test with a bang, takes the aerial route and it goes over square leg for a maximum.

12:20 (IST) Kieran Powell c Shikhar Dhawan b Pragyan Ojha 48 (80b, 4x4s, 1x6). Powell gets a faint tickle on it as it lobs to short-leg fieldsman who takes the catch. WI 97/3 (30.1 overs).

12:12 (IST) Pragyan Ojha starts off proceedings in the post-lunch session. He was not used by Dhoni in the first session.

12:05 (IST) Players make their way into the middle as Wankhede crowd is again buzzing. Meanwhile, here is what British Prime Minister David Cameron presented Sachin Tendulkar.

 

Only 2 words for the next few days......... SACHIIIIIIN...SACHIIIIIN!!! #ThankYouSachin

- Abhishek Bachchan (@juniorbachchan) November 14, 2013

11:47 (IST) MS Dhoni on Sachin to an Indian newspaper: "I guess a part of my life will be gone too one Paaji (Sachin) leaves, such has been his overwhelming influence on my psyche in the ten years that I have known him."

11:38 (IST) None of the players on the field but the Wankhede crowd is still lively, with the sporadic chants of 'Sachin Sachin'. However, despite the noise, there are still plenty of seats vacant in the stands, probably because Indian's are not batting at the moment.

 

Amazing atmosphere here in Mumbai for Sachin's last test match. Shame India didn't bat first. Hopefully India can knock over the WI quickly

- Shane Warne (@warne888) November 14, 2013

 

11:31 (IST) West Indies go into lunch at 93 for 2 after 28 overs. Kieran Powell 45*, Marlon Samuels 0* at the crease. Mohd Shami and R Ashwin the two wicket-takers for India.

11:22 (IST) Here is the specially minted coin for the toss.

11:17 (IST) Could have been two wickets in the over for Ashwin as the ball takes the leading edge and lobs square but the slip can't get close to it.

11:15 (IST) WICKET! Darren Bravo c Dhoni b R Ashwin 29 (63b, 5x4s, 1x6). WI 86/2 (24.4 overs).

11:07 (IST) SIX! Kieran Powell hammers R Ashwin for a huge six over deep long on. WI 84/1 (23 overs)

11:00 (IST) Aamir Khan doing commentary with Ravi Shastri & Harsha Bhogle, says: "The moment I got the dates of this match, I made myself available and made sure I come and see this. I knew I couldn't have missed it for anything. I'm a big Sachin fan and too was disappointed with Dhoni's decision to field."

10:54 (IST) SIX! Darren Bravo wallops R Ashwin with a nice free-flowing drive and it goes over deep extra cover fence with ease. Bravo follows it up with crispy late cut past point for four. WI 60/1 (19 overs)

10:49 (IST) Dropped: R Ashwin puts down a sitter at first slip. Bhuvneshwar got one to move away from Kieran Powell, who got the edge and Ashwin spilled it. WI 49/1 (17.2 overs)

10:39 (IST) Read: Festive Wankhede as fans welcome Sachin Tendulkar to his final Test

10:33 (IST) The first hour of the play has seen 45 runs scored in 14 overs with the fall of Chris Gayle's wicket. Crowd favourite Sachin Tendulkar is sporting a new blue cap, instead of the customary floppy hat. The new blue cap, which has 200th Test printed on it, was presented to him by MS Dhoni before the start of play.

10:27 (IST) Spin for the first time and R Ashwin bowls a probing first over to Kieran Powell and Darren Bravo. WI 44/1 (13 overs)

10:20 (IST) Hints of Brian Lara as Darren Bravo beautifully drives Shami past the covers for four. WI 43/1 (12 overs)

10:17 (IST) Here is a pics gallery on the various celebrities who have given their tributes to the Master Blaster.

 

All the best to the little Master Sachin. A true legend of the game @sachin_rt Best Ever !

- Brett Lee (@BrettLee_58) November 14, 2013

 

10:10 (IST) Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan is seen along with his 'Lagaan' director Ashutosh Gowariker at the stadium.

10:05 (IST) Darren Bravo flicks Mohd Shami for four through square leg to register his first four. West Indies 31/1 (8 overs)

 

09:56 (IST) WICKET: Chris Gayle c Rohit Sharma b Mohd Shami 11 (17b, 1x4). Short of length ball from Shami and Gayle gets a thickish outside edge, Rohit takes a comfortable catch at gully. WI 25/1 (6 overs)

09:50 (IST) Chris Gayle hits his first four, drills Bhuvneshwar Kumar wide of extra cover for four. West Indies 22/0 (5 overs)

09:47 (IST) British Prime Minister David Cameron's tribute to Sachin: "In terms of being an inspiration to youngsters Sachin Tendulkar is the greatest of all time."

09:45 (IST) Kieran Powell hits the first four of the innings, driven towards straightish extra cover. West Indies 9/0 (3 overs)

09:40 (IST) Mohd Shami gives away two runs in his first over. West Indies 5/0 (2 overs)

09:35 (IST) Bhuvneshwar Kumar completes a decent first over. The last ball is pushed to mid on where Sachin Tendulkar, fields, at his customary position and Wankhede crowd erupts.

09:32 (IST) Chris Gayle flicks Bhuvneshwar Kumar for a single on the first ball. Second ball and Chris Gayle is off the mark with a couple.

09:29 (IST) Sachin leads the team out in the middle after a small pep talk.

09:27 (IST) With three minutes to go for start of play, the giant scorecard at the Wankhede has started the countdown from 200 as the players start to make their way in the middle.

09:24 (IST) Here are Sachin's wife Anjali Tendulkar and son Arjun on their way to Wankhede Stadium.

09:19 (IST) MS Dhoni presented Sachin Tendulkar with a special cap, which has 200th Test printed on it.

09:14 (IST): Playing XIs:

West Indies: Chris Gayle, Kieran Powell, Darren Bravo, Marlon Samuels, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Narsingh Deonarine, Denesh Ramdin(w), Darren Sammy(c), Shane Shillingford, Tino Best, Shannon Gabriel.

India : Shikhar Dhawan, Murali Vijay, Cheteshwar Pujara, Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, MS Dhoni(w/c), Ravichandran Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Pragyan Ojha, Mohammed Shami.

09:11 (IST) Sammy at toss: "We would have bowled as well. Now the openers should win the first hour and we will take the game from there. We have made two changes, Shannon Gabriel comes in for Permaul and Narsingh Deonarine replaces Cottrell. It is another opportunity to come out and do well. This is a celebration Test match and we would look to enjoy. Our own Shiv is playing his 150th Test match and we will look to enjoy every bit of this game."

09:10 (IST) Dhoni at toss: "To the fans disappointment, we will bowl first. The wicket looks quite soft so the bowlers will have something in it. It is very difficult to imagine playing 200 Test matches leaving the ODIs and the IPL games alone, overall plenty to learn from the great man. Irrespective of that, it is the last game for him, we will have to do well and give him a happy farewell. We bowled well in Kolkata. Once we got the reverse swing, I think Shami bowled really well. God might be kind to us and give us another Sachin someday."

09:06 (IST) Team changes: West Indies have made two changes - pacer Shannon Gabriel in for Veerasammy Permaul and Narsingh Deonarine comes in for Sheldon Cottrell. India are unchanged.

09:03: (IST) India win toss and MS Dhoni decides to bowl first.

09:00 (IST) We're just moments away from the toss. The coin used for the toss is a specially minted gold coin with Sachin's face on one side. Read more here

08:56 (IST) Wasim Akram before the match: As a pacer i struggled to play 104 Tests, i never thought anyone could achieve the feat of playing 200 Test matches.

08:50 (IST) Sunil Gavaskar says even though the pitch is conducive to bowling first, Indians would want to bat first.

08:45 (IST) Pitch Report: The pitch at the Wankhede Stadium is a bit damp and there is a bit of grass cover. Ravi Shastri says it's a win the toss and bowl first kind of surface.

08:32 (IST) Here's Sachin Tendulkar's mother on her way to the Wankhede Stadium.

08:26 (IST) The ground staff is busy doing the final preparations at the Wankhede Stadium. The West Indies team has just arrived and are starting their warm-up exercises. Indian team is yet to arrive.

 

08:20 (IST) Rahul Dravid before the game: The number that people will associate with Sachin will be '100th hundred'.

08:16 (IST) Ravi Shastri before the game: "Sachin Tendulkar's sheer longevity and durability as a player through the years and being the Ton-dulkar of his time is his legacy."

08:00 (IST) Hello and welcome to our coverage of Sachin Tendulkar's 200th and final Test, against West Indies at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai. The toss is an hour away.

 

 

Match Preview

Without doubt the most enduring phenomenon in modern cricket and India's biggest sporting icon, Sachin Tendulkar is all set for an epic curtain call starting from Thursday when he steps on the field against the West Indies for his 200th and final Test where emotions will weigh heavy.

For once, an individual would be the focus even though it is a clash of two teams and why not, given that the individual in question is a man who successfully transformed from a prodigal talent to a living legend in 24 glorious years.

Tendulkar has been synonymous with the game in India for more than two decades and held in awe and admiration all over the cricket-playing world.

As a curly-haired teen with unbelievable talent, he walked in to the cricket field and the hearts of his fans quite effortlessly ever since his debut in 1989. And Such has been his domination in both the places that the vaccum he would leave seems unfillable.

Having won the first Test by an innings and 51 runs, Team India and their seniormost statesman will be focussed on inflicting another humiliating defeat on a mediocre Caribbean outfit at the Wankhede Stadium.

But the scores and statistics will certainly take backseat for the next few days as a nation gets ready to bid farewell to arguably its greatest and most revered sporting icon.

Tendulkar has been synonymous with the game in India for more than two decades and held in awe and admiration all over the cricket-playing world.

As a curly-haired teen with unbelievable talent, he walked in to the cricket field and the hearts of his fans quite effortlessly ever since his debut in 1989. And Such has been his domination in both the places that the vacuum he would leave seems unfillable.

Having won the first Test by an innings and 51 runs, Team India and their seniormost statesman will be focussed on inflicting another humiliating defeat on a mediocre Caribbean outfit at the Wankhede Stadium.

But the scores and statistics will certainly take backseat for the next few days as a nation gets ready to bid farewell to arguably its greatest and most revered sporting icon.

When Sir Don Bradman retired at the Oval in 1948, there were tributes but celebrations of a fantastic career were much muted.

But now as world cricket's most celebrated No 4 batsman bids adieu to the game, there is a silent prayer on everyone's mind -- let it be a farewell to remember.

While the onus will be on Mahendra Singh Dhoni to control on-field proceedings, it will also be difficult for the players not to feel overwhelmed by the occasion and emotions associated with the great man's farewell. (Read full preview)

Teams (from):

India: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (capt. & wk), Shikhar Dhawan, M Vijay, Cheteshwar Pujara, Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli, R Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Pragyan Ojha, Amit Mishra, Ajinkya Rahane, Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Rohit Sharma, Ishant Sharma.

West Indies: Darren Sammy (capt), Tino Best, Darren Bravo, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Sheldon Cotterrell, Narsingh Deonarine, Kirk Edwards, Chris Gayle, Veerasammy Permaul, Kieran Powell, Denesh Ramdin, Shannon Gabriel, Marlon Samuels, Shane Shillingford and Chadwick Walton.

Match starts at 9.30 am (IST).

 

EPILOGUE

"Sachin, Sachin!" the chant will be heard across the Wankhede Stadium as Sachin Tendulkar bids goodbye to international cricket. The greatest player of our generation has called it quits after a 24-year long career, glittered with records galore. (Cheer for Sachin)

The Master Blaster has captured they imagination of the viewing public since his initiation as a 16-year-old and is the best since Don Bradman. Brian Lara and Ricky Ponting have come close, but they do not match the longevity of the legend. (Will Sachin's records be broken?)

West Indies have the privilege of being Sachin's final opponents, but after being humbled in the first Test, their main priority will be to level the series. A five-day contest is what many hope and expect. A pivotal Sachin role in victory would rank alongside Snow White as the best fairytale in history. As Windies captain Darren Sammy suggests, every single bowler would be looking to take Sachin's wicket.

MS Dhoni though doesn't seem like the type who believes in fairytales and was more pragmatic in his approach to the game. He called for level heads with the hope that India 'can do it for Sachin'.

And The Man himself! What did he have to say? In his quiet demeanour, Sachin took to Twitter to thunk his fans for the support during the past 24 years. (Read: Thank you Mahi, for a great journey)

The stage has been set, the platform in place, the placards raised. Sachin Tendulkar will take centre-stage one final time at his home turf.

For the rest of us, it's a perfect time to commit crimes. As a poster at Sydney Cricket Ground once said, 'Commit all your crimes when Sachin is batting. You won't be noticed, because even the Lord is watching.'