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Sachin Tendulkar To Find Pride Of Place in Don's Bowral

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The Bradman Museum in Bowral, which has evolved into the International Cricket Hall of Fame, is planning to install a statue of Sachin Tendulkar on its lawn, not far from the Don's sculpture. Tendulkar was inducted in to the Hall of Fame two years back. 




The new complex, which was inaugurated by Sunil Gavaskar in 2010, houses the Hall of Fame, which has six galleries. The first one is called 'The Game' that explains what cricket is about, both the rules and its intangible 'spirit'. 


There are touch-screens to demystify, leg cutter, yorker and out-swinger and explain what the umpire's hand signals mean. 


You can even try your hand at different batting strokes and bowling techniques and position players on an interactive fielding table to see how strategy can win or lose a game.



There are other galleries on the origins of the game, World Series Cricket, the game through the eras, cricketing greats, a theatre that screens highlights from famous Test matches and an exhibit dedicated to the infamous bodyline series. 


For most visitors, though, the highlight is the new Bradman Gallery, dedicated to his life and cricketing career, with exhibits that not only cover his 'wizardry with the willow' but also examine the social reasons he became a national icon. 


It's an outstanding collection of memorabilia, with bats, balls, blazers, handwritten letters, photographs and slides. 
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What World Says About Sachin Tendulkar

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"I want my son to become Sachin Tendulkar." 
                                                     - Brian Lara(WI)


''We did not lose 2... a team called India, We lost to a man called Sachin'' 
                                                                             - Mark Taylor(aus)


'Nothing bad can happen 2 us if we were on a plane in India with Sachin Tendulkar on it.''
                   - Hashim Amla(SA)




''He can play that leg glance with a walking stick also".
                                                      -Waqar Younis(Pak)


''There are two kind of batsman in the world. 1 Sachin Tendulkar and 2. all the others" .
       -                                                                    - Andy Flower(ZIM)


"I have seen God. He bats at no.4 for India in tests".
                                                 - Matthew Hayden(AUS.)


"I see myself when i see Sachin batting".
                                    - Don Bradman(AUS)


"Do your crime when Sachin is batting, bcos even God is busy watching his batting". 
                                                                             -Australian Fan






"I don't know about cricket but still I watch cricket to see Sachin play..Not b'coz I love his play its b'coz I want to know the reason why my country's production goes down by 5 percent when he's in batting"..
                                                                                             - Barack Obama 


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