Four months since watching Virat Kohli score his record 50th ODI hundred in the World Cup semifinal, Sachin Tendulkar returned to the Wankhede Stadium president’s box on Tuesday morning for the third day’s opening session of the Ranji Trophy final.
Soon after lunch, Musheer Khan, 19, became the youngest Mumbai player to score a ton in a Ranji final, pushing Tendulkar down to the fourth in the list. While Tendulkar gave Musheer a standing ovation when he and Shreyas walked back during the lunch break, Musheer was thrilled to have Tendulkar in the gallery to watch him bat.
In fact, Musheer admitted that he realised Tendulkar was in the gallery almost halfway through the opening session. “I didn’t even know that Sachin Sir had come. Only when I got past 60, I saw Sachin Sir on the screen (at the stadium),” he said.
