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Sachin Tendulkar, another cricketing legend, was honored in a very amazing way at Lord’s Cricket Ground, London. On Thursday, July 10, 2025, ahead of time before the third Test between England and India, a beautiful portrait of Sachin Tendulkar was unveiled at the MCC Museum. This memorable occasion becomes another milestone in the fantastic career in cricket of Sachin Tendulkar.
This portrait ceremony was done at Lord which is most times referred to as the home of Cricket. This award means a lot to Sachin Tendulkar as match play at Lord’s has become a big part of his cricketing life since he played as a young man using the match. The living legend batsman said that he was happy and proud to have received this kind of recognition at this great venue.
Artist Creates Unique Portrait of Sachin Tendulkar
This beautiful portrait was created by a very skillful painter, Stuart Pearson Wright, of Sachin Tendulkar. The peculiarity of this painting is that it was developed based on a photograph which was taken by the artist in his house 18 years ago. The technique that Pearson Wright employed in the creation of this masterpiece is a special technique known as oil on abraded aluminium.
The portrait of Sachin Tendulkar displays only the head and shoulders of the cricket player, although it is a significantly oversized version of himself, unlike other portraits of cricketers in the collection. This makes the painting very powerful and impressive. By placing an abstract background to the portrait of Sachin Tendulkar, the artist wanted to portray that the cricket legend does not belong to a certain epoch or a certain era, but belongs to all times and all places.
Stuart Pearson Wright has painted cricket legend before. He has already made portraits of other well known Indian cricketers such as Kapil Dev, Bishan Singh Bedi and Dilip Vengsarkar. but he desired to make the portrait of Sachin Tendulkar original and special and so, he has selected this particular style head-and-shoulders.
Lord’s Cricket Ground Museum Adds to Historic Collection
In Lord Cricket Ground stands the MCC Museum that contains a mind blowing history of cricket. The museum has existed since the Victorian era collecting art and cricket objects and opened as a museum of its own in the 1950s. This is why it is the oldest sporting museum in the entire Europe.
The portrait of Sachin Tendulkar will be initially presented in the MCC Museum, and cricket fans will be able to view it throughout this year. The portrait is later to be taken to the Pavilion, which is regarded as one of the most prestigious places at Lord’s Cricket Ground.
The Long Room Gallery, located at Lord’s, is a well-known gallery throughout the world with a lot of fame as the oldest and a historic gallery about sports. MCC has about 3000 pictures at the moment, of which about 300 are the portraits of cricketing legends. Sachin Tendulkar has become part of this elite club of exalted cricketers now.
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