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Jay Shah handed over the ‘golden ticket’ of the World Cup to Sachin Tendulkar!

Jay Shah handed over the ‘golden ticket’ of the World Cup to Sachin Tendulkar!

The ‘golden ticket’ of the World Cup was handed over to Sachin Tendulkar.

BCCI posted the picture on their Twitter handle. The ticket was handed over to Master Blaster by Board Secretary Jay Shah as part of the Board’s ‘Golden Ticket for Indian Icons’ programme. The caption reads, ‘Iconic moment for cricket and country. BCCI Secretary handed over the Golden Ticket to Bharat Ratna Sachin Tendulkar as part of the Golden Ticket Program for India’s Icons. The pride of the country Sachin Tendulkar has inspired many generations. This time he will be a part of ICC World Cup 2023. He will witness the live match.’

Sachin is the highest run scorer in World Cup history. He is a member of the 2011 World Cup winning team. The legend has recorded the highest run in ODI cricket. He has played a total of 6 World Cups. He has scored 2278 runs in 45 matches. Among them are 6 hundreds, 15 fifties. His average 56.95. The highest run in the World Cup is 152. He won the Golden Bat twice. He became the first Indian to win the golden bat by scoring 523 runs in the 1996 World Cup.

He was also had the highest run hetter in the 2003 World Cup. He scored 673 runs in 11 matches. Apart from Sachin Tendulkar, Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan has also been given the ‘golden ticket’ of the World Cup.