Kolkata: Thousands trooped into Eden Gardens to see master blaster Sachin Tendulkar play his penultimate Test match. For some, the experience is equivalent to a "pilgrimage", while for others it is "an experience of a lifetime".
The two-Test series against the West Indies will bring down the curtains on Tendulkar's illustrious 24-year-long career. The cricketer will be playing his 199th Test here and his 200th and last match at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai Nov 14-18.
Daubed in colours of the Indian flag, donning headbands and waving the tricolour, residents gathered outside the arena-wrapped in security-since early morning. Many were seen with a wig resembling Tendulkar's curly hair.
"It is a pilgrimage...first day of the historic test match. Watching the master for one last time. Feeling emotional..," said banker Gourav 'Tendulkar' Chakraborty, who took five days leave to follow the Test match.
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