At the venue of his final Test, postage stamp in honour of Sachin Tendulkar released
The master blaster is the only Indian living person after Mother Teresa to receive this honour, claims Deora in his tweet.
On Thursday, as Indian and cricket fans got set to see Sachin Tendulkar walk out for his last Test match a postage stamp in honour of Sachin Tendulkar was released.
India take on West Indies in Sachin Tendulkar's 200th and final Test at his home ground at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
MS Dhoni won the toss and to the disdain of fans opted to bowl first which meant the fans would have to wait to see the 40-year-old star bat.
Milind Deora, Sharad Pawar and Rajeev Shukla took to the ground to release the stamp honouring Sachin Tendulkar ahead of the second Test between India and West Indies.
Tendulkar is is the only Indian living person after Mother Teresa to receive this honour, claims Deora.
Milind Deora tweeted a picture of the ceremony,