CAB to present Sachin 100 gold coins for 100th ton

Cricket association of Bengal will gift Tendulkar 100 gold coins if he gets his 100th international century at Eden

CAB to present Sachin 100 gold coins for 100th ton

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The Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) willu00a0 present Sachin Tendulkar with 100 gold coins if theu00a0 master batsman reaches his elusive 100th international century in today's second Test against West Indies here at the Eden Gardens. CAB's Working Committee had originally planned to gift Tendulkar a golden bat. However, they felt that it was a risky proposition to order a golden bat.

"If he (Tendulkar) doesn't get a hundred then we wouldn't have an answer as to why we spent so much money on a golden bat. That's why we decided against it," a CAB official said. One of the hundred coins, minted by renowned Kolkata-based PC Chandra Jewellers, has already been embedded with an emblem that reads 'Congrats Sachin Tendulkar'. "We will be putting the emblem on the remaining 99 coins if he gets the hundred.

Only after that will we present the coins to him," said the official.u00a0Meanwhile, CAB distributed 100 t-shirts to underprivileged children ahead of the Test. These kids will wear the attire which says, "Let's Pray For The Century of Centuries at Eden" below Tendulkar's picture, sources said.

Frustrating
Tendulkar visited the famous Kali temple in South Kolkata's Kalighat to seek divine blessing yesterday. However, he had to return disappointed, as a large number of fans surrounded his car. The security personnel panicked and drove him to the team hotel.

The news of Tendulkar's arrival spread like wildfire and a large number of cricket buffs gathered near the temple. Such was the frenzy that Tendulkar could not get off the car.