Batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar, who will complete 20 years in international cricket tomorrow, will be felicitated by Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi before the start of the first Test match between India and Sri Lanka here, a GCA official said today.

“Sachin will be presented a memento by Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, who is also the GCA president, on Monday before the start of the first day’s play at the Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera for completing 20 years in international cricket,” Gujarat Cricket Association (GCA) secretary, Rajesh Patel told reporters here today.

Sachin, who made his international debut with a Test against Pakistan on November 15, 1989, will be felicitated on behalf of the Gujarat government, Patel added.

The Sardar Patel stadium, built in 1983, has played host to some of the most memorable moments of cricketing history.

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