Ball boy to bye-bye

Where was Sachin Tendulkar on this day 20 years ago? Read Clayton Murzello's Mid-Day story to find out.

Today, the MCA and BCCI will felicitate Tendulkar for becoming the first Indian in international cricket to figure in 400 plus ODIs. [But] October 17 will surely never be forgotten by international cricket’s greatest run accumulator.

In the same paper Lalchand Rajput and Dilip Vengsarkar look back at Tendulkar's Wankhede moments. Also read Steve Waugh's memories of one of the finest one-day innings at the Wankhede.

Dhananjay Roy, of the Mumbai Mirror, meets up with Perry Cross, a Australian fan who has come to see the last ODI. Perry was rendered immobile neck down while playing a rugby union game as a 19-year-old in 1994 but refused to give up.

Daily News and Analysis' Taus Rizvi speaks to a Wankhede groundsman who has seen Sunny, Sachin and Rohit Sharma play at Wankhede.