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Tussauds hands Tendulkar wrong t-shirt

Sachin Tendulkar's wax figure at the SCG is unveiled with a 2012 World T20 jersey, a tournament the master batsman was not a part of

Rohan Sharma is a sub-editor with ESPN cricinfo
28-Apr-2013
Sachin Tendulkar's wax statue is unveiled at the Sydney Cricket Ground, April 20

The devil is in the details  •  AFP

Sachin Tendulkar has the honour of having a wax model of himself on display at Madame Tussauds in London. It doesn't need telling that his contributions to cricket have elevated him to 'godlike' status, not only in India, but across the world. So it is not very often that a goof up regarding him is made. Such was the case though, when his second wax likeness - this one at the SCG in Sydney - was unveiled by the iconic wax museum; the jersey that the figure sported was India's kit from the 2012 World T20, a tournament Tendulkar wasn't part of, Mid-Day reported. It has been almost seven years since Tendulkar suited up for a T20 international, his only such game being India's maiden T20I, against South Africa in December 2006. Madame Tussauds has admitted to the rather embarrassing gaff and will change the figure's kit to reflect Tendulkar's crowning glory with a 2011 World Cup India jersey.