The Indian batting legend, Sachin Tendulkar has been shortlisted as one of the 20 contenders for the greatest Laureus Sporting Moment Award in the last 20 years. The moment, titled ‘Carried On The Shoulders Of A Nation’, describes the moment when the Indian players carried Tendulkar on their shoulders around the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai following their 2011 World Cup triumph.
In his sixth appearance in the showpiece event, Sachin finally had managed to lift the coveted trophy when the men in bleu registered a 6-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the final. The game was touted to be watched live by 135 million fans across India on April 2, 2011.
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Tendulkar, widely regarded as one of the greatest batsmen in the history of cricket, was carried on the shoulders by the Indian team players. He had made a lap of honor in front of a boisterous crowd at the Wankhede stadium with tears of joy in his eyes after achieving one of teh most fulfilling moments of his international career in front of his home crowd.
Describing the event, Sachin had explained, “That is what I lived for. That is what I started cricket for.”
The foundation has opened the Laureus Sporting Moment 2000-2020 to the public vote, which gives fans an opportunity to choose one of the winners of the Laureus World Sports Awards. The voting will take place between January 10 and February 16, with the winner being announced on February 17 in Berlin.
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Apart from Tendulkar, former England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff also features in the list. In 2005, England defeated Australia in the Ashes Test and following the culmination of the match, Flintoff first went to shake hands with Brett Lee rather than celebrating with his own teammates.
