God in City Of Joy
 "So many memories when it comes to Kolkata," said an emotional Tendulkar at a press conference to announce the IDBI Federal Life Insurance Marathon.
 "The first big moment was when we played South Africa here. South Africa was getting back to international cricket and the kind of reception they got was incredible. It was not just inside the stadium but from when they landed. From the airport all the way to the hotel, there were people standing on both sides of the road and cheering them. Even today some of their players like Jonty Rhodes still remember the reception they got in Kolkata," he said.
Also what a spectacular match we had. It was a low scoring game where Alan Donald came and bowled a fiery spell. But there weresome good partnerships and we ended up winning the game. All along the experience was overwhelming for the South Africans andso was the case with me,"
Praising the spectators at the Eden Gardens for their spirit and support, Tendulkar said,"We also used to jokingly say in Kolkata, we just need to take two wickets the crowd will take the rest eight."
Sachin Tendulkar recalls how a mongoose proved to be lucky for team India in 1993 "I don't know how many of you have noticed this but because it was the first day and night match, there was a mongoose which kept coming in the second half of the game," Tendulkar ."We got some wickets when it came. Then there were some runs and again the mongoose came and we got wickets. So I was waiting for the mongoose to keep coming. The match got rather close and I ended up bowling the last over."(Hero cup)
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