MUMBAI: The Wankhede has experienced this before. 35,000 people waiting for a special landmark, only to be cruelly silenced.
Sachin Tendulkar was just six runs short of his 100th international hundred in the third Test against West Indies here in December 2011. The Wankhede fans, who had cheered him on lustily in April as the Indian team members took a lap of honour while taking turns to carry him on their shoulders, after the World Cup win, were prepared again to give their favourite son another cheer.