Sachin Tendulkar Batography: 26 Bats to Go on Display at MCA Museum in Mumbai on November 16

Sachin Tendulkar Batography is the name of a new exhibition that will let fans see Indian cricket's most famous bats up close. Tendulkar will gift 26 of his bats, including some he used to score his 100 international centuries, to the Mumbai Cricket Association's Sharad Pawar Cricket Museum, the MCA announced on 11 November 2026.

When does Batography open?

The collection will be unveiled at a special event on Monday, 16 November 2026. The date is not a coincidence. It is exactly 13 years since Tendulkar played the last day of his 200th and final Test, against the West Indies at his home ground, the Wankhede Stadium, on 16 November 2013.

What will be on display

The idea behind the name is simple: a biography told through bats. According to the MCA, the exhibition will trace Tendulkar's journey through the bats he used in different phases of his career, with each bat representing a chapter.

Alongside the 26 bats, the museum will display:

• helmets
• jerseys
• personal notes from significant occasions and milestones in his career

MCA president Ajinkya Naik said the exhibition would let visitors "experience the story behind the milestones through the very instruments with which they were created", and thanked Tendulkar for sharing "these prized possessions" so that the legacy stays accessible to future generations of fans (quotes via PTI and IANS).

The milestones behind the bats

Tendulkar's career numbers explain why a bat-by-bat history makes sense. Over 24 years in international cricket he set records that still stand:

• 100 international centuries: 51 in Tests and 49 in ODIs, the most by any batter
• 200 Test matches, the most ever played by one player
• 15,921 Test runs and 18,426 ODI runs, both all-time records
• The first double century in men's ODI cricket, 200 not out against South Africa at Gwalior in 2010
• A World Cup winner in 2011, with the final played at the Wankhede

His farewell Test in Mumbai in 2013, where he made 74 in his last innings, remains one of the most emotional days in Indian cricket. For more on India's greatest run-makers, see our pages on Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, the two modern batters who have chased many of his ODI records. Kohli is still adding to his tally, as he showed with 74 in the first ODI against New Zealand at Eden Park, and one of India's finest fast bowlers of the post-Tendulkar years recently stepped away when Mohammed Shami retired from Test cricket with 229 wickets.

Why it matters for Mumbai cricket

The MCA Sharad Pawar Cricket Museum is inside the Wankhede complex, which makes it a natural home for this collection. Tendulkar came through Mumbai's school and club system, played for Mumbai in the Ranji Trophy and finished his international career at the same ground. A permanent display of his bats gives fans, especially young cricketers visiting Mumbai, a direct link to that history.

Visiting the museum

The MCA has not yet announced ticket prices or timings for the Batography section. We will update this story when those details are released.

Sources: Mumbai Cricket Association release via PTI (The Hindu), IANS, Rediff. Career statistics: ESPNcricinfo.