Two-kilo sandesh cake for Tendulkar from Kolkata

Kolkata: When the Eden Gardens here hosts batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar for the last time next week, there is a sweet surprise in store for him from the land of sandesh and rosogollas. The landmark, 128-year-old sweet shop Balaram Mullick and Radharaman Mullick in south Kolkata is gearing up to give a sugary send-off to the cricketing genius with a five-pound (or roughly 2.3 kg) sandesh-cake that depicts Tendulkar holding a bat. [caption id=“attachment_1204785” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]  Sachin Tendulkar. AFP.[/caption] “We are trying to send it to the Eden Garden during the match. It has a picture of Sachin holding a bat. The cake is also available to our regular customers during this month,” proprietor Sudip Mullick told IANS. The cake is sculpted from sandesh - the traditional milk-based soft-textured sweet - and brings home the Bengali flavour. Tendulkar announced early this month that the two-Test series against the West Indies will bring the curtain down on his illustrious 24-year-long career. The cricketing legend will be playing his 199th Test at the iconic Eden Gardens in Kolkata Nov 6-10 and the farewell match at the Wankhede in Mumbai 14-18 November. IANS