New York: Arriving mid week in New York to fight off jet lag before the All Stars T20 barnstorming tour of the US, Sachin Tendulkar is wowing fans in Midtown Manhattan with three days to go before Match # 1 in Queens, a mini India in the heart of NYC. [caption id=“attachment_2490394” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]  Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly/ AFP[/caption] Sachin Tendulkar and Shane Warne, who retired from the game in 2013, will each captain a team of some of the finest international players of the past 35 years. Some of the players are as old as 52, playing three exhibition Twenty20s in New York, Los Angeles and Houston. Pakistan’s Wasim Akram, South Africa’s Shaun Pollock, Brian Lara of Trinidad and Tobago and Mahela Jayawardene of Sri Lanka are among the other all-time greats on show. Virender Sehwag is the latest retiree to jump in. He retired a week ago, announced his All Stars participation days later. All the matches will be played at baseball stadiums: New York’s Citi Field on 7 November, Houston’s Minute Maid Park on 11 November and Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on 14 November. Queens, the venue for the first match, is a hotbed of everything Asian and the Citi Field venue is an iconic ballpark with 45000 seats. All the $ 25-$50 tickets are sold as on Monday but other tickets upwards till $ 175 are available. Although the New York Mets site is the “official” ticket sale site, Craigslist and other websites are selling too. Ticket booth staffers at the venue says those may be “resellers.” Here’s a look at Sachin Tendulkar devotees from Wall Street to Central Park in near perfect Fall weather. Sporting a bright yellow sweater slung coolly around his neck, Tendulkar’s been quite a few places very swiftly. Wall Street, Central Park and a recce of Citi Field, venue of the first match.
Busy media day ahead for @sachin_rt & @ShaneWarne as they visit @ajam & @AP #CricketAllStars pic.twitter.com/ZfS59xLsqW
— Cricket All Stars (@T20AllStars) November 3, 2015
Stay tuned for #cricketallstars training session video from #NewJersey pic.twitter.com/uu3taTh895
— Cricket All Stars (@T20AllStars) November 3, 2015
From #WallStreet to @nytimes to @facebook. Check out @sachin_rt and @ShaneWarne's day out in #NYC #CricketAllStars pic.twitter.com/PTrEkq0F2X
— Cricket All Stars (@T20AllStars) November 3, 2015
Some good prep with @ShaneWarne at Central Park, New York before the big #CricketAllStars game on Nov 7 @T20AllStars pic.twitter.com/iUKUEn93Uf
— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) November 3, 2015
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— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) November 2, 2015
Later this week the #CricketAllStars play on November 7 at Citi Field.. @T20AllStars pic.twitter.com/9SaGX4a3CY
Did anyone catch @sachin_rt and @ShaneWarne at @CitiField last night? #CricketAllStars #LetsGoMets pic.twitter.com/TYXB7kjc6n
— Cricket All Stars (@T20AllStars) November 2, 2015
The Pitch is on its way to @CitiField in #NewYork #CricketAllStars 6 days to go ! pic.twitter.com/wWaUmWtxWH
— Cricket All Stars (@T20AllStars) November 1, 2015
Its Sachin's Blasters vs Shane's Warriors.. Teams to be announced on Nov 5 #CricketAllStars @T20AllStars @ShaneWarne pic.twitter.com/4j0AzDYCAf
— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) November 4, 2015