Mumbai: There will be a little contest among West Indians bowlers as to who takes Sachin Tendulkar's wicket so that he too can go down in the history as the one who scalped one of the legends of world cricket.
Sachin would be playing his last test when India take on West Indies in the second and the last test of the series here Thursday.
"From the moment we heard it is going to be his last Test in Mumbai, all the bowlers were quite motivated. There is a chance to go down in history. The last stroke he would play in
any cricket match and your name could go down in there," said West Indies skipper Darren Sammy at the pre-match conference here today.
"We will see how it goes tomorrow and bringing down the curtains on a great career of a man who has been a great ambassador not only for India but world cricket," Sammy added.
Senior West Indies batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul would also be playing his 150th Test match and Sammy said his milestone will be overshadowed by Tendulkar's 200th match.
"Tomorrow's match our most experienced player would be playing his 150th game in Chanderpaul. That is a big milestone for him and for us. It will be overshadowed by Sachin's 200.
We, as a team, would go out and work hard for Shiv."
The 29-year old Sammy wished that the Guyanese player should get 150 runs equivalent to the number of matches he has played.
"Like Sachin, everybody can see he has not changed. Shiv, when it comes to his batting, the way he prepares, he has been the same ever since I have known him. You could see the way it
reflects on his game. I hope he goes on to score 150 in his 150th match. I don't know if I could say the same for Sachin, that means he will get a double," he said.
Sammy hoped that Chanderpaul would continue to play for a few more years.
"Shiv has been very important to us. Since Brian (Lara) left, he has been the rock of the batting. The young players could take a page out of his book, the way he prepares. Hopefully he will be around in the dressing room for a few years to come," he said.
