Sachin Tendulkar's image selected for 2013 MCC – Wisden Photo of the Year

The image of Sachin Tendulkar coming out to bat for the last time in the second Test match against West Indies at the Wankhede Stadium in November, has been selected as the 2013 MCC – Wisden Photo of the Year. The picture was taken by Mid-Day Media photographer Atul Kamble,

Chris Smith, Patrick Eagar, Nigel Davies, Eileen Langsley and Hugh Routledge were the judging panel. They chose Kamble’s image from a shortlist of 11 after choosing from nearly 500 entries submitted by both professional and amateur photographers from around the world.

Lord’s Ground tweeted:

This image of @sachin_rt by @atulkamble123 is the @WisdenAlmanack – MCC Photo of the Year: pic.twitter.com/dpi1ttExjj

— Lord’s Ground (@HomeOfCricket) April 9, 2014

Runner-up in the @WisdenAlmanack – MCC Photo of the Year competition was this picture of @imvkohli by Shaun Roy: pic.twitter.com/6juqWHKaI2

— Lord’s Ground (@HomeOfCricket) April 9, 2014

This is how Tendulkar’s pic was selected:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1ZfW9g1C9o&app=desktop