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Thanks to India's great advance in this World Cup, the game had already become a waiting match for Virat Kohli's 49th century fairly early on in the innings, when Sri Lanka's momentarily brilliant start with the ball was neutralised. There was a romantic cliche ready to be annoyed. Sachin Tendulkar is observing from the stands. tick. Tick, Tendulkar's enormous statue was unveiled just one day earlier. He had a long-standing relationship with Shubman Gill, to whom he would give the batting baton he had received from Tendulkar. He bowed to Tendulkar, who was in the grandstand, following his game-saving fifty against Pakistan in the 2016 T20 World Cup at Eden Gardens; it appeared like another bow was imminent. Subsequently, reality invaded. The lovely afternoon ended with a great s...