ENG vs IND 2025: Lord's reveal iconic portrait of star player

Just a couple of hours before the start of the third Test of the five-match series between England and India, the iconic Lord’s Cricket Ground has revealed an iconic portrait of a star player, who will be present during the opening day and also ring the bell. On the morning of the game, in the presence of the current president of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), Mark Nicholas, the presentation happened.

The iconic portrait is of none other than the former Indian captain, Sachin Tendulkar. The leading run-getter of the longest format is present at the ground. He arrived in the United Kingdom a couple of days ago and also went to a charity function in London, held by his former team-mate and the World Cup-winning all-rounder, Yuvraj Singh.

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It's a beautiful portrait of the right-handed batter, which will now stay at the Lord’s museum. Tendulkar finished at the top of the run-scoring tally in the red-ball format with 15921 runs in 329 innings at an average of 53.78 and a strike rate of 54.04, thanks to 51 centuries and 68 half-centuries. However, he doesn’t even have a red-ball half-century at this venue.

Lord’s reveals iconic portrait of Sachin Tendulkar

The Mumbai batter didn’t enjoy the venue a lot in the longest format, with just 195 runs in nine innings at an average of under 22, scoring the best score of just 37. Overall, in England, the right-handed batter smashed 1575 runs in Tests in this country. He took 30 innings for the feat at an average of 54.31, adding four centuries and eight fifties.

A very special morning unveiling the new Sachin Tendulkar portrait in the Lord’s museum. 🖼️🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/OW3jLsqaFq

— Lord's Cricket Ground (@HomeOfCricket) July 10, 2025

India have made a fine comeback in the series after their mammoth 336-run victory during the second Edgbaston Test. Captain Shubman Gill smashed a fine 269 in the first innings of the encounter before adding another 161 in the second. The other batters, Rishabh Pant and Ravindra Jadeja, also contributed immensely in the process before the two pacers, Akash Deep and Mohammed Siraj, broke England’s back with the new ball.

Going into the Lord’s Test, the expectation is to get a green and bouncy surface where the ball will nip around as the home head coach, Brendon McCullum, requested from the MCC grounds men. During the previous 2021 game at this ground, India earned a fantastic victory after bundling out the hosts in less than 60 overs.