Mumbai: With both Cricket Association of Bengal and Mumbai Cricket Association having put in a request with the BCCI to stage Sachin Tendulkars 200th Test, the board has decided to leave it to the Little Master to decide the venue.

Though the dates of the series vs West Indies are out, BCCI will take a call on the venues, later this week after Sachin gets back to them. According to BCCIs rotation policy neither Eden Gardens nor Wankhede Stadium can host a Test. Bangalore and Ahmedabad have their turns this time. However, Mumbai can be a “sentimental” choice.

Former India captain Sourav Ganguly on Thursday said that it would be a fitting tribute if the Mumbai batsman plays the milestone match at his home ground.

“It would be the biggest thing if Tendulkar gets to play the 200th Test in Mumbai purely on emotional grounds. He has all his friends and family members there,” Ganguly said on Tendulkar.