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Vol. 5 Num 153 Mon. October 25, 2004  
   
Sports


Tendulkar brings back business


Sachin Tendulkar's significance to Indian cricket comes not only from the manner in which he plays, but from the interest he arouses in fans.

As soon as he announced that he was fit and intended to play in the third Test against Australia at Nagpur, ticket sales at the venue shot up dramatically.

"Sales suddenly tripled on Saturday," said an official of the Vidarbha Cricket Association, speaking to the Times of India.

"While the maximum collection was 3 lakh rupees two days ago, today it fetched 9 lakh."