Blades of Glory Cricket Museum

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Rohan Pate, a former U-19 Maharashtra cricket player, founded '''Blades of Glory Cricket Museum''' in [[Pune]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/kedar-jadhav-gifts-winning-odi-t-shirt-to-blades-of-glory-museum-4513302/|title=Kedar Jadhav gifts winning ODI t-shirt to Blades of Glory museum|date=2017-02-08|website=The Indian Express|language=en-IN|access-date=2018-12-27}}</ref> [[Sachin Tendulkar]] formally inaugurated Blades of glory in 2012.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/off-the-field/Pune-basks-in-Blades-of-Glory/articleshow/13106458.cms|title=Pune basks in 'Blades of Glory' - Times of India|website=The Times of India|access-date=2018-12-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160929213904/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/off-the-field/Pune-basks-in-Blades-of-Glory/articleshow/13106458.cms|archive-date=2016-09-29|url-status=live}}</ref> The museum has over 51,000 cricket items, and more than 450 International Players have visited the place.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://sport360.com/gallery/cricket_india/226842/inside-story-a-unique-cricketing-journey-through-history-at-punes-blades-of-glory-museum-in-india|title=INSIDE STORY: A unique cricketing journey through history at Pune’s Blades of Glory museum in India - Photos - Sport360|website=sport360.com|language=en-US|access-date=2018-12-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170327044528/http://sport360.com/gallery/cricket_india/226842/inside-story-a-unique-cricketing-journey-through-history-at-punes-blades-of-glory-museum-in-india|archive-date=2017-03-27|url-status=live}}</ref>

== About the gallery ==
The gallery has many cricket items such as bats signed by the captains of the World Cup winning team; personal cricket items signed and used by Sir Donald Bradman, [[Kapil Dev]], [[Mahendra Singh Dhoni]], [[Desmond Haynes]], [[Alastair Cook|Sir Alastair Cook]] , Sir Viv Richards, Ricky Pointing, Imran Khan, Sunil Gavasakar, Wasim Akram, Jaques kallis, [[Sourav Ganguly]] and [[Virat Kohli]]; bats signed by each member of World Cup winning team; world T20 team; and a pair of trousers that Sachin Tendulkar wore in test cricket in his 50th century and world cup 2011 winning used and signed shirt.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.merinews.com/article/memories-come-alive-in-blades-of-glory-cricket-museum/15888014.shtml|title=Memories come alive in 'Blades of Glory' cricket museum|website=www.merinews.com|access-date=2018-12-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170817055941/http://www.merinews.com/article/memories-come-alive-in-blades-of-glory-cricket-museum/15888014.shtml|archive-date=2017-08-17|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/kedar-jadhav-gifts-winning-odi-t-shirt-to-blades-of-glory-museum-4513302/|title=Kedar Jadhav gifts winning ODI t-shirt to Blades of Glory museum|date=2017-02-08|website=The Indian Express|language=en-IN|access-date=2018-12-27}}</ref>

The gallery is 5000 sq.ft long with a large collection of autographs of cricketers in various themes.<ref name=":1" />

== References ==
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== External links ==
*{{Official site|https://www.bladesofglory.net/}}
*[https://www.worldrecordsindia.com/2021/03/30/worlds-largest-collection-of-cricket-memorabilia/ Blades of Glory - World’s Biggest Cricket Museum, Pune, Maharashtra Collected 50,000+ Cricket Memorabilia in World Record of India]
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