Sachin Tendulkar has announced his retirement from test
cricket after 200th test match which will be scheduled against West Indies. He
was already retired from one day cricket since last year. Last time people saw
him in color jersey was in Champions League T20 against Rajasthan Royal.
In T20's, He had decided not to be part of Indian team and only T20's he
played was for Mumbai Indian in IPL and CLT20. From Mumbai Indian team
he had announced his retirement after his team victory in IPL's sixth season
and played last match for them in CLT20 ON 06 Oct.
In his long Career of more than 20 years, he played 198 matches in which score 15837 runs more than anyone in the history of the game with 51 Hundreds and 67 Fifties.
"No one has served Indian cricket as Sachin has. He has truly been an Ambassador for India and Indian Cricket. He has been an inspiration for generations of sportsmen not just cricketers. We respect his decision to retire, although many of us can't imagine an Indian team without Sachin," the board president added.
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In T20's, He had decided not to be part of Indian team and only T20's he
played was for Mumbai Indian in IPL and CLT20. From Mumbai Indian team
he had announced his retirement after his team victory in IPL's sixth season
and played last match for them in CLT20 ON 06 Oct.In his long Career of more than 20 years, he played 198 matches in which score 15837 runs more than anyone in the history of the game with 51 Hundreds and 67 Fifties.
Sachin Tendulkar contacted the BCCI president N Srinivasan on
Thursday and requested the board to release the following statement to the
Media, on his behalf:
"All
my life, I have had a dream of playing cricket for India. I have been living
this dream every day for the last 24 years. It's hard for me to imagine a life
without playing cricket because it's all I have ever done since I was 11 years
old. It's been a huge honour to have represented my country and played all over
the world. I look forward to playing my 200th Test match on home soil, as I
call it a day," Tendulkar has said.
"I thank the BCCI for everything over the
years and for permitting me to move on when my heart feels it's time! I thank
my family for their patience and understanding. Most of all, I thank my fans
and well-wishers who through their prayers and wishes have given me the
strength to go out and perform at my best, he added.
Reacting to Tendulkar's decision, Srinivasan also
issued his official statement.
"I have been an ardent follower and admirer of
Sachin Tendulkar from the days he came to play Buchi Babu in Chennai. He is
without doubt the greatest cricketer India has produced. In fact, one should
really say he ranks among the top of all time great sports persons in the
world," Srinivasan said in his statement sent out by the BCCI.
"No one has served Indian cricket as Sachin has. He has truly been an Ambassador for India and Indian Cricket. He has been an inspiration for generations of sportsmen not just cricketers. We respect his decision to retire, although many of us can't imagine an Indian team without Sachin," the board president added.
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Tendulkar contacted the
BCCI president N Srinivasan on Thursday and requested the board to
release the following statement to the Media, on his behalf:
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