Sachin Tendulkar retires from ODIs
"I have decided to retire from the one-day format of the game," Tendulkar said in a statement.
"I feel blessed to have fulfilled the dream of being part of a World Cup winning Indian team (in 2011)," the 39-year-old added.
"I am eternally grateful to all my well-wishers for their unconditional support and love over the years."
The Mumbai batsman is the world's top run-getter in one-day cricket, with 18,426 runs from 463 matches at an average of 44.83 with 49 centuries.
Tendulkar, who is also the highest scorer in Tests, said that he was quitting to allow the Indian selectors to build a team for the 2015 World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.
"The preparatory process to defend the World Cup in 2015 should begin early... I would like to wish the team all the very best for the future," he said.
It was unclear if Tendulkar will continue to play Test cricket, where he has scored a record 15,645 runs in 194 matches at an average of 54.32 with 51 centuries.
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I can only write these words for Sechin Tendulkar that India shall not have any cricket star like Sechin Tendulkar in the near future for many years....
"I want my son to become Sachin Tendulkar." -Brian Lara(WI)
''We did not lose to a team called India, we lost to a man called Sachin'' -Mark Taylor(aus)
'Nothing bad can happen to us if we were on a plane in India with Sachin Tendulkar on it.'' -Hashim Amla(SA)
''He can play that leg glance with a walkin stick also.'' -Waqar Younis(Pak)
''There are 2 kinds of batsman in the world. 1 Sachin Tendulkar and 1 all the others.'' -Andy Flowr(ZIM)
"I have seen god. He bats at no.4 for india in tests." -Matthew Hayden(AUS.)
"I see myself when i see Sachin batting." -Don Bradman
"Do your crime when Sachin is batting, because even God is busy watching his batting." -Australian Fan
well the means were right about the end of an era.....! sachin ramesh tendulkar
I didnt read the folk's comments, but i know what they are saying majority,,
In cricket prospective,, We always dont see who is cricketer ,, but we see from where he belong... that is contradiction from the folks of both countries....... he is a legend no doubt... neither in pakistan nor in indya like him
@soumen: leave legends, name one genuine fast bowler in indian history. again not legend just a genuine fast bowler.
@jism: thats wht i m saying, he has amazing record but that record was the burden against pakistan. imagine him not performing well against his last series that also against pakistan. zee news type channels would have started disgracing him and he would have become a villain from hero. not every pakistani comment is "against" indian players.
@Amit who writes "Since you are not from India you guys wont understand…there are few people/ things in India you dont question/criticise…(atleast majority wont). Sachin Tendulakr is one of them. "
Perhaps that is true to sycophants. Not others.
We will criticize whoever we want. And in my opinion, Sachin is a very good batsman. Never a great batsman.
If he hadn't got as many chances as he got, he would have been dropped at least 10 times, before throwing him into darkness like how BBCI treated Dravid, Lakshman, Kumble, Ganguli etc.
@Adil Uddin and others... Since you are not from India you guys wont understand...there are few people/ things in India you dont question/criticise...(atleast majority wont). Sachin Tendulakr is one of them.
@soumen: Wasim Akram and Imran Khan come into mind straight away.
Amazing talent, a true legend. Well played sir.
Sachin Tendulkar is definitely a great batsman but sorry to say was never a match winner for most of the times.Even many Indians feel the same way. But there's a huge population who acts in an over protective way when it comes to Tendulkar.
Just last year Shoaib Akhtar gave his honest feedback about Tendulkar in his autobiography and many people in India gave a negative and bitter response to the Pakistani icon as if he had commited an act of blasphemy.In Mumbai,Shoaib's book was even removed from the shelves and some political party held protests against him.Where's tolerance and democracy here? And Akhtar talked about his experience with fellow teammates more than Sachin.In the autobiography,he criticized Wasim Akram,Inzimamul Haq,Jawed Miandad and Shoaib Malik too.But Indian media just started character assassination of Akhtar saying that he attacked India's Cricket God in a pathetic way.And Akhtar was not wrong at all,earlier this year Sachin did make his 100th century but India lost the same match against Bangladesh. Anyways very few people can understand the wisdom of Shoaib Akhtar.
Sachin has been playing since my childhood,and who knows he might have destroyed a number of careers too due to internal politics and dictatorship.
whatever you say, playing cricket for 23 years carrying the expectations of a billion plus ppl from this subcontinent & beyond, is not an easy task... What I like the most in him is the sincere dedication to the game. He proved that you can be an icon to 1/6th of the ppl on this planet and still have steady head on shoulders.
oh man! wanted to see sachin bambollzed one last time against ajmal.
Ab ke bichray tou milainnge phir kitabon main Great cricketer-great man.
Not only he is the greatest cricketer of last two decades, he is also a very humble and nice person, qualities which are very rare in super cricketers.
Sachin was the LION on the dead pitches like in India, but very sorry to say he was the Leader of JACKALS on the grassy pitches:)))))))))))))))))lol
@soumen:
Why do you people make it India vs Pakistan issue .. Sachin has his own place no doubt .. but your taunt has no place here since we are power house of fast bowlers not batsmen .. Right you have produce a batsman better than ours but then we have produced Wasim & Waqar and a dozen other bowlers who were legends and India can't produce a single like them either .. I'm in no way belittling Sachin Tendulker here and no doubt he is one of the legends of cricketing world but lets be also fair with Jacques Kallis who is better cricketer than any other in my view along with Hashim Amla .. have a look at their records, Hashim Amla :- Tests Ave:- 50.69 ODI's Ave:- 59.55
Jacques Kallis:- Test Ave:- 56.92 Wickets:- 282 ODI's Ave:- 45.26 Wickets :- 270 Sachin Tendulkar: Test Ave:- 54.32 Wickets :- 45 ODI Ave:- 44.83 Wickets :- 154 ODI Ave:- 44.83
As I said earlier I'm in no way trying to belittle Sachin's contribution as he without a doubt a legend but these other players have their stature and are of the same calibre if not more. p.s Sachin will be greatly missed even in Pakistan as we also loved his batting even though it was often against Pakistan.
it is very sad for cricket lovers for retiring of great sachin tendulkar, if sachin is plying pakistan will definitely loss of all matches. we love and salute sachin tendulkar.
Sachin shall be remembered like Don Bradman for many decades even after his cricketing career. He should have announced his retirement from all forms of cricket as he is losing his form even in test cricket which is quite evident from the last three series at home and abroad. However, good luck to Sachin for rest of his cricketing career.
@A. Khan: Lol and you are? Sorry bro, never heard the name. And you're suggesting that the master of cricket should have retired from all forms? Who are you to give him that suggestion? Let me tell you - nobody
i salute INDIANS for their tolerance of WHITE ELEPHANTS
A great batsman retired , i am waiting which batsman is that who will break Tendulkar great records.
@jism: Absolutely fantastic record but how many successes has India had as a team during the same era ? a single World Cup in 2011, due to Yuvraj Singh and remind me which other trophies. Please don't include T20 as that is a scam, not cricket. Also an even more important statistic that I consider for a Test batsmen : how many runs scored to save, not win, a match ?
Anyway, all the best to Sachin in his retirement. He should have retired from all forms but that is his choice.
why you ppl are argueing??? jus pay the tribute to little master!!! you wil be missed in the ground, and ur records are unbreakable.
Respect - the only batsman of the world
@Pakistani:
Name one legend in your country who is even close to Ten'kar . u dont have any :(
I hate this guy for always snatching the victory from Pakistan, but ya no doubt he is a legend and a great batsman i ever seen....
@roadkashehzada: He is not in selectors list for forthcoming India-Pakistan Series.. That's why he might have realized and took the decision to say bye bye to ODI's
It would have been good if he had left when he was at peak. For him it was a choice, leave or get insulted further
Any way, Hats off for the great legend
Sachins the best . OK !
@roadkashehzada: "agree or disagree, sachin didnt take risk to retire after pakistan series" he took risk for 2 decades, and proved his mettle. Pakistan has not set any benchmark in cricketing, and to compare his career just on a series against a team like Pakistan.....
the risk he took and what he proved is clearly shown by these figures... ODI:with 18,426 runs from 463 matches at an average of 44.83 with 49 centuries.
Test:15,645 runs in 194 matches at an average of 54.32 with 51 centuries.
and most of his centuries have come against top teams like Australia,England and others.
Great picture Harbhajan singh, Pathan, Virat holding Tendulkar & the Tricolor.
@Yoghurt lover: Waise Shahid Afridi ne kya ukhhadd liya jab PCB ne itne saare chances diye usse...
Indian cricket will be more interesting now
The legend retires.. The magic will be missed.
If only other cricketers get as many chances as BCCI gave to Tendulkar, many would have been proven to be better batsmen than Tendulkar.
It's a shame that BCCI is an extremely biased (and corrupt) organization.
However, thank you Tendulkar for retiring and not putting yourself and the country through further humiliation.
agree or disagree, sachin didnt take risk to retire after pakistan series. indian media would have disgraced him had he failed against pakistan. anyway, retirement of a legend. we are blessed to live in the era of tendulkar