India batting legend to play final Test in Mumbai against West Indies. PHOTO: AFP/FILE
The 40-year-old India batsman had asked to end his career in front of his home crowd while local cricket associations battled to win the hosting rights for his send-off, local media had reported.
Tendulkar, who made his international debut against Pakistan in 1989 as a 16-year-old, would play his 199th Test in the series opener at Kolkata’s Eden Gardens from November 6-10, according to a tour itinerary released on Tuesday.
He will then bring up number 200 at the Wankhede Stadium overlooking the Arabian Sea from November 14-18 before retiring from all forms of the game.
Tendulkar has accumulated 15,837 runs in 198 Tests and 18,426 runs in 463 One-Day Internationals (ODI).
The diminutive batsman holds the record for playing the most number of Tests, with retired Australians Ricky Ponting and Steve Waugh second with 168. South Africa’s Jacques Kallis is the nearest active player with 163.
Tendulkar also holds the record for most Test and ODI runs scored, as well as the most Test (51) and ODI (49) centuries.
Meanwhile, India will play Australia in the second tie of the seven-match ODI series in Jaipur today. The Australians thrashed the hosts by 72 runs in the first match in Pune.
Published in The Express Tribune, October 16th, 2013.
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