Mumbai Indians batsman Sachin Tendulkar plays a shot during the CLT20 match against Rajasthan Royals in Jaipur. - PTI
Sachin's announcement marks the end of an incredible era in Test cricket where over 15,000 runs came off his bat with 51 tons to his name. It is a record that is unlikely to be broken for a long, long time.
His 198 Test appearances yielded 15,837 runs at an average of 53.86. From his 463 ODI matches, he had, under his belt, a whopping 18,426 at an average of 44.83.
He is the only batsman to score 100 international centuries -- 51 in Tests and 49 in ODIs. He has taken 114 catches in Test cricket and 140 in the ODIs.
Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar during an interactive session "Sachin Ki Paathshala", a 12 hour live telethon organised for their campaign 'Support my School' by NDTV in Mumbai. - PTI
Sachin Tendulkar celebrates after scoring his double century in the 2nd ODI between India and South Africa at the Roop Singh Stadium in Gwalior on 24, February 2010. - Photo: S Subramanium
Sachin Tendulkar drives a ball off the bowling of Lewis during the second one day international cricket match between England and India at Trent Bridge, Nottingham on July 20, 1990 which India won and lifted the Texaco Trophy.- Photo: V. V. Krishnan
Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan, cricketer Sachin Tendulkar and Sachin Pilgaonkar at the launch of the latter's book "Sampoorna Sachin" in Mumbai. _ PTI
Armaan Ebrahim, FIA GT 1, World Championship Race Driver and Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar during the launch of BMW 1 Series in Mumbai on Tuesday. - PTI
Sachin Tendulkar and Saurav Ganguly during the Platinum Jubilee celebrations of Karnataka State Cricket Association at Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore 17th, August 2013. - Photo: K. Bhagya Prakash
Mumbai Masters' and World no 1 Lee Chong Wei interacts with master blaster Sachin Tendulkar during the IBL in Mumbai on Tuesday. - PTI
Cricketers Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid and Gundappa Viswanath during the 75th platinum jubilee celebration of Karnataka State Cricket Association in Bengaluru. - PTI
Mumbai Indians player Sachin Tendulkar celebrates with team mates after victory in the final match of the Indian Premier League Twenty20 Cricket Tournament between Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians at the Eden Gardens Stadium in Kolkata on May 26, 2013. -Photo: K.R. Deepak
Sachin Tendulkar plays a shot off the bowling of Lewis during the second one day international cricket match between England and India at Trent Bridge, Nottingham on July 20, 1990
Sachin Tendulkar in action during his century knock (127 not out) against Kenya, during the Wills World Cup Group A match played at Barabati Stadium, Cuttack, India, on February 18, 1996. This is his 5th one day international hundred. - Photo: V.V. Krishnan
Sachin Tendulkar is being lifted by fellow team members after the Team India won the 2011 Cricket World Cup in Mumbai on 3rd April 2011. Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar has announced his retirement from one-day cricket. - PTI
Sachin Tendulkar plays the ball on the onside watched by wicket-keeper Adam Gilchrist during his century knock, against Australia on the third day of the Third and final Test at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium at Chepauk on March 20, 2001. Sachin Tendulkar scored 126, his 25th Test hundred. This was his fourth hundred at this ground in five matches going past Gavaskar's tally of three hundreds. - Photo: N. Sridharan
Ranji Trophy: Sachin Tendulkar of Bombay gave a fabulous start to his first class career scoring a spectacular unbeaten 100 against Gujarat to become the youngest Indian to notch a century on debut in the domestic first class championship, at Bombay on December 11, 1988.
Sachin Tendulkar being congratulated by Sunil Gavaskar, after he got his 34th Test century, on the second day of the First Test match between Bangladesh and India, at the Bangabandhu National stadium in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on December 11, 2004. The master batsman remained unbeaten on 159 at stumps. - Photo: V. V. Krishnan
India's batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar exults after equalling Aussie legend Sir Donald Bradman's record of 29 Test Centuries, during the first day of the Second Test match against West Indies, at Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad in West Indies on April 19, 2002. This is his first century in the Caribbean Islands. He made 117. -Photo: V.V. Krishnan
Young Sachin Tendulkar makes a stroke, during the Second Test at Faisalabad, played between November 23 and 29, 1989 against Pakistan, on his debut series. He scored his maiden Test 50 in this Test. - Photo: V.V. Krishnan
Published on October 10, 2013
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