Sachin Tendulkar Announces Retirement from Test Cricket after 200th Test Thursday Oct 10,2013

Sachin Tendulkar has contacted the President, BCCI, and has requested the BCCI 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.

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

BCCI President N. Srinivasan's 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.  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."

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Sachin Tendulkar's Test Cricket Moments

Sachin Tendulkar reacts after scoring his hundred century during the one day international Asia Cup cricket match between India and Bangladesh.It took him 33 innings to go from 99 to 100 centuries and there were fears he would forever be one short

SACHIN Tendulkar Statistics

370 - days it took to go from 99 to 100 international centuries.

51 - of his 100 centuries have come from 311 Test innings and 49 from 451 one-day innings.

42 - of his 100 centuries have come at home, 41 on the road and 17 at neutral venues.

33,854 - runs he has scored in his career in 763 innings, at an average of 49.06.

248 - Tendulkar’s highest score in international cricket v Bangladesh in 2004.