Sachin Tendulkar introduced his intention to retire from worldwide cricket following his 2 hundredth Test in opposition to the West Indies.
Since making his worldwide debut in 1989 as a fresh-faced 16-year-old, the ‘Little Master’ went on to turn out to be the all-time main run-scorer in Tests and one-day internationals.
The solely participant to register 100 worldwide centuries, Tendulkar hit a report 15,921 Test runs throughout his profession, at a median of 53.78.
In a brief assertion on the Board of Control for Cricket in India web site, Tendulkar wrote: “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 made his worldwide debut in opposition to Pakistan in Karachi in November 1989 and made the primary of his Test centuries in his ninth match in opposition to England at Old Trafford the next yr.
Tendulkar would narrowly fail to succeed in 16,000 Test runs, his profession lastly coming to an in depth in November 2013 when he was caught by Darren Sammy on 74 at his residence floor in Mumbai.
Source: www.unbiased.co.uk