Sachin Tendulkar retires from ODIs
Another legend has retired. BCCI confirms that Sachin Tendulkar has retired from One Day Internationals. You served your country well, Sachin! You'll be missed!
http://www.dohastadiumplusqatar.com/tendulkar-retires-odi-games/
Sachin is a great player. He is proud of our country. I would feel bad if he really takes leave from cricket. We will miss a really great cricketer.
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Was it an obtrusive exit?
Appeared BCCI has intervened to arrange his graceful exit
http://zeenews.india.com/blog/was-it-an-obtrusive-exit_5936.html
Sachin is the one who made a lot of people to watch cricket. Cant never forget those classic strokes at Sharjah
A real gentleman and modest sportsperson. Away from all controversies.
Read here....
A tale of Tendulkar and his glorious legacy
http://cricketnext.in.com/live/news/tendulkar-leaves-behind-a-glorious-legacy/70049-13.html
However I must say Sachin seems a thoroughly decent person. Never in the papers for affairs or wrong doing and no one seems to have a bad word to say about him
Performance under pressure is a divine gift and not a learning skill. We all know that sachin failed as captain.
I see Dhoni performed better under pressure.
If I needed a batsmen to score runs under pressure I'd put my money on Ricky rather than Sachin
Only true lover of cricket game knows Sachin's realworth :)
One of the all time greats, just behind Don Bradman and Ricky Ponting
Sachin is much bigger than Messi :)
Honestly speaking It is wrong to match two Legends and evalue who is bigger :(
One of Cricket's Greatest -- Sachin Tendulkar you Really made all of us More than Proud --b You're an ICON. All the Best !!!!
he informed his decision to retire from one day cricket before the selection meeting of the pakistan series
Source http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/current/story/598302.html
"Tendulkar's announcement of his ODI retirement came through a statement from the BCCI which stated that he had spoken to BCCI president N Srinivasan. His retirement was announced on the day the Indian selectors picked the teams to play in the five-match T20 and ODI series against Pakistan.
"It was not sudden. He informed us before the selection about his decision," Sanjay Jagdale, the BCCI secretary, told reporters. "He spoke to me and the president about his decision. Naturally he must have been (emotional) I can't say we just spoke on the phone."
"What he has expressed is his concern that India has to prepare for the next World Cup," the BCCI's chief administrative officer Ratnakar Shetty added. "From that point of view, he felt that it was time that he retired."
There are 5 really memorable ODI knocks...
read here...
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/series-tournament/sachin-tendulkar-bids-adieu-to-odis/top-stories/Five-memorable-ODI-knocks-of-Sachin-Tendulkar/articleshow/17730136.cms?
Psychologically he was retired 2,3years before..but now he retired physically too..
Feel blessed to have lived in his era,
can tell next generations, yes i have seen Sachin batting...[like people who haven't seen Viv Richards batting will never understand his game].
Great Player, Great Person!!
Its a mixed feeling, he is to retire at some point of time. He is undoubted a Cricket legend, holder of several records, a parliamentarian and a disciplined Indian citizen.
He made a call of Time, when he is out of form for sometime and a big queue of talents already available in the country. He would always remembered for his long 22 years contribution to the game of cricket.
Jai Hind
legend and gentleman.
Lucky to have witnessed him playing, and some of his golden moments.
Would never forget his six off Shoaib Akhter bowl.
It is still a debate that who is the Greatest Cricketer between him and Sir Don Bradman.
Some of his records are almost unbreakable.
Cricket will miss him for sure.
Sachin took the retirement bcoz he was not picked for the Pakistan series. that made him to take the decision for retirement .
Thanks Allah, at last he got retirement.
he should have played 1 more world cup
brite, that was the disastrous bowling from Indian Bowlers. 40 runs from the last 3 overs?
Great player. time to bow out gracefully.
By the way, England won the 20/20 yesterday :O)
Thank GOD he realized finally -:)
I think after the recently defeats by England in the Test Series it was just a matter of time.
Was a genius of a player in all forms of Cricket.
After watching him play recently I thought he had retired two years ago.
I think he did it on time before the BCCI decided to keep him out of one days. Stop singing while the sound is still good.