India celebrates Sachin

Ever shy of the limelight - this is a man who drives his beloved sports cars around Mumbai in the dead of night so he won't be recognised - and eternally a little old-fashioned (wearing ancient buckle-up pads well into the 21st century) it was apposite that Sachin Tendulkar announced his retirement from Test cricket by letter.

The greatest batsman of his generation and the closest thing India has to a living God, Tendulkar will play his final Test for India, his 200th, against the West Indies on his home ground in Mumbai next month.

To formalise his retirement, he called no press conference, tweeted no pithy goodbye. He wrote a letter to his employer, the Board of Control for Cricket in India, announcing his decision to step down.

Read more: http://www.theage.com.au/sport/cricket/i...z2hMNiyQU5

[size=12pt]"To watch Tendulkar bat during in a Test in India was to hear a nation draw - and hold - its breath."[/size]


[size=18pt]THE NEXT 2 TEST MATCHES---INDIA VS WI---WILL BE HISTORIC---THEY WILL BE THE MOST WATCHED TESTS IN HISTORY.[/size]


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[size=18pt]10DULKAR CALLS IT A DAY ON 10/10[/size]


HIS LANDMARKS:

15,837---MOST TEST RUNS

51--------MOST TEST TONS

18,426---MOST ODI RUNS

49--------MOST ODI HUNDREDS


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MISSING LANDMARKS:

* HIGHEST TEST SCORE----Lara 400*---Sachin 248*---never made a triple

* MOST RUNS IN A SERIES---Bradman 974---Sachin 493---never crossed 500

* MOST RUNS IN A CALENDAR---Mohamed Yousuf(1788)----Sachin 1562

* A TON IN BOTH INNINGS OF A TEST

* MEMEMBERSHIP IN THE ICC 900 RATINGS CLUB----Sachin's highest rating 898


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Oh well! Sachin has 2 tests to go----can he achieve any of those missing landmarks ?


http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sport...927448.cms

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