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11 Top Quotes From Sachin Tendulkar's Farewell Speech That Made The Whole Of India Burst Into Tears

It was the day when India wept! It was the day the world of cricket ended for millions. It was the day when 'God of cricket' Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar, walked out on to the ground for the final time in an India jersey.

November 16, 2013, turned out to be the final day of Sachin Tendulkar's illustrious Test career when India forced an innings win over West Indies at the Wankhede Stadium.

But more than India beating an under-powered Caribbean team, the occasion was all about Sachin, who was to retire after playing 200 Test matches, a feat not achieved by anyone else in the world and not likely to be.

It was the moment of truth when Indian cricket team, led by Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who orchestrated a moving guard of honour for the Master Blaster, went into celebrating their team's most iconic cricketer. At the time of presentation ceremony, the microphone was handed over to Sachin and then began his emotional, teary-eyed speech in which he thanked everyone associated with him and his cricket for their contributions to his career.

And here are the 11 best quotes from his speech that made the entire nation cry...

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Sachin Tendulkar’s goodbye speech

All my friends, settle down let me talk, I'll get more and more emotional.

My life between 22 yards in the 24 years, it's hard to believe that it's coming to an end. I would like to thank all the people who have helped me in my life to get here. I have a list in my hand, please forgive me if I miss out on a few names.

First, the most important person in my life, my father. He passed away in 1999. He was key for my career. He gave me freedom at the age of 11 and told me, ‘chase your dreams and don't find shortcuts’. He also told me to be a nice human being, which I am still trying my best to be.

My mother, I don't know how she dealt with a naughty child like me. She took care of me to be healthy. She started praying for me even before I started my career and I think those prayers gave my strength.

In my school days, I used to stay with my uncle and aunt as my school was far away. They treated me like their son. When after a hard day’s cricket, I went home, I was half asleep. My aunt fed me so that I could go and play the next day.

My eldest brother, Nitin. He doesn’t like to talk much but he used to tell me, ‘I know you'd do everything right and I have the confidence in you’. My sister, she gave me my first bat. A Kashmir Willow bat. She continues to fast when I bat.

Ajit, I don't know what I should say about him. We have lived this dream together. It all started from the age of 11, when he took me to Achrekar sir my coach. He saw a spark in me and sacrificed his career for mine. And my life changed. Even last night, he called me and we were discussing my dismissal. We’ve had so many discussions and arguments. Various things we agreed upon and at times, when he said something about my technique, I didn’t agree with him. If I had not done that, I would have been a lesser cricketer.

The most important thing happened to me in 1990 when I met my wife Anjali. I knew she was a doctor and had a wonderful career ahead of her. But when we decided to make a family, she said, ‘you continue with your cricket and I'll take care of the family’. Without that I think I couldn't have played so much cricket. Thank you for bearing with my fuss, frustration and all the nonsense I have said over the years. This is the best partnership I've had in my life.

Then Sara and Arjun – the two precious diamonds in my life. My daughter is 16 and son is 14, time has flown by. I wasn't able to be with them for the birthdays, annual days and sports days. Thanks for understanding all that, both of you have been so special to me. I've not spent enough time with you but I promise you the next 16 years or even more, are all for you.

My in-laws have been supporting. I discuss various things with them, we have a strong family and I thank you for allowing me to marry Anjali.

My career started at 11. My brother took me to Achrekar sir and that is the best thing to have happened to me. Sir would be taking me on his scooter all over Mumbai, from Shivaji Park to Azad Maidan to ensure that I get enough match practice.

On a lighter note, he's never said ‘well played’ to me so that I don't get complacent. Sir, you can push your luck now that I don’t have any more matches to play.

In the last 24 yrs, I made new friends, before that I had friends from childhood. Whenever I have called them to bowl to me on nets, they have left all their work aside to be with me. Even when I was injured, they were beside me. That’s when my friends have woken up at 3 in the morning just to make me believe that my career is not over yet. Life would have been incomplete without them. Thanks for being there.

My cricket started right here at this ground for Mumbai. I remember once landing from New Zealand at 4 am and playing a Ranji Trophy match at 8 am. It wasn’t that anyone forced me to do so. I played because of my love for Mumbai Cricket. The Mumbai Cricket Association has been very supportive.

The dream was obviously to play for India. BCCI was fantastic, they believed in me at the age of 16 years and selected me. Thanks for the support and the freedom to express myself in the middle. Whenever I was injured, the BCCI ensured all my treatments are taken care of so I could be fit and play again.

I have played with many senior cricketers, thanks to everyone for helping me out. I see Rahul (Dravid), VVS (Laxman) and Sourav (Ganguly) on the big screen. Also, Anil (Kumble) who is not here, and my teammates. You guys are like my family. It is going to be difficult without that dressing room, sharing those special moments.

When Dhoni gave me the 200th Test cap, I just said, we are all proud to be here as a team and I believe that you guys will continue to represent this country in the right spirit to the best of our abilities. I believe in you and all the best for your future.

I would be failing in my duty if I didn’t thank all the doctors, physios, without whose special efforts, I couldn't have been fit. I don't know how you all kept me in good shape.

My dear friend, late Mark Mascerenhas, my first manager. We lost him in a car accident in 2002. He was very passionate about my game and importantly about Indian Cricket. He ensured my cricket never suffered because of the shoots and other commitments with the sponsors. Without him I couldn't have achieved all this. I miss you. My current manager Vinod Naidu, he's more like my family. He's given me so much time, leaving his family to do my work.

In the school days when I played well, the media backed me a lot. You've been doing that till now. Thank you to all of you, all those photographers who captured those wonderful moments that will remain with me.

I thank all the people here who have traveled from different parts of the world to just watch me. You people have always supported me whether I scored a 0 or a 100. I've met a lot of people who fast for me, pray for me and do all sorts of things for me. I thank you for all that you've done.

Especially the 'Sachinnnn... Sachin.' Chants. It will reverberate in my ears until my last breath. Thank you very much. I am sorry if I have missed out on anything. Good bye.

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India’s Lavish Farewell to Sachin Tendulkar

By Samanth Subramanian

An hour before lunch on Friday, Sachin Tendulkar left a cricket field with a bat in his hand for the final time . He made no great fuss about it. The world’s most famous cricketer, and India’s favorite son, had just scored an impressive seventy-four runs. Now he briefly acknowledged the chanting, hollering crowd at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium and climbed the steps to the dressing room. His departure was as crisp as his batting.

The moment was a watershed. For two years, India had chattered manically to itself about Tendulkar’s retirement, about when and how he should choose to leave the game. When he finally announced his decision to quit, in early October, the country fell into collective gloom . A national election lurks around the corner, but over the past month it has appeared to be of far smaller consequence than Tendulkar’s exit. The newspapers hummed with eulogies, nostalgic essays, and editorials about his career; one media group assembled an entire conference on the subject, called “ Salaam Sachin ”—a daylong orgy of speechifying and tribute-paying. There were serious suggestions that Tendulkar—who was named last year to a seat in the upper house of India’s Parliament—should transition swiftly into politics, and perhaps even become a member of the Cabinet . All around, you could feel a country anxiously gird itself to face the unimaginable trauma of a life after Tendulkar.

The immediate prologue to Tendulkar’s last game had none of his own dignity or economy. As soon as he had made up his mind to retire, the Board of Control for Cricket in India—the famously rapacious national governing body for the sport—organized a farewell of prolonged lavishness. The Indian team’s planned tour of South Africa was summarily cancelled; instead, the B.C.C.I. arranged for the West Indies—easier opponents—to tour India. The West Indian visit included two Test matches, the classical five-day-long form of the game, scheduled so that Tendulkar could play his last and two-hundredth international Test—thirty-two more than any other player in cricketing history—at home in Mumbai.

A special gold coin, embossed with Tendulkar’s image, was commissioned for use during the ritual toss at the start of each Test. In Calcutta, before the hundred-and-ninety-ninth, Tendulkar was given a wax statue of himself, the replica bearing only a muddled resemblance to its muse. He was also given a tree cast out of silver , with a hundred and ninety-nine leaves. Fortunately, the game in Calcutta finished too early for the organizers to get a helicopter into the air and shower Tendulkar with a hundred and ninety-nine kilograms of rose petals, as had been planned. On television, the Mumbai Test was billed and referred to exclusively as “Sachin’s two-hundredth”; the West Indies very quickly became forgotten accessories, attendants holding up Tendulkar’s train. All this was the B.C.C.I. at its preening, bullying best. On Saturday, feeling that not quite enough had been done, the Indian government gave him the Bharat Ratna , the country’s highest civilian honor, awarded previously to Mother Teresa and Nelson Mandela.

Addressing the question of why Tendulkar matters so much, his admirers point first to his remarkable statistics. He first played international cricket in 1989, as a tousle-haired stripling of sixteen, plucked out of Mumbai and hustled onto a larger stage in a series of away matches against Pakistan—a nerve-shredding transition for anybody but Tendulkar, who built a twenty-four-year career upon that début. He has played more international games than anybody else, in which he has scored more runs than anybody else: thirty-four thousand three hundred and fifty-seven; his nearest competitor has only twenty-seven thousand. He has scored more than a hundred runs in an inning a hundred times, far more than any other cricketer. His average in Test cricket is 53.78 runs per innings—which, over such a long career in a medium that prizes every fifty-plus score, is some kind of marvel.

But statistics can inspire only esteem, not love. The enumeration, in these ways, of Tendulkar’s achievements does nothing to explain the adulation that poured out of the bleachers at Wankhede Stadium when Tendulkar was at bat, on Thursday evening and then again on Friday morning. Every single ball he faced was negotiated to the thundering, unflagging soundtrack of “Suh-chin! Suh-chin!” His spectators stood to watch him, as if in worship. On Saturday, immediately after India had won the game with brutal authority in two and a half out of the allotted five days, Tendulkar delivered a speech : a little long, a little cheesy, but sufficient still to rend the heartstrings of the spectators. Grown men standing next to me made no attempts to hide their tears. This was no retirement; this was a bereavement.

Breaking down Tendulkar’s game into its constituent virtues yields no clues to the reverence that he drew. He was a batsman of profuse elegance, for instance, but the Indian team has had at least two other batsmen in the past two decades who were even more elegant. He was grand and aggressive while batting, but rarely in the gut-busting, seven-eighths-crazy, unsophisticated manner of some of his peers . His technique was like the coaching manual sprung to life—but again, this was even more true of another one of his longtime teammates. Tendulkar won matches for India, but not nearly as many as he could have, one suspects. There are other batsmen in the world, recently retired or still playing, who can lay empirical claims to similar greatness.

So how did Tendulkar become, as a former South African cricketer phrased it, “Maradona and Pele put together”? In India, we have arrived at a kind of retrofitted narrative to explain why he came to loom so large in our obsessions. He burst into cricket just as the country began to reinvent its economy and its spirit, and Tendulkar was already everything that India had started to dream of being: competitive, assured, hungry, world-beating. The delights and disappointments of his career can be overlaid almost perfectly upon India’s: the golden promise of the early nineteen-nineties, the soaring successes later that decade and early in the two-thousands, the consolidation and the insecurities thereafter, and the distressing wane of faculties in the past few years. Tendulkar was not so much an athlete as a projection of his country’s psyche.

This narrative sounds all right, but I’ve come to dislike it. It makes too little of the fact that in sport, and in life, we often give our hearts in mysterious ways that don’t reward profound analysis. It also shrinks Tendulkar’s mastery over his game, a timeless expertise that should evoke a sense of amazement in any country and any era. My favorite genre of Tendulkar anecdote involves other top-drawer cricketers talking about him, recounting instances of his consummate skill, expressing baffled awe about how he did what he did. How he had eons more time—some microseconds—to play the ball than any other batsman. How he could read a bowler’s mind. How he seemed faultlessly engineered to bat. Every sport seems basic in the range of its mechanics, requiring only that you hit a ball hard, or kick it accurately, or run really fast. You wonder how much better something so basic could possibly be done, until Tendulkar or Roger Federer or Usain Bolt shows you, and then you feel nothing but comprehension and gratitude.

Tendulkar did this again in his final innings in Mumbai, batting with measured patience for a hundred and fifty minutes, playing with concision and grace and deep knowledge, sending the ball exactly where he intended it to go. He stood in the middle of the arena, a tiny figure in white, tugging at his trousers, scrunching his eyes, adjusting his helmet, and crouching into his stance, in precisely the way he had been doing for twenty-four years. The waves of sound seemed to not touch him at all; he sucked the stadium’s energy into himself and remained absolutely poised. He made no mistakes until he made his last one, slicing the ball hard into the hands of a fielder positioned near him. The roar of the ovation began, but only after a few seconds of silent, grief-stricken shock. Tendulkar walked in solitary splendor towards the Indian team’s dressing room, but he paused for a moment to lift his arms towards his people, bat aloft. Then he was gone.

Samanth Subramanian is the India correspondent for The National and the author of “Following Fish: Travels Around the Indian Coast.”

Indian students and cricket fans make a sand sculpture of Tendulkar in the northern city of Allahabad. Photograph by Sanjay Kanojia/AFP/Getty.

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‘“Sachin Sachin” will reverberate in my ears till I stop breathing’—Sachin Tendulkar in his farewell speech Sachin Tendulkar’s retirement from the sport in November 2013 was among the most-watched cricket events of the year, one that tugged at the heartstrings of Indians and cricket lovers worldwide. Shortly after he walked off the field for the last time, the Government of India bestowed the Bharat Ratna, the country’s highest civilian honour, on him. Sachin Tendulkar: The Man Cricket Loved Back is an ESPNcricinfo anthology of fine writing on India’s greatest cricketer. This collection brings together affectionate and perceptive appreciations from teammates and rivals who saw Tendulkar up close—among them, V.V.S. Laxman, Rahul Dravid, Sourav Ganguly, John Wright, Allan Donald, Greg Chappell, Sanjay Manjrekar and Aakash Chopra—and contributions from the who’s who of cricket writing, including Gideon Haigh, Mike Marqusee, Ayaz Memon, Ed Smith, Mark Nicholas, Rohit Brijnath, Sharda Ugra and Mukul Kesavan. It also features several interviews conducted with Sachin over the years, and superb pictures of him on and off the field, making for a comprehensive portrait of the cricketer and the man through the eyes of those who have watched and studied him from the closest quarters. (http://www.uread.com/book/sachin-tendulkar-espncricinfo/9780670087488)

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Watch: As India celebrates 8 years of Tendulkar's retirement, here's reliving his emotional farewell speech

As the world celebrates the 8th year of Sachin Tendulkar's retirement from international cricket, here we relive the emotional speech which the Master Blaster delivered after the end of the match -

Sachin Tendulkar delivered an emotional farewell speech after his last day on the field. Photo: BCCI

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On this day in 2013, Sachin Tendulkar walked out on the cricket field for the final time as an international cricketer
The iconic cricketer delivered an emotional farewell speech after the end of the fixture
Tendulkar retired after becoming the first-ever player to don 200 Test caps

On this day 8 years back, Sachin Tendulkar stepped on the cricket field for the final time in his international career. While he didn't get a chance to bat, Tendulkar did entertain the crowd by rolling his arm. The crowd was anxious to see Tendulkar bat for the final time but courtesy of a brilliant bowling performance, the home team didn't have to do that more than once in any of the 2 Test matches.

As Mohammed Shami clean bowled Shannon Gabriel, the thought of not watching Tendulkar on a cricket field soon became a reality and the thousands in the stands shed tears as the Master Blaster delivered an emotional farewell speech during the presentation ceremony.

There haven't been many occasions of players getting a chance to say goodbye to the game in front of the home crowd. But Tendulkar got this opportunity. The only player to don 200 Test caps, Tendulkar spoke from his heart for almost 20 minutes and covered his complete journey right from his childhood.

The cricketing icon thanked his family, friends, coaches and everyone involved who played a key role in his success. He also mentioned his former teammates, some of who were on the field for the historic moment in the game. Check out Tendulkar's farewell speech -

The highest run-scorer in the history of international cricket, Tendulkar retired with 15921 runs in the longest format. His tally included 51 centuries and 68 half-centuries. He had quit ODI cricket in 2012 and piled up 18426 runs in that format.

Tendulkar missed out on scoring a well-deserved century in his retirement Test. Courtesy of a brilliant catch from Daren Sammy, he walked back for 74 off 118.

Sachin Tendulkar makes his international debut on this day in 1989 against Pakistan

Tendulkar didn't spend much time away from the game after his retirement and joined IPL franchise Mumbai Indians (MI) as their icon before IPL 2014. MI have won 4 IPL titles since then.

Tendulkar is now a part-time coach and cricket analyst. He continues to be associated with MI.

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An emotional speech from the master blaster.

The highest runs scored and century-maker in both Tests and ODIs retired in Mumbai 2013. Sachin Tendulkar’s retirement was a teary one for all the fans around the world. From adults to kids, every cricket fan cried or wept a little for sure, especially at the end of his farewell speech when he said – ‘The memories you have left with me will always be with me forever and ever, especially “Sachin, Sachin” which will reverberate in my ears till I stop breathing.’

Sachin Tendulkar retired after playing 200 tests for India. In the process, he scored over 15,000 test runs and 18,000 ODI runs. His best cricketing moment came in 2011 when India won the World Cup in his hometown, Mumbai.

Here is Sachin Tendulkar’s full farewell speech in text:

All my friends. Settle down let me talk, I will get more and more emotional. My life, between 22 yards for 24 years, it is hard to believe that that wonderful journey has come to an end, but I would like to take this opportunity to thank people who have played an important role in my life. Also, for the first time in my life I am carrying this list, to remember all the names in case I forget someone. I hope you understand. It’s getting a little bit difficult to talk but I will manage.

The most important person in my life and I have missed him a lot since 1999 when he passed away, my father. Without his guidance, I don’t think I would have been standing here in front of you. He gave me freedom at the age of 11 and told me that [I should] chase my dreams, but make sure you do not find shortcuts. The path might be difficult but don’t give up, and I have simply followed his instructions. Above all, he told me to be a nice human being, which I will continue to do and try my best. Every time I have done something special [and] showed my bat, it was [for] my father.

My mother, I don’t know how she dealt with such a naughty child like me. I was not easy to manage. She must be extremely patient. For a mother, the most important thing is that her child remains safe and healthy and fit. That was what she was most bothered and worried about. She took care of me for the last 24 years that I have played for India, but even before that, she started praying for me the day I started playing cricket. She just prayed and prayed and I think her prayers and blessings have given me the strength to go out and perform, so a big thank you to my mother for all the sacrifices.

In my school days, for four years, I stayed with my uncle and aunt because my school was quite far from my home, and they treated me like their son. My aunt, after having had a hard day’s play, I would be half asleep and she would be feeding me food so I could go again and play tomorrow. I can’t forget these moments. I am like their son and I am glad it has continued to be the same way.

My eldest brother, Nitin, and his family have always encouraged me. My eldest brother doesn’t like to talk much, but the one thing he always told me is that whatever you do, I know you will always give it 100% and that I have full faith and confidence in you. His encouragement meant a lot to me. My sister, Savita, and her family was no different. The first cricket bat of my life was presented to me by my sister. It was a Kashmir willow bat. But that is where the journey began. She is one of those many who still continue to fast when I bat, so thank you very much.

Ajit, my brother, now what do I talk about him? I don’t know. We have lived this dream together. He was the one who sacrificed his career for my cricket. He spotted the spark in me. And it all started from the age of 11 when he took me to Archrekar sir, my coach, and from there on my life changed. You will find this hard to believe but even last night he called to discuss my dismissal, knowing that there was a remote chance of batting again, but just the habit we have developed, the rapport we have developed, since my birth, has continued and it will continue. Maybe when I’m not playing cricket we will still be discussing technique.

Various things we agreed upon, my technique, and so many technical things which I didn’t agree with him, we have had arguments and disagreements, but when I look back at all these things in my life, I would have been a lesser cricketer.

Wife-kids & in-laws

The most beautiful thing happened to me in 1990 when I met my wife, Anjali. Those were special years and it has continued and will always continue that way. I know Anjali, being a doctor; there was a wonderful career in front of her. When we decided to have a family, Anjali took the initiative to step back and say that ‘you continue with your cricket and I will take the responsibility of the family’.

Without that, I don’t think I would have been able to play cricket freely and without stress. Thanks for bearing with all my fuss and all my frustrations, and all sorts of rubbish that I have spoken. Thanks for bearing with me and always staying by my side through all the ups and downs. You are the best partnership I’ve had in my life. Then, the two precious diamonds of my life, Sara and Arjun. They have already grown up. My daughter is 16, my son is 14. Time has flown by. I wanted to spend so much time with them on special occasions like their birthdays, their annual days, their sports day, going on holidays, whatever. I have missed out on all those things. Thanks for your understanding. Both of you have been so, so special to me you cannot imagine. I promise you [that] for 14 and 16 years I have not spent enough time with both of you, but the next 16 years or even beyond that, everything is for you.

My in-laws, Anand Mehta and Annabel, both have been so, so supportive [and] loving and caring. I have discussed on various things in life, generally with them, and have taken their advice. You know, it’s so important to have a strong family who is always with you and who is guiding you. Before you start clapping, the most important thing they did was allowing me to marry Anjali, so thank you very much.

In the last 24 years that I have played for India, I have made new friends, and before that, I have had friends from my childhood. They have all had a terrific contribution. As and when I have called them to come and bowl to me at the nets, they have left their work aside to come and help me. Be it joining me on holidays and having discussions with me on cricket, or how I was a little stressed and wanting to find a solution so I can perform better. All those moments my friends were with me. Even for when I was injured, I would wake up in the morning because I couldn’t sleep and thought that my career was over because of injuries, that is when my friends have woken up at 3 o’clock in the morning to drive with me and make me believe that my career was not over. Life would be incomplete without all those friends. Thanks for being there for me.

My cricket career started when I was 11. The turning point of my career was when my brother (Ajit) took me to Achrekar sir. I was extremely delighted to see him up in the stands. Normally he sits in front of the television and he watches all the games that I play. When I was 11/12, those were the days when I used to hop back on his scooter and play a couple of practice matches a day. The first half the innings I would be batting at Shivaji Park, the second half, at some other match in Azad Maidan. He would take me all over Mumbai to make sure I got match practice.

On a lighter note, in the last 29 years, sir has never ever said ‘well played’ to me because he thought I would get complacent and I would stop working hard. Maybe he can push his luck and wish me now, well done on my career because there are no more matches, sir, in my life. I will be witnessing cricket, and cricket will always stay in my heart, but you have had an immense contribution to my life, so thank you very much.

Mumbai Cricket

My cricket for Mumbai started right here on this ground, the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA), which is so dear to me. I remember landing from New Zealand at four o’clock in the morning, and turning up for a game here at eight o’clock just because I wanted to be a part of Mumbai cricket, and not that somebody forced me. That was for the love of Mumbai cricket, and thank you very much. The president is here so thank you very much, along with your team, for taking care of me and looking after my cricket.

The dream was obviously to play for India, and that is where my association with BCCI started. BCCI was fantastic, right from my debut they believed in my ability and selecting me into the squad at the age of 16 was a big step, so thanks to all the selectors for having faith in me and the BCCI for giving me the freedom to express myself out in the middle. Things would have been different if you had not been behind me, and I really appreciate your support. Especially when I was injured, you were right with me and making sure that all the treatments were taken care of, and that I got fit and fine and playing [right] back for India.

The journey has been special, the last 24 years, I have played with many senior cricketers, and even before that there were many senior cricketers with whom I watched on television. They inspired me to play cricket and to play in the right way. Thanks to all those senior cricketers, and unfortunately I have not been able to play with them, but I have high regards for all their achievements and all their contributions.

We see it on the mega-screen, Rahul, Laxman, Sourav, and Anil, who is not here, and my team-mates right here in front of me. You are like my family away from home. I have had some wonderful times with you. It is going to be difficult to not be part of the dressing room, sharing those special moments. All the coaches for their guidance, it has been special for me. I know when MS Dhoni presented me the 200th Test match cap on Day One morning. I had a brief message for the team. I would like to repeat that. I just feel that all of us are so, so fortunate and proud to be part of the Indian cricket team and serving the nation.

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Knowing all of you guys, I know you will continue to serve the nation in the right spirit and right values. I believe we have been the lucky ones to be chosen by the Almighty to serve this sport. Each generation gets this opportunity to take care of this sport and serve it to the best of our ability. I have full faith in you to continue to serve the nation in the right spirit and to the best of your ability, to bring all the laurels to the country. All the very best.

I would be failing in my duties if I did not thank all the doctors, the physios, the trainers, who have put this difficult body together to go back on the field and be able to play. The number of injuries that I have had in my career, I don’t know how you have managed to keep me fit, but without your special efforts, it would never have happened. The doctors have met me at weird hours. I mean I have called them from Mumbai to Chennai, Mumbai to Delhi, I mean wherever. They have just taken the next flight and left their work and families to be with me, which has allowed me to play. So a big thank you to all three of you for keeping me in good shape.

Marketing Managers

My dear friend, late Mark Mascarenhas, my first manager. We, unfortunately, we lost him in a car accident in 2001, but he was such a well-wisher of cricket, my cricket, and especially Indian cricket. He was so passionate. He understood what it takes to represent a nation and gave me all the space to go out and express myself, and never pressurized me to do this ad or promotion or whatever the sponsors demanded. He took care of that and today I miss him, so thank you, Mark, for all your contribution.

My current management team, WSG, for repeating what Mark has done because when I signed the contract I exactly told them what I want from them, and what it requires to represent me. They have done that and respected that.

Someone who has worked closely with me for 14 years is my manager, Vinod Nayudu. He is more like my family and all the sacrifices, spending time away from his family for my work, has been special, so big thank you to his family as well for giving up so much time for my work with Vinod.

In my school days, when I performed well, the media backed me a lot. They continue to do that till this morning. Thank you so much to the media for supporting and appreciating my performances. It surely had a positive effect on me. Thank you so much to all the photographers as well for those wonderfully captured moments that will stay with me for the rest of my life, so a big thank you to all the photographers.

I know my speech is getting a bit too long (crowd roars with ‘noooo’), but this is the last thing I want to say. I want to thank all the people here who have flown in from various parts of the world and have supported me endlessly, whether I scored a 0 or a 100-plus. Your support was so dear to me and meant a lot to me. Whatever you have done for me.

I know I have met so many guys who have fasted for me, prayed for me, done so much for me. Without that life wouldn’t have been like this for me. I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart, and also say that time has flown by rather quickly, but the memories you have left with me will always be with me forever and ever, especially “Sachin, Sachin” which will reverberate in my ears till I stop breathing. Thank you very much. If I have missed out on saying something, I hope you understand. Goodbye.

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Essay on Sachin Tendulkar for Students and Teacher

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We have often heard that ‘ Cricket is religion in India and Sachin is God’. There is no better statement that can justify the status of Sachin Tendulkar in India. Sachin Tendulkar in India is not just a cricketer, he is God. Also for common people in India, he is an example of hard work and determination. Thus, he is worshipped by everyone in India. The essay on Sachin Tendulkar is a small insight into one of the greatest ever sportsman to have played any game.

Sachin Tendulkar was born to a middle-class family and came to limelight with a performance in the school tournament. He held a record partnership at that time with Vinod Kambli playing for their school tournament. That innings changed Sachin’s life completely and he became famous in a fortnight. In those days, the school tournaments had a different fanbase and a good performance can bring you in limelight. Because of that inning, people all over India came to know who Sachin Tendulkar was! Thus, it also caught Indian selector’s eye and Sachin Tendulkar was selected for the tour of Pakistan at an age of 16!

At 16 years of age, Sachin was supposed to face the likes of Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis. The Pakistani spearheads were known for their swing and sharp bouncers. Thus, Sachin had a hard time facing Pakistan fast bowlers. Still, he managed to come out with some runs under his belt. Thus, it would justify the Sachin’s selection in the series to come. The series was a memorable experience for Sachin as he also got to spend time with his idols in the Indian dressing room.

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Sachin Tendulkar – The Opener

The real contribution by Sachin Tendulkar to Indian cricket is not the runs he scored or the matches he won. The main contribution by Sachin was the way he changed the opening in ODI cricket. He was given an opportunity to open against New Zealand in New Zealand in 1992 and he made it count. Thus, a very different dimension of Sachin Tendulkar came into light. The major contribution of runs scored by him in ODI cricket is by opening the batting for India. Thus, India got one of the reliable openers in Sachin who can also score at more than run a ball.

Soon after he started opening, India started to get good starts and opposition were under pressure right from the start. Thus, there have been many match winnings innings by Sachin since he started opening. One such inning that comes to mind is the ‘desert storm’. He scored two back to back hundreds against the mighty Australians in 1996 and won the series for India.

One of the things that made Sachin great was to score against the big sides. He consistently scored hundreds against big teams like Australia, England, and Pakistan. Also, he still is the player with the highest runs against Australia. This in itself shows the caliber of Sachin Tendulkar. Australia in those days was termed as the invincibles. Playing against Australia was always the toughest challenge that a batsman can face in those days. But for Sachin, it was just like scoring against any other team.

Sachin Tendulkar will always be remembered as one who changed the Indian cricket and made it a powerhouse. Sachin Tendulkar was born to play cricket only.

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