Sachin Tendulkar announces Test retirement

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Sachin Tendulkar announces Test retirement

Postby Gozu » Thu Oct 10, 2013 9:47 pm

India's record-breaking batsman Sachin Tendulkar announced on Thursday that he would retire after playing his 200th cricket Test match next month.

"It's been a huge honour to have represented my country and played all over the world," Tendulkar, the highest run-scorer in the history of Test cricket, said in a statement.

"I look forward to playing my 200th Test Match on home soil, as I call it a day."

India is to play a two-Test series against the West Indies next month which would enable Tendulkar, who has already made 198 appearances, to become the first player to reach the 200 landmark.


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Re: Sachin Tendulkar announces Test retirement

Postby Rik E Boy » Thu Oct 10, 2013 9:53 pm

What a batsman. 200 Tests! Thats probably a better achievement than the runs.

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Re: Sachin Tendulkar announces Test retirement

Postby The Dark Knight » Thu Oct 10, 2013 10:07 pm

What a batsman, what a cricketer and what a man. The best batsman I'll see in my lifetime, that's for sure.
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Re: Sachin Tendulkar announces Test retirement

Postby test » Thu Oct 10, 2013 10:12 pm

Been amazing watching his career, one of a kind. 200 test matches, unbelievable.
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Re: Sachin Tendulkar announces Test retirement

Postby Jim05 » Thu Oct 10, 2013 11:25 pm

Scary to think the Don would of been pushing 30,000 runs if he had the chance to play 200 tests.
When you think of how great Tendulkar has been its amazing to think there was someone twice as good
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Re: Sachin Tendulkar announces Test retirement

Postby valleys07 » Fri Oct 11, 2013 8:30 am

Absolute freak.

Wont miss him plundering Australia from pillar to post though thats for sure!
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Re: Sachin Tendulkar announces Test retirement

Postby Johno6 » Fri Oct 11, 2013 8:39 am

my best memory of him would be getting out for a duck last week in the CLT20.

amazing stuff..

congrats lil guy ;)
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Re: Sachin Tendulkar announces Test retirement

Postby whufc » Fri Oct 11, 2013 8:57 am

Top 3 in my all time fav list.

Had the absolute privelidge of getting to bowl to him and spend some time with him in an Adelaide net session after meeting him in the Myers food court and being given the invite.

I claim i almost found his edge with my off break but realisitcally it came straight off the middle and would have hit the cover boundary within seconds.
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Re: Sachin Tendulkar announces Test retirement

Postby beeroclock » Sat Oct 12, 2013 1:13 pm

Jim05 wrote:Scary to think the Don would of been pushing 30,000 runs if he had the chance to play 200 tests.
When you think of how great Tendulkar has been its amazing to think there was someone twice as good

Throw in that when Bradman played the wickets were about 50% worse on a regular basis compared to the roads that Tendulkar has been gifted with.
Then chuck up on top of that Tendulkar would have played 70% of his cricket against the worse three bowling nations.
Yeh he could certainly bat but I'm not sad to see him go.
He appears to be arrogant and self indulgent.
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Re: Sachin Tendulkar announces Test retirement

Postby RustyCage » Sat Oct 12, 2013 6:57 pm

Great batsman, shit bloke
I'm gonna break my rusty cage and run
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Re: Sachin Tendulkar announces Test retirement

Postby dedja » Sat Oct 12, 2013 6:58 pm

Based on personal experience?
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Re: Sachin Tendulkar announces Test retirement

Postby whufc » Sat Oct 12, 2013 7:40 pm

pafc1870 wrote:Great batsman, shit bloke


He was the nicest international cricketer i have ever met.
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Re: Sachin Tendulkar announces Test retirement

Postby Failed Creation » Sun Oct 13, 2013 3:43 pm

Great player, that's for sure. You can only make runs against the team bowling to you.

I feel that he probably played for 2-3 years too long though, and I think it's a little self-indulgent to retire mid-series, unless you know you're getting the tap on the shoulder.
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Re: Sachin Tendulkar announces Test retirement

Postby RustyCage » Sun Oct 13, 2013 9:51 pm

His lying to the tribunal during the Symonds-Singh case has changed a lot of people's thoughts of him as a person. As a cricketer though, he is in the top handful in the history of the game.
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Re: Sachin Tendulkar announces Test retirement

Postby Aerie » Sun Oct 13, 2013 11:17 pm

One of the best. A pleasure to watch. Spoilt to have Tendulkar and Lara out here every few years facing up to Warne, McGrath and co. Different styles, one stylish and compact, the other stylish and flamboyant, both as effective. It is mind blowing to think that he has scored over 100 international centuries, has been playing since I turned 8, averaging over 50, over 34,000 international runs, the list goes on. One of the greats of all time and probably the greatest career of all time.
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Re: Sachin Tendulkar announces Test retirement

Postby Aerie » Sun Oct 13, 2013 11:17 pm

One of the best. A pleasure to watch. Spoilt to have Tendulkar and Lara out here every few years facing up to Warne, McGrath and co. Different styles, one stylish and compact, the other stylish and flamboyant, both as effective. It is mind blowing to think that he has scored over 100 international centuries, has been playing since I turned 8, averaging over 50, over 34,000 international runs, the list goes on. One of the greats of all time and probably the greatest career of all time.
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Re: Sachin Tendulkar announces Test retirement

Postby Phantom Gossiper » Wed Oct 16, 2013 11:26 am

It's a sad moment to think that after all these years, wont get the opportunity to watch him bat in matches again.. suddenly i feel so much older - how long until i'm telling young whipper snappers "back in my day.. Tendulkar, Lara, Ponting.." :(
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Re: Sachin Tendulkar announces Test retirement

Postby heater31 » Sun Oct 20, 2013 5:25 pm

Hardly a glowing reference for Sachin for his role in the 'Monkeygate' affair. Plenty of Australian players involved in that series livid with CA management for instructing them to just drop the issue.
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Re: Sachin Tendulkar announces Test retirement

Postby daysofourlives » Thu Nov 14, 2013 9:15 pm

Playing his last innings, currently 22 no late on Day 1 BCCI will be hoping he gets through to stumps

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Postby daysofourlives » Thu Nov 14, 2013 9:19 pm

He has played with 110 Indians and against 492 from other countries in Test cricket
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