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After his side completed the formalities of a victory over West Indies, Tendulkar collected a stump as a memento and wiped tears from his eyes as he slowly made his way off the field through a mobile guard of honour formed by his team mates. As television coverage broadcast images…

Twenty-four years to the day he first walked on to the field for India, Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar has played his last innings, a flawless 74. Chants of ‘Sachin, Sachin’ resonated through an every-seat-taken Wankhede stadium from 9am. At the stroke of 9.30am, the man himself walked down the steps of…

For some time the talk has been about his slowing reflexes, lack of footwork, diminishing eyesight and technical errors. It’s been a tortuous phase and his fans have been left to get nostalgic about his glorious past. Such was his skill, when Sachin Tendulkar’s game clicked, the conditions, bowling attack…

Some are blessed, they get what they desire; better put, they get what they decide to chase. Sachin Tendulkar, it’s almost evident, has set his sights on a special farewell for himself. Perhaps another century, perhaps not. And though numbers don’t matter at this stage, that’s what those at the…

Taking a break from tradition to pay tribute to one of the greatest batsmen in the history of cricket, the BCCI had ‘Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar 200th Test’ embossed below the Board logo on the national team’s jersey. The Indian team was seen sporting the new jersey in the batting great’s…

Navjot Singh Sidhu made his Test debut against West Indies on November 12, 1983. Amazingly, he played his next Test against New Zealand exactly five years later. And bang, he struck a century, cementing his spot. That’s why Sidhu can relate to Rohit Sharma – who made his ODI debut…

Thousands trooped into Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Wednesday to see master blaster Sachin Tendulkar play his penultimate Test match. For some, the experience is equivalent to a “pilgrimage”, while for others it is “an experience of a lifetime”. The two-Test series against the West Indies will bring down the…

Shane Shillingford silenced the Eden Gardens crowd by trapping Sachin Tendulkar plumb in front of the wicket on the second day of the first Test in Kolkata on Thursday. Shillingford lured Vijay out with a tossed up ball who did not pick the straighter one and has walked right past…

Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar has termed Sachin Tendulkar’s retirement from international cricket as the “biggest” the game has ever seen, while another former great VVS Laxman feels that CAB’s farewell arrangements won’t cause “distraction” to him. Asked if Tendulkar’s impending retirement after two-Test series against the West Indies is…

Rohit Sharma made his long-awaited debut in the five-day format of the game in the first cricket Test against West Indies here, getting his coveted cap from none other than Sachin Tendulkar who is playing in his farewell series. Medium pacer Mohammed Shami also made his debut on his home…