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Sachin Tendulkar retirement from Tests

Sachin Tendulkar’s and his generation’s sense of dread

In her masterpiece Atlas Shrugged, the American novelist Ayn Rand, talks about a 'sense of dread without reason’, while describing a phase one of her protagonists, Eddie Willers, goes through. "There’s nothing to fear: just an immense, diffused apprehension, with no source or object," she writes in her own prodigious way, giving an insight into the character’s state of mind.

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‘Sometimes you feel Sachin Tendulkar will get out by mistake!’

I had never met Sachin Tendulkar until the third season of Indian Premier League in 2009 when I played alongside him in the Mumbai Indians team. The first time it was just a 'hi' 'hello' meet but as the season progressed, I got to interact more often with him in the nets. He is as focused in nets as seen in match situation. Even when a bowler gets him out in the nets he gets extremely disappointed.

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Sachin Tendulkar retirement: Did not expect him to get India cap at 16, says Ajit Tendulkar

Sachin Tendulkar's family members had never thought of him representing India so early at the age of 16 and go on breaking so many cricket records, his brother Ajit said on Monday.

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‘Sachin Tendulkar touches my feet every time we meet’

I first heard about Sachin Tendulkar about 25 years ago. Since then he has gone to make a big name for himself. Whatever he has achieved is a result of his devotion, dedication and hard work. The whole nation knows what he has done and realises its value. Sachin has been truly a phenomenal sportsperson.

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Sachin Tendulkar retirement: He deserves good farewell irrespective of performances in last two Tests, says Rahul Dravid

It is irrelevant if Sachin Tendulkar comes up up with big knocks or not in his swansong series but he surely deserves a good farewell for his sheer dedication in the last 24 years, former skipper Rahul Dravid said on Monday.

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Sachin Tendulkar retirement: MCA to gift painting as parting gift

Internationally acclaimed painter from Nashik, Prafull Bhimraj Sawant has been handed the job of preparing a painting by the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) which will be handed to Sachin Tendulkar as a parting gift after he appears in his 200th and final Test at the Wankhede stadium against the West Indies next month.

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Sachin Tendulkar retirement: MCA to felicitate him in Kandivli on November 11

Sachin Tendulkar is to be honoured by Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) on November 11 by naming its newly built suburban Kandivli clubhouse after the champion cricketer who is to retire from the game at the conclusion of the second India-West Indies Test match, his 200th, on November 18.

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‘Young Sachin Tendulkar was not overawed facing Kapil Dev and other great players of that era’

I have known Sachin Tendulkar for a long time and have spent a lot of time with him on the tours of New Zealand, England and Australia to know that he is extremely passionate about the game and simply cannot live without cricket. For him, cricket is everything. I am quite sure the decision to retire must have been very tough for him, simply because he has been playing the game non-stop for close to 30 years. Right from his school days to now, he has been going to the gym, training hard and spending quality time in the nets. Even today, he is as motivated and as committed as he was when he started playing the game. That’s his level of passion. That he won’t be playing the game at the competitive level after the Mumbai Test (against the West Indies) would surely hurt him big time.

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‘Sachin Tendulkar was weeping… He didn’t leave the dressing room to even collect his man-of-the-match award’

My first memory of meeting a little Sachin Tendulkar was in 1988 when I was leading Baroda in the Ranji Trophy game. We were playing Bombay at Thane’s Dadoji Kondev Stadium. One of the Bombay players introduced me to him. Tendulkar asked me tips about batting. When I was telling him the nuances of batting, he was completely attentive. He wanted to learn the intricacies of batting.

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Sachin Tendulkar is the most complete batsman that I have seen: Michael Clarke

Michael Clarke has called Sachin Tendulkar the "perfect ambassador" for the game while lavishing rich praise on the maestro.

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