Sachin Tendulkar thanks fans on anniversary of announcement of retirement

Tendulkar thanks fans a year after announcing retirement

Oct 10, 2014

On October 13, 2013, Sachin Tendulkar announced his retirement from international cricket. A year down the line, he took two Twitter to thank the fans for all the support he received during that phase. Tendulkar made the announcement in the lead-up to the two-match Test series against West Indies. At the time, he was on 198 Tests and then went on to play his historic 200th at his homeground, the Wankhede Stadium, in Mumbai in November 2013.

Tendulkar played his last two Tests at Kolkata and Mumbai and then big goodbye in a tearful farewell at the Wankhede. He had announced his retirement from One-Day Internationals (ODIs) in December 2012. READ: Sachin Tendulkar announces retirement – the tweet that shook the world