It's just been reported that Sachin Tendulkar will retire from all forms of cricket after playing his 200th Test next month.
The 40-year-old former India captain, who retired from one-day internationals in December 2012, will end his career with two matches against West Indies.
"It's hard to imagine a life without playing cricket because it's all I've ever done since I was 11," he said.
Tendulkar is the highest scorer in both Tests and ODIs, with 15,837 runs in 198 Tests and 18,426 runs in 463 ODIs.
He made his international debut aged 16 in November 1989 and last year became the only batsman in the history of the game to reach 100 international centuries.
"All my life, I have had a dream of playing cricket for India. I have been living this dream every day for the last 24 years," he said.
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https://www.dnaindia.com/sport/1901725/r...ious-years
I think this comes at just the right time, maybe even a little late, he's not been performing well for some time, but who would dare drop this 'Legend' from the squad, unless he made the decision (there'd be riots in the streets...), but here common sense has to prevail and whether it's his decision or having been asked to 'retire', either way it's happening... The 200th test landmark being fitting for him to bow out, as he has so many records, it's hard to believe that anyone will match or best these for quite some time...