Sachin Tendulkar to declare at 200 Master blaster Sachin Tendulkar announced that his 200th Test match against the West Indies next month will be his last; he is glad to end his innings on home soil. <a href="http://www.mid-day.com/sports/2013/oct/111013-sachin-tendulkar-to-declare-retirement-from-cricket-at-200.htm" target="_blank">Read more</a> <img alt="Sachin Tendulkar announces retirement" src="http://images.mid-day.com/2013/oct/sachin-cover_1.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 617px;" /> Candid interview of a teenage Sachin before he entered Team India Months before he was finally picked to play for India, Salomi Pinto, then a freelance writer for a now-defunct magazine, met the master blaster at his residence. <a href="http://www.mid-day.com/sports/2013/oct/131013-sachin-tendulkar-magazine-interview-1989-cricket-sports-mumbai.htm">Read more</a> &#39;I had to watch out for Sachin&#39;s sleepwalking&#39; Kiran More pays tribute to the batting maestro and recollects his Test against Australia at Perth in 1992. <a href="http://www.mid-day.com/sports/2013/oct/121013-sports-cricket-kiran-more-recollects-i-had-to-watch-out-for-sachins-sleepwalking.htm">Read more</a> Sachin&#39;s obsessed with stats, but what a player Ian Chappell gets critical of Tendulkar&#39;s 200th Test-related retirement announcement and dwells on his great impact on the game. <a href="http://www.mid-day.com/sports/2013/oct/121013-sports-cricket-ian-chappell-writes-sachins-obsessed-with-stats-but-what-a-player.htm">Read more</a> Wankhede gets the nod for Sachin&#39;s last Test After weeks of speculation, BCCI awards Tendulkar&#39;s 200th Test to MCA venue.u00a0<a href="http://www.mid-day.com/sports/2013/oct/121013-sports-cricket-wankhede-gets-the-nod-for-sachins-last-test.htm">Read more</a> I am privileged to have played against Sachin: Shane Warne Legendary spinner describes his one time nemesis and later friend as the greatest batsman of his generation. <a href="http://www.mid-day.com/sports/2013/oct/111013-i-am-privileged-have-played-against-sachin-warne.htm">Read more</a> Twitter flooded with salutes for Tendulkar As Sachin Tendulkar declared his retirement from international cricket, sports and Bollywood personalities take to Twitter to register their reactions.u00a0<a href="http://www.mid-day.com/sports/2013/oct/101013-sachin-tendulkar-retires-test-cricket-sports-bollywood-reactions-tweets.htm" target="_blank">Read more</a> &lsquo;I wished to see him play till my last breath&rsquo; Ramakant Achrekar, under whose tutelage Sachin Tendulkar learned his batting chops, was shocked to hear that his favourite pupil had decided to retire from cricket. <a href="http://www.mid-day.com/sports/2013/oct/111013-ramakant-achrekar-wished-to-see-sachin-tendulkar-play-till-last-breath.htm" target="_blank">Read more</a> With a young Sachin Tendulkar at an Irani restaurant The first ever article on Sachin was published in MiD DAY: After interviewing him for the first time in 1986, then MiD DAY journalist Sunil Warrier thought Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar would emulate the dashing Sandeep Patil. <a href="http://www.mid-day.com/sports/2013/oct/111013-young-sachin-tendulkar-first-ever-article-mid-day.htm" target="_blank">Read more</a> Chennai 155 was the best! MiD DAY&rsquo;s celebrated columnist raises a toast during Sachin Tendulkar&rsquo;s peak years. <a href="http://www.mid-day.com/sports/2013/oct/111013-sachin-tendulkar-1998-chennai-test-ian-chappell.htm" target="_blank">Read more</a> Time for Sachin Tendulkar to look into that mirror After a disastrous 2007 World Cup Chappelli urges Tendulkar to retire. <a href="http://www.mid-day.com/sports/2013/oct/111013-sachin-tendulkar-major-decisions-look-retirement.htm" target="_blank">Read more</a> &lsquo;My family is my support staff&rsquo; In an interview at his home in Bandra, Sachin Tendulkar tells us how he finds the strength to stay positive and tide over his injury issues. <a href="http://www.mid-day.com/sports/2013/oct/111013-sachin-tendulkar-family-support-staff-strength-positive-injury-issues.htm" target="_blank">Read more</a> An Alter(nate) Sachin account While Tendulkar celebrated his 20 years of international cricket with a flurry of media interviews, we look back at a time which was very, very different. <a href="http://www.mid-day.com/sports/2013/oct/111013-sachin-tendulkar-celebrated-20-years-international-cricket-media-interviews-retirement.htm" target="_blank">Read more</a> A hundred emotions at SCG Sachin Tendulkar&#39;s reaction upon reaching three figures at the Sydney Cricket Ground told the tale of his innings. <a href="http://www.mid-day.com/sports/2013/oct/111013-sachin-tendulkar-retirement-scg-hundred-emotions-sydney-cricket-ground.htm" target="_blank">Read more</a> Sachin Tendulkar&#39;s highs through MiD DAY&#39;s eyes Here are some of Tendulkar&#39;s milestones over the years as covered by our team of writers... <a href="http://www.mid-day.com/sports/2013/oct/111013-sachin-tendulkar-highs-through-mid-day-eyes.htm" target="_blank">Read more</a> When Sachin&rsquo;s Birmingham blast went in vain The year was 1996. England were his opponents on an up-and-down pitch. But Sachin ruled with 122. <a href="http://www.mid-day.com/sports/2013/oct/111013-when-sachin-tendulkar-birmingham-blast-went-in-vain.htm" target="_blank">Read more</a> Analysing Sachin Tendulkar&rsquo;s favourite strokes There&rsquo;s no cricketing shot that batting maestro cannot execute to near perfection. MiD DAY takes a look at some of those super strokes that had the world hooked on for over two decades. <a href="http://www.mid-day.com/photos/sports/analysing-sachin-tendulkar___s-favourite-strokes/sachin-tendulkar1/" target="_blank">View photos</a> MiD DAY Cover Special: How we &lsquo;covered&rsquo; Sachin Tendulkar.u00a0<a href="http://www.mid-day.com/photos/sports/how-we-___covered___-sachin-tendulkar/sachin-tendulkar-cover-1/" target="_blank">View photos</a> Sachin Tendulkar: Moments with the Master Blaster A selection of pictures that capture Sachin Tendulkar&rsquo;s moods and memories over the years. <a href="http://www.mid-day.com/photos/sports/sachin-tendulkar-moments-with-the-master-blaster/sachin-tendulkar1/" target="_blank">View photos</a> Sachin Tendulkar: Facts and figures Here is the master blaster&#39;s career highlights in numbers. <a href="http://www.mid-day.com/sports/2013/oct/111013-sachin-tendulkar-facts-and-figures-records.htm">Read more</a> My greatest moments by Sachin Tendulkar The Little Master outlines his best moments from a multiple record-breaking career that spanned 24 years. <a href="http://www.mid-day.com/sports/2013/oct/111013-my-greatest-moments-by-sachin-tendulkar.htm" target="_blank">Read more</a> Unseen pictures of the Master Blaster As Sachin Tendulkar announces his retirement today. We bring you some never-seen-before images from a few pages in the little master&#39;s life. <a href="http://www.mid-day.com/photos/sports/unseen-pictures-of-sachin-tendulkar/sachin2/" target="_blank">View photos</a> Not thinking of being 40: Sachin Tendulkar The batting maestro&#39;s interview with MID DAY as he turned 40 years. <a href="http://www.mid-day.com/sports/2013/apr/250413-not-thinking-of-being-40-sachin-tendulkar.htm" target="_blank">Read more</a> Sachin Tendulkar&#39;s greatest moments Looking at ten glittering triumphs of an the extraordinary career of the legend of cricket. <a href="http://www.mid-day.com/sports/2013/apr/240413-sachin-tendulkar-birthday-greatest-moments.htm" target="_blank">Read more</a> Sachin Tendulkar&#39;s first interview was published in MiD DAY! As the great icon of Indian cricket plans his retirement after his 200th Test , we travel back in time to relive his first-ever interview. <a href="http://www.mid-day.com/sports/2013/apr/240413-first-interview-sachin-tendulkar-mid-day.htm" target="_blank">Read more</a> Sachin Tendulkar beyond cricket Here&#39;s a look at some images of the batting legend when he is not on the cricket field... <a href="http://www.mid-day.com/photos/sports/sachin-tendulkar-beyond-cricket/withfamily/" target="_blank">View photos</a> Sachin brought books to study on &rsquo;90 tour: Kapil India&#39;s former captain Kapil Dev talks about Sachin Tendulkar - the batting maestro. <a href="http://www.mid-day.com/sports/2013/apr/250414-sachin-tendulkar-birthday-textbooks-kapil-dev.htm" target="_blank">Read more</a> Sachin&#39;s famous quotes at 30 As Sachin decides to retire, here are ten quotes from him when he was 10 years younger, ufffdin 2003.<a href="http://www.mid-day.com/sports/2013/apr/240413-sachin-tendulkar-quotes-ten-years-back-thirties.htm" target="_blank"> Read more</a> &#39;Maradona+Pele = Sachin Tendulkar&#39; Ten tributes for Sachin Tendulkar from men who recognise true greatness. <a href="http://www.mid-day.com/sports/2013/apr/240413-sachin-tendulkar-birthday-cricketing-greats-quotes.htm" target="_blank">Read more</a> Unknown facts about Sachin Tendulkar We decide to dig a little deeper to unravel some secrets about Sachin Tendulkar. As Sachin Tendulkar retires from cricket, here are 40 unknown facts about the batting legend. <a href="http://www.mid-day.com/photos/sports/40-unknown-facts-about-sachin-tendulkar/sachin1/" target="_blank">View photos</a> Sachin and his fans: An endearing bond Few sportsmen are adored as passionately as Sachin Tendulkar is in world cricket. We take a closer look at the master batsman and his fan connect. <a href="http://www.mid-day.com/photos/sports/sachin-and-his-fans-an-endearing-bond/bangalore-sachin-love/" target="_blank">View photos</a> How well do you know Sachin Tendulkar? Take our special quiz on his illustrious cricketing career and achievements. <a href="http://www.mid-day.com/specials/2013/apr/240413-sachin-tendulkar-quiz-cricket-sports.htm" target="_blank">Attempt quiz</a> Sachin will live happily as long as he plays: coach Ramakant Achrekar Before Sachin Tendulkar&#39;s decision to retire from cricket, his childhood coach, Ramakant Achrekar stated that the Indian batsman would live happily as long as he plays cricket. <a href="http://www.mid-day.com/sports/2013/apr/230413-cricket-sachin-tendulkar-happy-plays-coach-ramakant-achrekar.htm" target="_blank">Read more</a>

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