It was on March 18, 2012, when Sachin Tendulkar played his last ODI in international cricket. The Master Blaster played his last ODI against Pakistan during the 2012 Asia Cup. He played his last match at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur.

In his last ODI, Tendulkar managed to score 52 runs as the side was chasing a total of 330. India managed to chase down the total with 13 balls to spare as Virat Kohli played a knock of 183 runs. In 2012's Asia Cup, Tendulkar registered his 100th ton in international cricket. He achieved the feat against Bangladesh. He aggregated 34,357 runs across formats, which is 6,000 runs more than the second-placed former Sri Lanka cricketer Kumar Sangakkara.