New Delhi: Revealing that he wanted to retire at the top of his game, veteran batsman Virender Sehwag yesterday said that it was iconic cricketer Sachin Tendulkar who stopped him from calling it quits after the swashbuckling opener was dropped from the Indian team in 2007.

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Virender Sehwag (Pic/AFP) and Sachin Tendulkar

Sehwag retired on his 37th birthday on October 20, more than two-and-a-half years after his last appearance for the national team. "Every player wants to retire at the top of his international game. Had I also retired while playing international cricket, I could have given a retirement speech. But fate had something else in store for me," Sehwag told Zee News.