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Sachin Tendulkar turns 42: Watch emotional farewell speech of master blaster

Sachin Tendulkar has been serving the nation, and we Indians are lucky to have him.

Published: April 24, 2015 2:02 AM IST

By Aadil Ikram Zaki Iqbal

Sachin Tendulkar turns 42: Watch emotional farewell speech of master blaster

The greatest gentleman of Cricket, Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar turned 42 today (April 24). The iconic player spent 24 years of his life in cricket. Sachin was just 16-year old when he began his career making Test debut on 15 November 1989 against Pakistan in Karachi. Since then he never looked back. During the whole career, Sachin made several records and broke too. He is the only player to have scored one hundred international centuries and the first batsman to score a double century in a One Day International. He also holds the record for most number of runs in both ODI and Test cricket. (Also read: Sachin Tendulkar shares photograph with Steve Waugh post inducted in Laureus Sports Academy)

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Sachin, the greatest batsman of all the time bid adieu to cricket on November 16, 2013. His emotional farewell speech at the Wankhede Stadium after playing his last innings during India-West Indies Test series is still fresh in his admirers’ mind. “It’s hard to believe my wonderful journey is coming to an end, my life between 22 yards for 24 years has come to an end,” the batting maestro said in his speech. “I want to thank my fans from the bottom of my heart. ‘Sa-chin, Sa-chin’ will reverberate in my ears till I stop breathing,” he concluded.

Sachin Tendulkar has been serving the nation, and we Indians are lucky to have him. Cricket must be proud to have a player like him. Wish you very happy returns of the day!

Watch Sachin Tendulkar’s farewell speech below:

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