Tendulkar retired from international cricket on November 16, 2013 after playing his final Test in Mumbai.
Tendulkar is the record holder for the most number of runs in both Tests (15921) and ODIs (18426) and for being the only batter to score 100 centuries in international cricket.
The Mumbai-born batter played his last Test match in his hometown, scoring 74 in his final innings and once Mohammad Shami picked up the last wicket, the entire stadium and millions on their TV sets got up to give their beloved son a fitting farewell.
As an emotional Tendulkar struggled to hold back tears, he paid a last visit to the pitch and paid his respects. He gave an emotional and tear-filled speech and the match was a special one for Sachin, as apart from his wife Anjali, son Arjun and daughter Sara, his mother was also present to watch him play, for the first time in his career.
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“It was unbelievable. I was batting. They showed her on that mega-screen and she wasn’t aware of it. And the whole stadium is watching her reaction. I was anyway emotional, and in those emotions, you need to stay focused. That was an important over, the last six balls but what I saw on the mega-screen was equally important,” he added.
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“It started from my school days. I kind of hated anyone watching me live. So my brother would hide somewhere behind a tree and watch me the whole day. So my brother has seen every match of my life. So he would watch me and prepare his notes and we would be discussing that. Also, my brother kind of told all the family members that nobody is going to go and watch him. He has to perform… he has to score runs and if he is going to be distracted with family members that is not going to work” revealed Tendulkar.