It was on November 16 in 2013, Indian batting legend Sachin Tendulkar bid adieu to his illustrious cricket career in front of his home crowd at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.

In his farewell game against West Indies, Tendulkar scored a classy 74 as India won the Test match by an innings and 126 runs.

Recalling the fourth anniversary of his retirement, Tendulkar took to Twitter to share with his fans a "wonderful gift" he got from his dear friend Brian Lara and the West Indies cricket board.

"#OnThisDay 7 years ago @windiescricket and my friends @BrianLara & @henrygayle presented me with this beautiful steel drum. Drum I will always be grateful for such a wonderful gift and thank them for their love and respect. Thank you once again. @BCCI," Sachin tweeted.

In the video posted on the micro-blogging site, Tendulkar also thanked the entire West Indies team for their love and respect.

"Exactly sever year ago, on this very day I was presented with this beautiful steel drums by the West Indian cricket board, the entire team and my dear friend Brian Lara. To me this represents Love and respect that you have had for me and I reciprocate that. Thank you so very much for the special gift," he said.

Sachin also revealed that when Lara had come to his home, he had played the instrument and it sounded amazing.

"I remember when Brian Lara had come home, he had played this and it sounded amazing. Let's see if I can play a bit. I know it's not gonna sound like that but this is my tribute to all of you. Thank you for everything that you have done for me," he said before playing the instrument.

Sachin Tendulkar played a record 200 Test matches for India in a career that lasted 24 years. The batting maestro amassed 15921 runs at an average of 53.78 with 51 centuries in Test cricket whereas he scored 18426 ODI runs in 463 games at an average of 44.83 with 49 tons and 96 fifties.