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‘Tried to not let waterfall out’: Sachin Tendulkar’s retirement speech left West Indies’ players teary-eyed
India were facing West Indies and Tendulkar scored 74 in his final innings. He got a guard of honour by the two umpires and West Indies players when he walked out to bat at his home ground.
Sachin Tendulkar’s final international match was an emotional moment for cricket fans around the world. The legendary batsman decided to hang up his boots in 2013 after playing his 200th Test match for India at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. India were facing West Indies and Tendulkar scored 74 in his final innings. He got a guard of honour from the two umpires and the West Indies players when he walked out to bat at his home ground.
It turned to be the last innings of Tendulkar’s professional career. Sachin never got the chance to bat in the second innings as India defeated West Indies by an innings and 126 runs. The moment of Tendulkar’s retirement finally arrived as Windies lost their final wicket of the match to Mohammad Shami.
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At the end of the game, Tendulkar gave his famous retirement speech in front of a jam-packed Wankhede Stadium and it was a moment that brought tears into the eyes of cricket fans.
Not just the fans, it was difficult for West Indies’ players to hold back their tears during the speech. Windies all-rounder Kirk Edwards revealed that he along with Chris Gayle were teary-eyed when Tendulkar was bidding his goodbye to cricket.
“For the 200th Test match, I was there. It was very emotional for me as well. I had my shades on. I was next to Gayle as well.
“Both of us were sniffing (tearing up). We tried to not let waterfall out of our eyes. It was a very touching moment. Knowing that you’re never gonna see this guy in the park again playing cricket,” Edwards told Crictracker.
Tendulkar ended his career with 15,291 runs, 51 centuries, 68 fifties and an average of 53.78 across 329 innings in Test cricket. In One Day Internationals, he scored a whopping 18,426 runs at an average of 44.38 across 463 matches while smashing 49 tons and 96 fifties.
