Editing Sachin Tendulkar (section)

==== Retirement ====
[[File:199Sachin.jpg|thumb|Tendulkar fielding in his 199th Test match in [[Eden Gardens]] (he is seen wearing a hat)]]
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After a series of underwhelming performances during the 2012 series against England, Tendulkar announced his departure from One Day International cricket on 23 December 2012. However, he stated that he would continue to be available for representation in the Test format of the sport.<ref name="hindustantimes">{{cite news |date=23 December 2012 |title=Sachin Tendulkar announces {{sic|nolink=y|retirment}} from ODI format |newspaper=[[Hindustan Times]] |agency=Press Trust of India |location=Mumbai |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Cricket/CricketNews/Sachin-Tendulkar-announces-retirment-from-ODI-format/Article1-979692.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121223191830/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Cricket/CricketNews/Sachin-Tendulkar-announces-retirment-from-ODI-format/Article1-979692.aspx |archive-date=23 December 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=23 December 2012 |title=Sachin Tendulkar announces retirement from ODIs |work=[[India Today]] |agency=[[Press Trust of India]] |location=Mumbai |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/sachin-tendulkar-retires-from-odis/1/239109.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121223131452/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/sachin-tendulkar-retires-from-odis/1/239109.html |archive-date=23 December 2012}}</ref> Upon the announcement of his retirement from One Day International cricket, former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly expressed his surprise, noting that Tendulkar could have still participated in the upcoming series against Pakistan. Anil Kumble reflected on the difficulty of imagining an Indian ODI team without Tendulkar's name, while [[Javagal Srinath]] acknowledged the transformative impact Tendulkar had on the game, starting from the time he debuted as an opener in New Zealand in 1994.<ref>{{cite web |author= |date=23 December 2012 |title=Tributes to Tendulkar |url=http://www.wisdenindia.com/cricket-news/sachin-changed-odis-played-srinath/41541 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121223161810/http://www.wisdenindia.com/cricket-news/sachin-changed-odis-played-srinath/41541 |archive-date=23 December 2012 |access-date=23 December 2012 |publisher=[[Wisden India]]}}</ref>

After playing a [[Twenty20 International]] in 2006 against South Africa, he said that he would not play the format again.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sachin is right in not playing international T20: Rajput |url=http://www.mid-day.com/sports/2010/mar/240310-Sachin-Tendulkar-International-T20-Lalchand-Rajput.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130125154014/http://www.mid-day.com/sports/2010/mar/240310-Sachin-Tendulkar-International-T20-Lalchand-Rajput.htm |archive-date=25 January 2013 }}</ref> He announced his retirement from the IPL after his team, [[Mumbai Indians]], beat [[Chennai Super Kings]] by 23 runs at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on 26 May to win the [[Indian Premier League 2013]].<ref name="IPLRetirement">{{cite news |date=26 May 2013 |title=Tendulkar calls time on IPL career |publisher=Wisden India |url=http://www.wisdenindia.com/cricket-news/tendulkar-calls-time-ipl-career/63929 |access-date=26 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016130919/http://www.wisdenindia.com/cricket-news/tendulkar-calls-time-ipl-career/63929 |archive-date=16 October 2013}}</ref> He retired from Twenty20 cricket and limited-overs cricket, after playing the [[2013 Champions League Twenty20]] in September–October 2013 in India for Mumbai Indians.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sports.ndtv.com/champions-league-twenty20-2013/news/215238-sachin-tendulkar-rahul-dravid-bid-goodbye-twitter-overflows-with-emotion |title=Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid bid goodbye, Twitter overflows with emotion |publisher=[[NDTV]] |access-date=8 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131007090528/http://sports.ndtv.com/champions-league-twenty20-2013/news/215238-sachin-tendulkar-rahul-dravid-bid-goodbye-twitter-overflows-with-emotion |archive-date=7 October 2013 }}</ref>

On 10 October 2013 Tendulkar announced that he would retire from all cricket after the [[West Indian cricket team in India in 2013–14|two-Test series against West Indies in November]].<ref name="TestRetirement1">{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/bharat-ratna-sachin-tendulkar/top-stories/sachin-tendulkar-to-retire-after-200th-test/articleshow/23901410.cms |archive-url=https://archive.today/20131011233341/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/series-tournament/sachin-tendulkar-40-not-out--/top-stories/Sachin-Tendulkar-announces-retirement-from-Test-cricket/articleshow/23901410.cms |archive-date=11 October 2013 |title=Sachin Tendulkar announces retirement from Test cricket |work=The Times of India |url-status=live |date=10 October 2013 }}</ref><ref name="TestRetirement2">{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/24476273 |title=Sachin Tendulkar: India batting legend to retire from all cricket |date=10 October 2013 |work=BBC Sport |access-date=11 October 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131010171830/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/24476273 |archive-date=10 October 2013 }}</ref> At his request, the BCCI arranged that the two matches be played at Kolkata and Mumbai so that the farewell would happen at his home ground.<ref>{{cite news |title=Tendulkar to bid farewell in Mumbai |url=http://www.wisdenindia.com/cricket-news/tendulkar-bid-farewell-mumbai/81270 |publisher=Wisden India |date=15 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017060531/http://www.wisdenindia.com/cricket-news/tendulkar-bid-farewell-mumbai/81270 |archive-date=17 October 2013 |access-date=15 October 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Will consider Sachin Tendulkar's request to play 200th Test in Mumbai, says BCCI |url=http://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/sachin/news/215462-sachin-tendulkars-200th-test-will-be-in-mumbai-says-bcci |access-date=8 November 2013 |publisher=NDTV |date=11 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014003813/http://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/sachin/news/215462-sachin-tendulkars-200th-test-will-be-in-mumbai-says-bcci |archive-date=14 October 2013 }}</ref> He scored 74 runs in his last Test innings against West Indies, thus failing short by 79 runs to complete 16,000 runs in Test cricket, the next man to bat after him was the future captain [[Virat Kohli]].<ref name="FinalTestMatch">{{cite news |date=15 October 2013 |title=India's next generation thrives after Tendulkar 74 |work=ESPNcricinfo |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/west-indies-tour-of-india-2013-14-668845/india-vs-west-indies-2nd-test-676527/match-report-2 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131115145106/http://www.espncricinfo.com/india-v-west-indies-2013-14/content/story/688749.html |archive-date=15 November 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|title=Episode 1: The Little Master Bids Goodbye (English version)|date=26 November 2016|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BHZhu0v0UA |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/4BHZhu0v0UA| archive-date=11 December 2021 |url-status=live|access-date=17 January 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The [[Cricket Association of Bengal]] and the [[Mumbai Cricket Association]] organised events to mark his retirement from the sport.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/mca-honours-sachin-tendulkar/article5339510.ece |title=MCA honours Sachin Tendulkar |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |date=12 November 2013 |access-date=15 November 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131114160554/http://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/mca-honours-sachin-tendulkar/article5339510.ece |archive-date=14 November 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.livemint.com/Leisure/9jXoOzDipPRZTHRRa8YEmL/Fans-get-shortchanged-in-build-up-to-Sachin-Tendulkars-las.html |title=Fans get shortchanged in build-up to Sachin Tendulkar's last Test |newspaper=[[Live Mint]] |date=13 November 2013 |access-date=15 November 2013 |author=Narula, Chetan |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131115021237/http://www.livemint.com/Leisure/9jXoOzDipPRZTHRRa8YEmL/Fans-get-shortchanged-in-build-up-to-Sachin-Tendulkars-las.html |archive-date=15 November 2013 }}</ref> Various national and international figures from cricket, politics, Bollywood and other fields spoke about him in a day-long ''Salaam Sachin Conclave'' organised by ''[[India Today]]''.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.watoday.com.au/sport/cricket/12-billion-say-goodbye-to-little-master-20131113-2xh7k.html |title=1.2 billion say goodbye to Little Master |date=14 November 2013 |author=Chadband, Ian |place=Mumbai |newspaper=[[WAtoday]] |access-date=14 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201164743/http://www.watoday.com.au/sport/cricket/12-billion-say-goodbye-to-little-master-20131113-2xh7k.html |archive-date=1 February 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.afaqs.com/media/media_newslets/?id=56969_Salaam+Sachin+India+Today+Conclave+kick-starts+with+Ajit+Tendulkar | title=Salaam Sachin India Today Conclave kick-starts with Ajit Tendulkar | publisher=AFAQS | date=12 November 2013 | access-date=14 November 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201143212/http://www.afaqs.com/media/media_newslets/?id=56969_Salaam+Sachin+India+Today+Conclave+kick-starts+with+Ajit+Tendulkar | archive-date=1 February 2014 }}</ref>