SACHIN TENDULKAR

AFTER 24 years playing at international level, Sachin Tendulkar finally called it quits at 40 years of age. He made 74 in his final Test innings as India defeated the West Indies by an innings in Mumbai last month. He made his Test debut in 1989 at 16 years of age and batted at six facing the pace of Akram and Younis as India managed to escape with a draw against Pakistan in Karachi. Not too many players in the future will play 200 Tests and score 15,921 runs at an average of 53.78 or 463 ODIs and score 18,426 runs at an average of 44.83. His highest scores were 248no (Test) and 200no (ODI).