Sachin Tendulkar announces retirement from one-day international cricket
Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar,the Legend in the game of cricket ,from team India announced his retired from the one-day internations on 23/12/2012.The retirement decision was totally unexpected and was a real shock to the cricket fans all over the world.
He was going through a tough times without form during past few matches and there were some rumours and opinions arising about his retirement but sachin kept quite about it until the day he announced it.He will be continuing with the Indian test team.
He started his career in the age of 16 and spent over 23 years in cricket.He got almost everyrecord in Cricket on his name and it would seem like beating his record wouldn't seem to be that easy.
Sachin's Career Statistics:
| Competition | Test | ODI | FC | LA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 194 | 463 | 297 | 551 |
| Runs scored | 15,645 | 18,426 | 24,678 | 21,999 |
| Batting average | 54.32 | 44.83 | 58.48 | 45.54 |
| 100s/50s | 51/66 | 49/96 | 79/112 | 60/114 |
| Top score | 248* | 200* | 248* | 200* |
| Balls bowled | 4,174 | 8,032 | 7,551 | 10,230 |
| Wickets | 45 | 154 | 70 | 201 |
| Bowling average | 54.64 | 44.32 | 62.15 | 42.17 |
| 5 wickets ininnings | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 wickets in match | 0 | n/a | 0 | n/a |
| Best bowling | 3/10 | 5/32 | 3/10 | 5/32 |
| Catches/stumpings | 114/– | 140/– | 184/– | 175/– |
Sachin's Centuries against different countries:
| Test | ODI | |
|---|---|---|
 Sri Lanka | 9 | 8 |
 Australia | 11 | 9 |
 England | 7 | 2 |
 Bangladesh | 5 | 1 |
 West Indies | 3 | 4 |
 Pakistan | 2 | 5 |
 New Zealand | 4 | 5 |
 South Africa | 7 | 5 |
 Kenya | 0 | 4 |
 Zimbabwe | 3 | 4 |
 Namibia | 0 | 1 |
National honours:
Maharashtra Bhushan Award, Maharashtra State's highest Civilian Award in 2001.
Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian award, 1999.
Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, India's highest honour given for achievement in sports, 1997–98.
Arjuna Award, by the Government of India in recognition of his outstanding achievement in sports, 1994.
Other honours:
Wisden Leading Cricketer in the World: 2010.
ICC Award-Sir Garfield Sobers trophy for cricketer of the year 2010.
LG People's Choice Award: 2010.
ICC World Test XI: 2009, 2010, 2011.
ICC World ODI XI: 2004, 2007, 2010.
Player of the tournament in 2003 Cricket World Cup.
Rajiv Gandhi Awards – Sports: 2005.
Wisden Cricketer of the Year: 1997.
In October 2010, he was awarded for Outstanding Achievement in Sport and the Peoples Choice Award at The Asian Awards in London.
On 28 January 2011, he won the 'Castrol Indian Cricketer of the Year' award.
'BCCI Cricketer of the Year' award on 31 May 2011.
On 3 September 2010, he was made a Honorary Group captain by the Indian Air Force.
On 11 June 2012, he was given Wisden India Outstanding Achievement award.
Honorary Member of the Order of Australia, given by the Australian government on 6 November 2012.
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