Foreign media on Sachin Tendulkar's retirement decision

When Sachin Tendulkar travelled to Pakistan to face one of the finest bowling attacks ever assembled in cricket, Michael Schumacher was yet to race a F1 car, Lance Armstrong had never been to the Tour de France, Diego Maradona was still the captain of a world champion Argentina team, Pete Sampras had never won a Grand Slam. When Tendulkar embarked on a glorious career taming Imran and company, Roger Federer was a name unheard of; Lionel Messi was in his nappies, Usain Bolt was an unknown kid in the Jamaican backwaters. The Berlin Wall was still intact, USSR was one big, big country, Dr Manmohan Singh was yet to "open" the Nehruvian economy. It seems while Time was having his toll on every individual on the face of this planet, he excused one man. Time stands frozen in front of Sachin Tendulkar. We have had champions, we have had legends, but we have never had another Sachin Tendulkar and we never will.

End of an era: Indian great Tendulkar to retire from cricket after 200th TestThe Indian batting genius, 40, will call it a day following the second match against West Indies, which runs from November 14-18.(Read more here)

Legendary India batsman Sachin Tendulkar has announced his retirement from all forms of cricket. (Read more here)

The 40-year-old Tendulkar is the most prolific batsman in international cricket history with 15,837 runs in 198 tests and 18,426 runs in 463 one-day internationals. (Read more here)

India's record-breaking batsman Sachin Tendulkar announced on Thursday that he would retire after playing his 200th cricket Test match next month. (Read more here)

India batting great Sachin Tendulkar has announced he will retire after playing his 200th Test match next month. (Read more here)

The 40-year-old's record of 100 international centuries is a dedication to his longevity and class, while even his leg-spin deliveries have claimed the scalps of 200 batsmen with India.(Read more here)

He has broken almost every batting record in the sport, having scored the most Test and ODI runs in history and compiled the most hundreds in both forms of the game. (Read more here)

Legendary India batsman Sachin Tendulkar has called time on his cricket career. (Read more here)

Tendulkar holds almost every major batting record in Test cricket, scoring a remarkable 15,837 runs at an average in excess of 53, including 51 centuries and 67 half-centuries.
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One of the greatest batsman ever to play the sport has confirmed it's nearly time to hang up his boots - 24 years after his international debut. (Read more here)

India's record-breaking batsman Sachin Tendulkar announced on Thursday that he would retire after playing his 200th cricket Test match next month.(Read more here)

Tendulkar has scored a record 15,837 runs and 51 centuries in 198 Tests. Only a cold-hearted soul wouldn't wish for him to end his spectacular career with another big score, or two.(Read more here)

India's record-breaking batsman Sachin Tendulkar announced on Thursday that he would retire after playing his 200th cricket Test match next month. (Read more here)