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Bharat Ratna for Sachin Tendulkar

Nov 16, 2013: Sachin Tendulkar will become the first sportsperson to be conferred the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian award

Tendulkar retires

Sachin Tendulkar leaves with stirring speech

Nov 16, 2013: Sachin Tendulkar played his last day of international cricket at the Wankhede, and after India sealed the series against West Indies, he gave an emotional farewell speech

India v West Indies, 2nd Test, Mumbai, 3rd day

Tendulkar era ends with 2-0 sweep

Nov 16, 2013: The curtain came down on Sachin Tendulkar's storied Test career with one of India's most comprehensive victories as a hapless West Indies crumbled on the third morning

India v West Indies, 2nd Test, Mumbai, 2nd day

Tendulkar's pulsating swansong

Nov 15, 2013: It was an emotional moment for Sachin Tendulkar as he walked out to bat on the second day, with the Wankhede crowd beckoning the man to one last century

India v West Indies, 2nd Test, Mumbai, 2nd day

Tendulkar's knock a learning experience - Pujara

Nov 15, 2013: Cheteshwar Pujara has said Sachin Tendulkar's 74 was the best innings of the match because it was the center of such frenzied attention

India v West Indies, 2nd Test, Mumbai, 2nd day

India's next generation thrives after Tendulkar 74

Nov 15, 2013: India's next generation pummelled West Indies into submission at the Wankhede stadium, but the cricket has rarely felt this anti-climactic for Indian fans

India v West Indies, 2nd Test, Mumbai, 1st day

The crowd at Tendulkar's feet

Nov 14, 2013: After the fall of the second wicket, time stood still. The state of the game, or the performance of the other batsman got little attention. The crowd of 25,000 came to see just one man

India v West Indies, 2nd Test, Mumbai, 1st day

Tendulkar 38* after West Indies fold for 182

Nov 14, 2013: West Indies served up another dose of inept batting to roll over for 182 after which it was time for the Tendulkar show

India v West Indies, 2nd Test, Mumbai

His last dress rehearsal

Nov 13, 2013: He swivels his neck first left, then right and then all around before putting on the helmet. Rubbing his palms and swinging his hangs he tries to release the stress as he waits for his turn to bat

Indian cricket

The Mumbai that made Tendulkar

Nov 13, 2013: As the cricketing world goes into a farewell frenzy, the city's humble maidans and school playgrounds that moulded Sachin Tendulkar into the cricketer he is today remain as simple and unpretentious as ever

India v West Indies, 2nd Test, Mumbai

Mumbai curator won't be swayed by Tendulkar emotion

Nov 11, 2013: Sudhir Naik, the Wankhede stadium curator, wants Sachin Tendulkar to score a century in his final Test but made it clear he would not get any favours as far as the pitch was concerned

West Indies in India 2013-14

Tendulkar gets his game face on for the final lap

Nov 6, 2013: Despite all the festive chaos in Kolkata, Sachin Tendulkar has kept his customary focus coming into his final ten days of cricket

West Indies in India 2013-14

Tendulkar mania grips Kolkata

Nov 3, 2013: A Tendulkar extravaganza has been planned at Eden Gardens through the Test and its build-up. It will be interesting to see how the man himself handles it all

The king and his heir

Nov 3, 2013: As Tendulkar prepares to walk into the sunset, Virat Kohli is set to become the Indian batsman opposition bowlers fear the most

Haryana v Mumbai, Ranji Trophy, Group A, 3rd day

Tendulkar fifty holds Mumbai hopes

Oct 29, 2013: As Tendulkar gets Mumbai closer and closer, their loyalties might just be tested. Then again, if he hits the winning runs, they might not mind it

Haryana v Mumbai, Ranji Trophy, Group A, 2nd day

First-class crowd laps up first-class cricket

Oct 28, 2013: For the crowd that has got itself involved with the ebbs and flows of the game for the last two days, the best may be yet to come

Haryana v Mumbai, Ranji Trophy, Group A, 1st day

Lahli perfects the balancing act

Oct 27, 2013: Haryana received good support from their home crowd, but the loudest cheer was reserved for a man from the opposition - Sachin Tendulkar

Haryana v Mumbai, Ranji Trophy, Lahli

Haryana not overawed by Tendulkar factor - Jadeja

Oct 26, 2013: Ajay Jadeja, the Haryana captain, is relishing the prospect of being part of what is likely to be Sachin Tendulkar's final domestic match but says his team won't be overawed by the occasion

Ranji Trophy 2013-14

Zaheer to lead Mumbai in Ranji opener

Oct 15, 2013: Sachin Tendulkar will play his last domestic match under the captaincy of Zaheer Khan, during defending champions Mumbai's Ranji Trophy season opener against Haryana

Ranji Trophy 2013-14

Tendulkar available for Mumbai's season opener

Oct 15, 2013: Sachin Tendulkar will warm up for his farewell Test series by appearing in Mumbai's Ranji Trophy opener against Haryana, to be played in Lahli from October 27 to 30