Players / Sachin Tendulkar

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

A farewell left too late

Oct 14, 2013: Tendulkar's legacy has been diminished by his long twilight, and the team he served for so long with such distinction has been damaged too

India news

'Tendulkar was at the top for 23 years' - Dhoni

Oct 12, 2013: India captain MS Dhoni knew Sachin Tendulkar's retirement "was coming" and has lauded the batsman for delivering in the face of huge expectations for more than two decades

Indian news

Tendulkar's 200th Test set to be in Mumbai

Oct 11, 2013: Sachin Tendulkar is set to bid farewell to international cricket at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, his home ground

India news

It's tough for me to see Sachin go - Yuvraj

Oct 11, 2013: Yuvraj Singh paid tribute to Sachin Tendulkar, and admitted it would be hard to watch him leave the game

Sachin Tendulkar's retirement

The unimpeachable straight bat

Oct 10, 2013: ESPNcricinfo staffers pick their top Tendulkar moments

Sachin Tendulkar's retirement

Tendulkar's Mumbai roots

Oct 10, 2013: In his first three first-class innings for Mumbai, Sachin Tendulkar made 247 runs. Former Mumbai team-mates share their memories of a prodigy

Sachin Tendulkar's retirement

34,273 runs and counting

Oct 10, 2013: Sachin Tendulkar's career in numbers

Sachin Tendulkar's retirement

Ear-splitting, earth-shaking, shiver-inducing

Oct 10, 2013: Cricket writers pick their abiding Tendulkar memory