Deeds themselves speak for great people. For Sachin the statistics speak in no lesser terms. But what stands apart Sachin in the Cricket fraternity or for that matter in sports fraternity is his humble, down-to-earth attitude. Whether that might be the reason for a long successful career of 22 years 91 days in ODIs or not, it sure has created the largest fan base for him across all ages in India and other cricket playing nations, earnign him the sobriquet of 'God' of the religion called Cricket.
Sachin Tendulkar has retired from ODIs with precedents set which will keep on inspiring other cricketers to raise their bar from time to time. Achieving the records of 18,426 runs, 49 centuries, highest score(200), most runs in world cups (2278), most runs in a calendar year put a stamp on the long-term consistency of the giant.
Mere presence of Sachin in the drawing room of Indian Cricket team was said to inspire confidence and tempo in other players of the team. Youngsters in the team looked upon him as role model.
Sachin's retirement from ODIs will leave a void, symbolic of no less than an end of era in Indian Cricket. The Master Blaster will continue to inspire forever.
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