Indian batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar retired in November last year after an international career spanning 24 glorious years. Tendulkar ended his career as the sport’s highest-ever run-scorer (34,347 runs in Tests and one-day internationals) and the only man to have scored 100 international centuries.
After retiring from cricket, Tendulkar has spent his time with his family, in the Rajya Sabha and as a mentor to Indian Premier League franchise Mumbai Indians. But on Sunday, seven months since holding a bat in public, Tendulkar offered millions of fans around the world one final glimpse of his genius.
During the Marylebone Cricket Club’s bicentenary celebration match at Lord’s on July 5, Tendulkar was chosen as captain of the MCC side against a Rest of the World team led by legendary Australian leg-spinner Shane Warne.
And so it was that at the relatively ripe age of 41, Tendulkar padded up for one last time. Lord’s Cricket Ground took the opportunity to film the maestro walking out of the dressing room, through the famous Long Room and out into the Mecca of cricket for what would certainly be the last time.
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After retiring from cricket, Tendulkar has spent his time with his family, in the Rajya Sabha and as a mentor to Indian Premier League franchise Mumbai Indians. But on Sunday, seven months since holding a bat in public, Tendulkar offered millions of fans around the world one final glimpse of his genius.
During the Marylebone Cricket Club’s bicentenary celebration match at Lord’s on July 5, Tendulkar was chosen as captain of the MCC side against a Rest of the World team led by legendary Australian leg-spinner Shane Warne.
And so it was that at the relatively ripe age of 41, Tendulkar padded up for one last time. Lord’s Cricket Ground took the opportunity to film the maestro walking out of the dressing room, through the famous Long Room and out into the Mecca of cricket for what would certainly be the last time.