Tendulkar - One last time

Published November 14, 2013
School children wave as they hold a poster of Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar at an event to honour him inside a school in the southern Indian city of Chennai. -Photo by Reuters
School children wave as they hold a poster of Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar at an event to honour him inside a school in the southern Indian city of Chennai. -Photo by Reuters
Fans take pictures in front of a billboard of cricketer Sachin Tendulkar outside a stadium in Mumbai. -Photo by Reuters
Fans take pictures in front of a billboard of cricketer Sachin Tendulkar outside a stadium in Mumbai. -Photo by Reuters
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Indian artist Ranjit Dahiya works on a mural of cricketer Sachin Tendulkar on the wall of a sports club building in Mumbai. -Photo by AFP
Indian artist Ranjit Dahiya works on a mural of cricketer Sachin Tendulkar on the wall of a sports club building in Mumbai. -Photo by AFP
Sudhir Kumar Chaudhary, a fan of Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, rides a tram following a match. Chowdhury, who has attended more than 300 international matches, is widely recognised for showing up at every home match the Indian team plays with his entire body painted in the national colours of India. -Photo by AFP
Sudhir Kumar Chaudhary, a fan of Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, rides a tram following a match. Chowdhury, who has attended more than 300 international matches, is widely recognised for showing up at every home match the Indian team plays with his entire body painted in the national colours of India. -Photo by AFP
A fan poses for photographers while holding a placard of cricketer Sachin Tendulkar outside a stadium in Mumbai. -Photo by Reuters
A fan poses for photographers while holding a placard of cricketer Sachin Tendulkar outside a stadium in Mumbai. -Photo by Reuters
A cyclist rides past a banner displayed to honor cricketer Sachin Tendulkar  in Mumbai. -Photo by AP
A cyclist rides past a banner displayed to honor cricketer Sachin Tendulkar in Mumbai. -Photo by AP
A staff member stands on top of a parked school buses after taping posters of Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar as students gather to honor him in Chennai. -Photo by AP
A staff member stands on top of a parked school buses after taping posters of Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar as students gather to honor him in Chennai. -Photo by AP
A fan of Sachin Tendulkar writes a message on Tendulkar's poster displayed during an event organized by a non-governmental organization for the blind in Bangalore. -Photo by AP
A fan of Sachin Tendulkar writes a message on Tendulkar's poster displayed during an event organized by a non-governmental organization for the blind in Bangalore. -Photo by AP
A driver of a fleet-taxi company offering free rides to the cricket stadium for spectators to Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar's final match waits for passengers in Mumbai. -Photo by AFP
A driver of a fleet-taxi company offering free rides to the cricket stadium for spectators to Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar's final match waits for passengers in Mumbai. -Photo by AFP

A deafening roar greeted Sachin Tendulkar on Thursday as he walked out to a guard of honour in his farewell Test at his home ground. Tendulkar's 200th Test match, against West Indies, at the Wankhede Stadium will also be his last, as the 'Little Master' brings the curtain down on a glittering 24-year career at the age of 40. The Indian government released two commemorative stamps, while local organisers used a specially minted coin to mark the occasion as Tendulkar led the team on to the ground. Tendulkar's last international game has been built up as an opportunity for fans to show their love for one of the greatest cricket players of all time. And that's exactly how it has started out. Thousands of adoring fans filed into the stadium on Thursday, many with their faces painted in the colors of the Indian flag and with either “Sachin” or “200” written on their foreheads to commemorate his 200th and last test match. -Photos by Agencies

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