Sachin Tendulkar had bid adieu to IPL as he announced his retirement just after Mumbai Indians winning the Pepsi Indian Premier League 2013. He captained the Mumbai Indians in the finals of IPL 2010 but had finished runners up. Mumbai Indians outplayed CSK by 23 runs to clinch their maiden IPL title.<\/p>\n
Tendulkar was quoted by Indian Express<\/strong> saying, “It is never too late (to win the trophy). I thought 2010 was our best season but this is a special moment, believe me. I can’t wait to get hold of the trophy. It’s a beautiful trophy. It’s been six years and can’t wait for it.”<\/span><\/p>\n Tendulkar amassed 2529 runs in the 86 matches that he played for Mumbai Indians which included a century and 14 half-centuries. As per the reports of Times of India<\/strong>, Master was quoted saying, \u201cThis is the right time to stop playing IPL. I am 40. I have to accept the reality. I had decided that this would be my last season. It has ended perfectly.”\n<\/p>\n Sachin played his last game against Sunrisers Hyderabad at Wankhede Stadium; he got injured while he was batting on 38. He was quoted by DNA<\/strong> saying, \u201cIt was some brilliant team effort along with the hard work that we did especially on the optional practice days. All the hard work has paid off. Things don’t come easily. The IPL is an exciting tournament but you have to re-alter your body clock. It’s been a fantastic outing for us this season.”<\/p>\n He appreciated the crowd for supporting his team and was quoted by Deccan Chronicle<\/strong> saying, “Eden\u2019s crowd has always been an electrifying and tonight it was no different. Match was on till MS Dhoni occupied the crease and that\u2019s what the crowd always want. Fans had always been my strength and a very big thank you to all of those who supported me throughout my career.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Sachin Tendulkar had bid adieu to IPL as he announced his retirement just after Mumbai Indians winning the Pepsi Indian Premier League 2013. He captained the Mumbai Indians in the finals of IPL 2010 but had finished runners up. Mumbai Indians outplayed CSK by 23 runs to clinch their maiden IPL title.<\/p>\n Tendulkar was quoted by Indian Express<\/strong> saying, “It is never too late (to win the trophy). I thought 2010 was our best season but this is a special moment, believe me. I can’t wait to get hold of the trophy. It’s a beautiful trophy. It’s been six years and can’t wait for it.”<\/span><\/p>\n Tendulkar amassed 2529 runs in the 86 matches that he played for Mumbai Indians which included a century and 14 half-centuries. As per the reports of Times of India<\/strong>, Master was quoted saying, \u201cThis is the right time to stop playing IPL. I am 40. I have to accept the reality. I had decided that this would be my last season. It has ended perfectly.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[52],"tags":[4485,342,7041,7042,9324,9325,1249,7817,9323,556],"class_list":["post-15197","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-from-the-newspapers","tag-csk","tag-ipl","tag-ipl-6","tag-ipl2013","tag-it-is-never-too-late","tag-its-been-six-years-and-cant-wait-for-it","tag-mumbai-indians","tag-pepsi-indian-premier-league","tag-retirement","tag-sachin-tendulkar"],"yoast_head":"\n