Moment after the final West Indies wicket fell, the Indian cricketers converged around the 'Man of the Moment' and handed him a souvenir stump as they came one by one to hug him.
The moment finally arrived when Sachin Tendulkar had to bid goodbye to international cricket and his million fans.
The legendary Sachin Tendulkar got a memorable gift in his emotionally-charged farewell Test which lasted just about two and a half days as India crushed a hapless West Indies by an innings and 126 runs to complete a 2-0 whitewash in one of the most lopsided contests in recent history.
The entire crowd was heavy with emotion and chants of 'Sachin! Sachin!' reverberating in the stadium.
There was an outpouring of emotions when the moment arrived as a teary-eyed Tendulkar left the playing arena, which he dominated for 24 long years. Amid standing ovations from his teammates as well as the fans who had thronged the stadium to see the champion for one last time, Tendulkar walked into the sunset of his glittering career.
Gauging the emotional atmosphere, skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, once the play was extended for 15 minutes after the fall of eighth wicket, introduced Tendulkar to roll his arms for a couple of overs amid deafening cheers from the partisan crowd.
Moment after the final West Indies wicket fell, the Indian cricketers converged around the 'Man of the Moment' and handed him a souvenir stump as they came one by one to hug him.
What followed after the match, was a very emotional and from-the-heart speech from Sachin Tendulkar. Read the full speech below.
Full speech: Sachin Tendulkar addreses the audience at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai
Sachin is now taking the lap of honour for the last time at the Wankhede Stadium. The cheers are deafening. The moment is historical and the end is finally a reality.
The Indian cricket team picked him and clapped for his contribution. A teary-eyed Sachin, walked for one last time to the pitch, bowed down and kissed it to show his respect for the game and all that it had done for him.
The walk back to the pavillion, one can assume, was a long and painful one. A usually calm and poised Sachin, could not hold back his tears.
We bid you goodbye Sachin. Thank you for your greatness.
Scorecard
Teams:
India: MS Dhoni (captain), Ravichandran Ashwin, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Shami, Pragyan Ojha, Cheteshwar Pujara, Rohit Sharma, Sachin Tendulkar, Murali Vijay.
West Indies: Chris Gayle, Kieran Powell, Darren Bravo, Marlon Samuels, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Narsingh Deonarine, Denesh Ramdin, Darren Sammy (captain), Shane Shillingford, Tino Best, Shannon Gabriel.
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