God cries, so does his disciples | Sachin Tendulkar rains emotions at Wankhede

GOD of CRICKET God cries, so does his disciples | Sachin Tendulkar rains emotions at Wankhede Mumbai: Tears finally rolled out from the eyes of Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar post India rattled West Indies in second, final and Tendulkar’s last Test match at Wankhede stadium in Mumbai. With a heavy heart, the emotional Sachin conveyed his message for fans, friends and family. Here is the full text of Sachin Tendulkar’s final message for all: All my friends, settle down let me talk, I'll get more and more emotional. It is hard to believe my life between 22 yards in the last 24 years is coming to an end. I would like to thank all the people who have helped me in my life to get here. I have a list in my hand, please forgive me if I miss out on a few names. First, I want to thank the most important person in my life, my  Father, who left me in 1999. Without his guidance I wouldn't be standing in front of you. He said " Chase your  Dreams, don't give up, the path will be difficult".  BUT NO SHORT CUTS. I miss him today. My  Mother, I don't know how she dealt with such a naughty guy like me. She took care of me to be healthy. She started praying for me even before I started my career and I think those prayers gave my strength. In my school days, I used to stay with my Uncle Aunt school was far away. They treated me like their son. They gave me enough food that I can play well. My eldest brother NITIN told , I know you'd do everything right and I have the confidence in you. My first cricket bat was presented to me by my sister Savita. A Kashmir Willow bat. She continues to fast when I bat. Ajit (  the other brother  what I say about him. It all started from the age of 11, he took to Ramakant Achrekar sir my coach. And my life changed. Even last night, Ajit called me and we were discussing my dismissal. Various things we agreed upon, my technique. I have had a lot of chat with him. If I had not done that, I would have been a lesser cricketer. The most beautiful thing happened to me when I met Anjali in 1990. I know that being a doctor there was a big career in front of her. But she decided that I should continue playing and took care of the children. Thanks for bearing with me for all the nonsense I've said. Thank you for all that you have done and it is the best partnership I have had in my life. Then Sara and Arjun who are two precious diamonds in my life. Daughter is 16 and son is 14, time has flown by. I wasn't able to be with them for the birthdays, annual days and sports days. Thanks for understanding all that, both of you have been so special to me. I've not spent enough time with you but I promise you the rest of 16 years and beyond is for you. My in-laws (Annabelle and Anand Mehta) have been supporting. I discuss various things with them, we have a strong family and thank you for allowing me to marry Anjali. There have been a lot of friends who have supported me. Leaving their work and coming to bowl at me when I called them. I thought my career was over when I was injured, but my friends called even at 3 AM and made me believe that it was not over. My career started at 11. My other took me to Achrekar sir and that is the best thing to have happened to me. Sir would be taking me on his scooter all over Mumbai to ensure that I get enough match practice. On a lighter note, he has never said well played to me so that I don't get complacent. My cricket started right here at this ground (Wankhede Stadium). The dream was obviously to play for India. BCCI was fantastic, they believed in me at the age of 16 years and selected me. I have played with many senior cricketers, thanks to everyone for helping me out. I see, Rahul (Dravid), (VVS) Laxman, Sourav (Ganguly), Anil (Kumble) who is not here and my teammates, you guys are like my family. It is going to be difficult without that dressing room, sharing those special moments. When Dhoni gave me the 200th Test cap, I just said, we are all proud to be here as a team and I believe that you guys will serve this country in the right spirit and to the best of your abilities. I believe in you and all the best for your future. Thanks to all the doctors, physios, without your special efforts, I couldn't have been fit. I don't know how you all kept me in good shape. My dear friend, late Mark Mascarenhas, my first manager. Without him I couldn't have achieved all this. All those sponsorship deals etc.. thanks for your support. I miss you. My manager Vinod Nayudu, he's more like my family. He's given me so much time leaving his family to work for me. In the school days when I played well, the media backed be a lot. You've been doing that till now. Thank you to all of you, all those photographers. I thank all the people who supported me a lot. Whether I scored a 0 or a 100. I have met a lot of people who do all sorts of things for me, thank you for all that you have done. Chants of 'Sachin...Sachin' Especially, 'Sachin... Sachin..' that will be reverberating in my ears till my death hank you very much. I am sorry if I have missed out on anything. Good bye. Meanwhile, for his matchless contributions to India, PMO in a release has announced Bharat Ratna for Sachin Tendulkar.

List of all Bharat Ratna award winners so far


Bharat Ratna is the highest civilian honour, given for exceptional service towards advancement of Art, Literature and Science, and in recognition of Public Service of the highest order. The provision of Bharat Ratna was introduced in 1954.

The first ever Indian to receive this award was the famous scientist, Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman. Since then, many people, each a whiz in varied aspects of their career, have received this coveted award.

List of all Bharat Ratna awardees so far:

Late Pandit Bhimsen Gururaj Joshi in 2008 : Karnataka
Kumari Lata Dinanath Mangeshkar in 2001 : Maharashtra
Late Ustad Bismillah Khan in 2001 for contribution in the field of Arts : Uttar Pradesh
Prof. Amartya Sen in1999 for Literature & Education : United Kingdom
Lokpriya Gopinath (posth.) Bordoloi in1999, for Public Affairs : Assam
Loknayak Jayprakash (Posth.) Narayan in 1999 for Public Affairs: Bihar
Pandit Ravi Shankar in 1999 for his contribution in the field of Arts : United States
Shri Chidambaram Subramaniam in 1998 for Public Affairs : Tamil Nadu
Smt. M.S. Subbulakshmi in 1998 for her contribution in the field of Arts : Tamil Nadu
Dr APJ Abdul Kalam in 1997 for his contribution in the field of Science and Engineering : Delhi
Smt. Aruna Asaf (Posth.) Ali in 1997 for her contribution in the field of Public Affairs : Delhi
Shri Gulzari Lal Nanda in 1997 for his contribution in the field of Public Affairs : Gujarat
Shri JRD Tata in 1992 for his contribution in the field of Trade & Industry : Maharashtra
Shri Maulana Abul Kalam Azad in 1992 for his contribution in Public Affairs : West Bengal
Shri Satyajit Ray in 1992 for his contribution in the field of Arts : West Bengal
Shri Morarji Ranchhodji Desai in 1991 for his contribution in Public Affairs : Gujarat
Shri Rajiv Gandhi in 1991 for his contribution in Public Affairs : Delhi
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel in 1991 for his contribution in Public Affairs : Gujarat
Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedakr in 1990 for his contribution in Public Affairs : Maharashtra
Dr. Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela in 1990 for his contribution in Public Affairs : South Africa
Shri Marudur Gopalan Ramachandran in 1988 for contribution in Public Affairs : Tamil Nadu
Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan in 1987 for contribution in the field of Social Work : Pakistan
Shri Acharya Vinoba Bhave in 1983 for contribution in the field of Social Work : Maharashtra
Mother Teresa in 1980 for contribution in the field of Social Work : West Bengal
Shri Kumaraswamy Kamraj in 1976 for contribution in the field of Public Affairs : Tamil Nadu
Shri V.V. Giri in 1975 for contribution in the field of Public Affairs : Orissa
Smt. Indira Gandhi in 1971 for contribution in the field of Public Affairs : Uttar Pradesh
Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri in 1966 for contribution in the field of Public Affairs : Uttar Pradesh
Dr. Pandurang Vaman Kane in 1963 for contribution in the field of Social Work : Maharashtra
Dr. Zakir Hussain in 1963 for contribution in the field of Public Affairs : Andhra Pradesh
Dr. Rajendra Prasad in 1962 for contribution in the field of Public Affairs : Bihar
Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy in 1961 for contribution in the Field of Public Affairs: West Bengal
Shri Purushottam Tandon in 1961 for contribution in the field of Public Affairs : Uttar Pradesh
Dr. Dhondo Keshav Karve in 1958 for contribution in the field of Social Work : Maharashtra
Pt. Govind Ballabh Pant in 1957 for contribution in the field of Public Affairs : Uttar Pradesh
Dr. Bhagwan Das in 1955 for contribution in Literature & Education : Uttar Pradesh
Shri Jawaharlal Nehru in 1955 for contribution in the field of Public Affairs : Uttar Pradesh
Dr. M. Vishweshwariah in 1955 for contribution in the field of Civil Service : Karnataka
Shri Chakravarti Rajagopalachari in 1954 for contribution in Public Affairs : Tamil Nadu
Dr. Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman in 1954 in Science & Engineering: Tamil Nadu
Dr. Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan in 1954 for contribution in Public Affairs : Tamil Nadu

Courtesy: Dr.R.P