Sachin Tendulkar announced his retirement from one-day cricket on Sunday but wants to keep playing tests for a rebuilding India team. ''I have decided to retire from the one-day format of the game,'' Tendulkar said in his announcement. ''I feel blessed to have fulfilled the dream of being part of a World Cup-winning Indian team. ''The preparatory process to defend the World Cup in 2015 should begin early and in right earnest. I would like to wish the team all the very best for the future. I am eternally grateful to all my well-wishers for their unconditional support and love over the years.'' Tendulkar holds the world records for one-day international caps (463), runs (18426) and centuries (49). But the 39-year-old has limited his one-day appearances in the last three years to prolong his test career, and since India's World Cup triumph on home soil 20 months ago he's played in only 10 matches, all in February-March this year. In his second-to-last one-dayer, against Bangladesh in the Asia Cup, he made 114 to become the first player to achieve 100 international centuries. He hasn't scored another century in either one-dayers or tests, drawing growing calls as India has also struggled, for him to retire from international cricket altogether. He made his announcement as national selectors were in the process of announcing the team for the limited-overs home series against Pakistan starting on Tuesday, the first series between the neighbours in five years. Former chief <b>…</b>
