master blaster Sachin Tendulkar today announced retirement from ODI format, just a few hours before the selectors were to meet to pick squad for series against Pakistan, bringing to an end a glorious 23-year-old career in the format during which he rewrote numerous batting records I have decided to retire from the One-Day format of the game. I feel blessed to have fulfilled the dream of being part of a World Cup wining Indian team. The preparatory process to defend the World Cup in 2015 should begin early and in right earnest," the 39-year-old said in a statement released by the BCCI today
