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 I breath. Thank you very much. I am sorry if I have missed out on anything. Good bye
