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Sachin Tendulkar has announced his decision to retire from Test cricket after playing his landmark 200th Test match against the West Indies next month.
In a career spanning 24 years, the run-machine has aggregated 15,837 runs, at an average of 53.86, from 198 appearenced.
In 463 ODI matches, he scored a whopping 18,426 runs, at an average of 44.83.
He is the only batsman to score 100 international centuries -- 51 in Tests and 49 in ODIs.
Much before his debut on November 15, 1989, against Pakistan, Tendulkar's precocious talent was there to be seen when he shared an unbeaten 664-run stand with buddy Vinod Kambli in the Lord Harris Shield Inter-School Game in 1988.
His first Test century came in England in 1990 at Old Trafford and the Mumbaikar rose in stature after the 1991-92 tour of Australia, hitting sublime hundreds on a Sydney turner and a Perth minefield.
He was also the first batsman in the world to score a double ton in ODIs, a feat he achieved in Gwalior against South Africa in February 2010.
As the batting icon went on to pile on those runs and conquer many milestones, sure you must have watched some of those knocks. Some of you may also have some pictures with him. You can send them to us at sportsdesk@rediff.co.in and we will feature them.