'I have decided to retire from One Day format. I feel blessed to have fulfilled the dream of being part of a World Cup wining Indian team.'- Sachin Tendulkar

Sachin Tendulkar Announces Retirement From ODIs !

One of the game's all-time greats, Sachin Tendulkar, on Sunday announced his retirement from one-day cricket, 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.

'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,' he added.

Tendulkar, considered the most complete batsman in modern cricket and one who was considered next only to the legendary Sir Donald Bradman, retires from the ODI format at the top of the run-getters' list.

Tendulkar goes out after amassing 18,426 runs in 463 one-dayers at an average of 44.83. The diminutive right-hander has an astonishing 49 hundreds in the format, including a double hundred -- the first in this form of the game. .