Sachin Tendulkar has decided to retire from Indian Premier League. Sachin made this announcement after Mumbai Indians’ win against Chennai Super Kings in the final match of IPL 6 yesterday night.

Mumbai won their first IPL trophy by defeating Chennai by a profound margin of 23 runs in the final match.

Sachin was not a part of the playing XI of Mumbai for this match because of the hand injury that he had discovered while playing in the match against Sunrisers Hyderabad. But, he was watching the action from the sidelines and was looking very excited.

Sachin ran on to the ground the moment the last ball of the match was bowled.

Talking to Harsha Bhogle in a post match interview, Sachin said, “It’s a great feeling. We were consistent throughout the preliminary round and we carried on that momentum in the play offs as well.”

“The credit goes to the whole group. It’s a result of hard work put in by the boys in the last couple of months.”

“It’s a tough competition. The players have to travel a lot and they don’t get enough time to rest. It’s not easy to be consistent in such a tournament. But, the team was determined right from the start and we eventually managed to win this wonderful tournament.”

“Also, this was the last time that I was playing in the IPL and that makes this victory even more special. It’s a perfect ending of my IPL career.”

When asked about the reasons behind his IPL retirement, Sachin said, “I had made up my mind even before the start of the tournament. I am 40 years of age now and I think this is the best time for me to retire from IPL. It has been wonderful playing for Mumbai Indians for six years.”

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