Sachin Tendulkar, the most celebrated Indian cricketer of all time, the highest run-scorer of International cricket , announced his retirement from all forms of cricket on 16 November 2013 after playing his 200th and final test match against West Indies in Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium.
He was awarded Bharatratna-India's highest civilian award-on the day of his retirement.
Now he is ready to share his remarkable journey from suburban Mumbai, playing his first international game at the age of 16, till his retirement at the age of 41- in the form of a book, an autobiography ' PLAYING IT MY WAY' . The book will be released on 6 November 2014.
The front cover of the book shows Tendulkar raising his bat while walking away from the field one last time after his knock of 74 against the West Indies at the Wankhede Stadium on November 15.
The details of the book PLAYING IT MY WAY are given below.
Sachin Tendulkar delighted on the release of his book and on his facebook page he saidThe details of the book PLAYING IT MY WAY are given below.
Author - Sachin Tendulkar
Language -English
Publisher -Hodder & Stoughton (worldwide) Hachette India (In the subcontinent)
Publication date- 6 November 2014
Media type -Print (Paperback)
Pages-496
"I knew that agreeing to write my story would need me to be completely honest, as that’s the way I have always played the game. It would require talking about a number of aspects I have not shared in public before. So here I am, at the end of my final innings, having taken that last walk back to the pavilion, ready to recount as many incidents as I can remember since first picking up a cricket bat as a child in Mumbai thirty-five years ago."
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