<p> Sachin Tendulkar Sunday said it was the right time to quit one-day cricket and give opportunity to the youngsters ahead of the 2015 World Cup.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Tendulkar said goodbye to 50-over cricket after amassing 18,426 runs in 463 games at an average of 44.83. <br /><br />“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," said Tendulkar.<br /><br />"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.”<br /><br />Tendulkar last played a one-day series, the Asia Cup, in Bangladesh where he completed his 100th hundred in international cricket.</p>
<p> Sachin Tendulkar Sunday said it was the right time to quit one-day cricket and give opportunity to the youngsters ahead of the 2015 World Cup.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Tendulkar said goodbye to 50-over cricket after amassing 18,426 runs in 463 games at an average of 44.83. <br /><br />“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," said Tendulkar.<br /><br />"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.”<br /><br />Tendulkar last played a one-day series, the Asia Cup, in Bangladesh where he completed his 100th hundred in international cricket.</p>