Sachin Tendulkar retires from ODIs

India batting legend Sachin Tendulkar has announced his retirement from One-Day International (ODI) cricket on Sunday.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) released a statement on Sunday announcing Tendulkar's decision.

Tendulkar informed BCCI president N Srinivasan about his decision.

"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. 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," said Tendulkar in a statement.

Tendulkar was a member of India's ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 winning team. He was the first man to score the coveted double century in ODI cricket, when he hit an unbeaten 200 against South Africa in February 2010.

In ODI cricket rankings, he was on top for a total of 112 matches or 354 days. He is also the youngest to top the ODI Batting Ratings - at 8346 days old in February 1996. In ODI cricket, he peaked at 887 points in November 1998. He made it as high as number 2 in the ODI all-rounders table in March 1996.