SACHIN TENDULKAR TWEETS THE BEST GIFT HE RECEIVED ON COMPLETING A YEAR AS AN EX-CRICKETER

You can take a sportsperson out of sports but you can't take sports out of a sportsperson. And India's greatest ever cricketer is no exception.

Sachin Tendulkar completed his first year away from cricket on Sunday, having retired on November 16, 2013, in what was a fortnight-long celebration ending in a gut-wrenching farewell speech 12 months ago.

While the world re-lived those moments and Sachin's cricket journey on Sunday, what brought the most joy to the sportsman in Sachin was India's overwhelming success in the sporting arena, with an icing on the cake provided by Sachin's football team Kerala Blasters winning another game in the Indian Super League (ISL).




After Saina Nehwal and Kidambi Srikanth created history by bagging the women's and men's singles China Open titles, where the latter defeated two-time Olympic Champion Lin Dan in straight games, Virat Kohli's army went on to complete a 5-0 whitewash against Sri Lanka on the cricket field.

And when his team Kerala finished the 1-0 win over Delhi on the football field, a joyous Sachin came out expressing himself on Twitter, hinting that he has got the best gift on his special day.

Here's what an elated Sachin tweeted: