Brian Lara's Special Gift To Sachin Tendulkar

Master blaster Sachin Tendulkar bid farewell to all formats of cricket in the year 2013 on November 16. The God of cricket who has many records to his credit in one dayers and test matches, has been an inspiration for the present day young cricketers.

Now, Tendulkar has disclosed special gifts given by west Indian great batsmen Brian Lara and Chris Gayle during his last appearance in the test match against West Indies at Wankhede Stadium.

India had won the test against West Indies by an innings and 126 runs during this match. Cheteshwar Pujara and Rohit Sharma had scored centuries in this match. Tendulkar, who scored 74 runs in his 200th match, had given his wicket to a part time spin bowler Narsingh ending his historical cricket journey with this match.

Now, Tendulkar has shared a beautiful picture of a drum given by West Indies during this test match and has thanked west Indian cricket board for their co-operation during his cricketing career. "Brian Lara was my good friend. This day about seven years ago was a memorable day on my part. West Indies cricket board, the whole of West Indies team, Brian Lara and Chris Gayle gave me this beautiful drum as a gift. This shows the love and respect you have for me. I thank you profusely for this special gift," thus has stated the legendary cricketer in his video.

"Brian Lara had come to our house one day and had played the drum. It made a wonderful sound. I tried to play the drum but I feel it did not sound as well as when Brian played it. Here is my grateful respects to all of them. I thank you for all that you did to me," said Tendulkar.