“I was flying back from Kolkata to Mumbai and then I realised that this is going to be my last match. I was sitting alone and you know I better think of something, think of people I need to mention because before I realise, Mumbai match would also be over and all of a sudden, I would be standing in front of my peers,” Tendulkar disclosed.
“Then the whole world would be waiting for me to say something. Something, which I didn't want to do was to miss out on any name, any important name that I wanted to mention.