How Sachin Tendulkar prepared his farewell speech.

New Delhi:The entire world wanted to know how the great batting legend Sachin Tendulkar was able to give such an emotional speech at his farewell match and finally Sachin has revealed the secret. The twenty minute speech by him was applauded by everyone who had heard it . Starting from the greats to the common man, everyone liked his speechThe Master Blaster has said the only thing he remembered while delivering the speech was to remember all the important names that had played a crucial role in his cricketing career. The speech brought tears to many eyes. He said it was only after the penultimate test that he played in Kolkata that he thought of delivering a farewell speech “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.“It was a special moment for me. I mentioned all the names and rest of the things came from my heart. I knew I would get emotional and hence for safety.I was carrying a bottle of water as well which kept me going. But those things you cannot script. It's the Almighty's wish. Everything went off much better than what I had expected,” he added.The 40-year-old said the love and affection he received from his fans after announcing his retirement left him feeling “unreal”.“The love and affection which I received over a period when I announced my retirement was unreal. I had never seen anything like that. The way people greeted me, it was a special moment and something which goes beyond what I couldn't express. Coming back to my longest speech ever, it wasn't rehearsed and just came from my heart,” he said.