When Indian dressing room will echo Sachin......

New Delhi: Sachin Tendulkar, the “GOD” of Indian cricket is retiring next month, bringing the curtain down on his glorious 24-year tryst with international cricketThe 40-yearold former India captain, will end his career with his final and 200th Test match against West Indies. For many particularly Indians it would be difficult to imagine cricket without Sachin the legend. Even for his colleagues, it will take months to sink the feeling that they won't be sharing the dressing room with him anymore. Here are some his colleagues with their observations about him. Dravid: "He is one player who has never let his standard come down. His love for cricket has been consistent from the age of 16 to even now at 40. I played a lot of cricket with Sachin. I have seen him since childhood. He has been with the Indian team for a long time and he is a great cricketer not only in India but what he is accomplished, his statistics, his performance is difficult to replicate.”Virat Kohli: "I have grown up watching him play and only wanted to bat like him. It will be a very difficult moment for me when he retires. He has been the biggest match winner for India and such a huge inspiration for all of us. For 24 years, we never thought that there could be an Indian cricket team without Sachin. I don't know how I would react when he would step out one last time and what will be the reaction of the whole team.”Rohit Sharma: “He is my mentor, my idol, some one I look up to. He is the reason for my conversion from bowler to batsman. The way he conducts himself, his routine and his ruthless attitude are incredible. To remain grounded despite considerable achievements is difficult but this is the most striking aspect about Sachin.”Ravindtra Jadeja: “He is a true legend. Sachin has redefined sports adulation, uniting a billion plus every time he steps out for India. There have been champions, there have been legends but there will never be another Sachin Tendulkar who continues to ispire me and many more cricketers.”Irfan Pathan: “For me, Sachin is an education. You can learn a lot from him just watching him on and off field. The way he has carried himself in International cricket is commendable. Mt father always says how humble Sachin is despite scalling such heights. My favorite Sachin moment is batting with him for the first time in Sydney, and he guiding me against Brett Lee, at the age of 19.”R.Ashwin: “Perhaps best way to describe Sachin is that he is only gentleman to have played cricket for 24 long years with the enthusiasm of a 10 year old boy. . The way he chases each ball. For example, is a revelation to most, and his commitment and passion is just unparalleled. The one thing I will always remember is winning the the 2011 World Cup with him. Winning the World Cup on home soil is the pinnacle of his glorious career and we could feel what the triumph meant to him.”