India cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar began the emotional process of bringing the curtain down on his illustrious career on his 200th Test appearance for his country against West Indies at his home ground at Mumbai on Thursday

Sachin Tendulkar walks out to bat in his final Test, India v West Indies, 2nd Test, Mumbai, 1st day, November 14, 2013

As he walked out to bat watched by millions worldwide, 40-year-old batting legend, who tops the record lists with 51 Test centuries and 49 ODI hundreds