Keeping her emotions in check, Anjali Tendulkar said it would be difficult to imagine her husband Sachin without cricket and that not playing the game anymore would be emotional not just for him but the entire family.

“I can’t imagine Sachin without cricket. I can imagine cricket without him but I can’t imagine Sachin without cricket,” said Anjali.

Sachin brought the curtains down on his 24-year-long illustrious career at the Wankhede Stadium here after the second cricket Test against the West Indies. India thrashed the hapless Windies team by an innings and 126 runs inside three days to take the series 2-0 and give Sachin a perfect farewell gift befitting to his career.