From the well-known to unknown, twitter-world today had them all as glowing tributes poured in thick and fast with the breaking, or, rather 'heart-breaking', news of Sachin Tendulkar deciding to call it quits after recording another double -- playing in his 200th Test.
A plethora of personalities from across all spheres of life including, of course, the gentleman's game, hit the right superlatives for the "undisputed champion of cricket", who held the nation in his thrall for the past 24 years.
"Sachin #10dulkar - Undisputed Champion of Cricket! #SachinTheGreat," tweeted England batsman Kevin Pietersen.
Young British actor Nick Hoult was also among the many to have left a post for the Mumbaikar.
"Tendulkar announces he will retire after his 200th Test. A nation goes into mourning," tweeted Hoult.
The 40-year-old great announced his decision to retire from Test cricket after playing his landmark 200th match against the West Indies next month, bringing an end to the intense speculation about his future.
As expected, there was a mad rush of netizens taking to the social networking site just moments after the news was made public.
"Not being able to play alongside him or not seeing him play in d future sounds scary #SachinTendulkar," wrote India seamer Irfan Pathan.
England captain Eoin Morgan wrote, "Sad to hear the greatest ever batsman is calling it a day. One man who inspired a nation #Sachin."
Not left behind was former England captain Michael Vaughan.
"One of the Greatest ever @sachin_rt is retiring... One of my heroes and a absolute joy to play against," Vaughan tweeted.
