Overwhelmed by the tributes that have poured in ever since he announced his retirement from one-day cricket, senior Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar today said the "love and support" brought tears to his eyes.     

The 39-year-old, who quit ODIs on Sunday, has been holidaying in Mussoorie after announcing his decision. Opening up on his Twitter page after the decision which left quite a few surprised, Tendulkar said the emotional reaction to his retirement left him overwhelmed.     

"Words are not enough to express my thanks to each of you for all the love & support I have received over the years...& especially now in the last couple of days. Your expressions have brought joy to my heart...& at times a tear to my eye!" Tendulkar wrote.    

"... Those magical moments of our ODI journey will stay with me for the rest of my life. Thank you so much :-)," he said.      Tendulkar retired from the ODI format at the top of the run-getters' list with 18,426 runs which included 49 hundreds and 96 half centuries.