Co-hosts India were magnificent as they beat Sri Lanka by six wickets, with Tendulkar - who scored 18 - winning the World cup at his sixth attempt.
"This is the proudest moment of my life,"said Tendulkar, 37. "This is the ultimate and I'm experiencing it."
Paying tribute ,batsman V kohli said: " Sachin carried the burden of a nation for 21 years so he deserves it."
Fellow batsman G Gambhir, Who scored a superb 97, added: "The guys must have thought [ the World cup in] 2007 was a nightmare and this is a dream. Congratulation to sachin, all credit goes to him and this victory is for him."
He failed to score his 100th international century - he has 51 in test matches and 48 in one-day internationals - in the game, but India successfully reached their target of 275 with six wickets in hand and 10 balls to spare
Tendulkar, who finally got his hands on the World cup trophy after missing out in 1992, 1996 ,1999,2003 and 2007, paid tribute to his team-mates and the Indian coaching staff as the country won the sport's biggest one-day prize for the first time since 1983.
Tendulkar also admitted he had shed a few tears in the aftermath of India's win: "they are happy tears, so I don't mind crying."
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