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Time to go for Tendulkar?
Can't say I agree he should retire RIGHT NOW. India needs to sort out alot of problems, but such drastic measures aren't required just yet. From thesun.co.uk
Time to go for Tendulkar?
SACHIN TENDULKAR should retire from international cricket.
That is the opinion of former Australian captain Ian Chappell, who believes the Indian batsman is playing on solely for personal glory.
Tendulkar is the greatest ever runs scorer in World Cup history, but made just 63 runs as his side tumbled out of the tournament at the first hurdle.
And Chappell believes the player they call "The Little Master" is playing on too long, to the detriment of Indian cricket as a whole.
He said: "At the moment, Tendulkar looks like a player trying to eke out a career, build on a glittering array of statistics.
"If he really is playing for that reason and not to help win as many matches as he can for India, then he is wasting his time and should retire immediately.
"Before anybody else makes a decision on what will happen to Tendulkar, the player himself has to have a good long look in the mirror and decide what he’s trying to achieve in the game."
The 33-year-old batsman made his debut for India in 1989, aged just 17, and holds a host of records in both forms of the game.
But at this World Cup Tendulkar failed against Bangladesh and Sri Lanka and only notched up a half century against lowly Bermuda.
Chappell, whose younger brother Greg is the head coach of India, drew a parallel between Tendulkar and Brian Lara.
He said: "When you think that for a decade Brian Lara and Tendulkar went head-to-head in a wonderful battle of strokeplay to establish who was the best batsman in the world, they are now worlds apart in effectiveness.
"Lara's quick-footed tiptoe through a terrific innings against a good Australian bowling attack when the rest of the West Indies top order succumbed easily was in direct contrast to Tendulkar's stumbling effort in the crucial Sri Lanka match."
"If Tendulkar had found an honest mirror three years ago and asked the question: 'Mirror, mirror on the wall who is the best batsman of all?' It would’ve answered: 'Brian Charles Lara'.
"It he asked that same mirror right now: 'Mirror, mirror on the wall should I retire?' The answer would be: 'Yes'."
Can't say I agree he should retire RIGHT NOW. India needs to sort out alot of problems, but such drastic measures aren't required just yet. From thesun.co.uk
Time to go for Tendulkar?
SACHIN TENDULKAR should retire from international cricket.
That is the opinion of former Australian captain Ian Chappell, who believes the Indian batsman is playing on solely for personal glory.
Tendulkar is the greatest ever runs scorer in World Cup history, but made just 63 runs as his side tumbled out of the tournament at the first hurdle.
And Chappell believes the player they call "The Little Master" is playing on too long, to the detriment of Indian cricket as a whole.
He said: "At the moment, Tendulkar looks like a player trying to eke out a career, build on a glittering array of statistics.
"If he really is playing for that reason and not to help win as many matches as he can for India, then he is wasting his time and should retire immediately.
"Before anybody else makes a decision on what will happen to Tendulkar, the player himself has to have a good long look in the mirror and decide what he’s trying to achieve in the game."
The 33-year-old batsman made his debut for India in 1989, aged just 17, and holds a host of records in both forms of the game.
But at this World Cup Tendulkar failed against Bangladesh and Sri Lanka and only notched up a half century against lowly Bermuda.
Chappell, whose younger brother Greg is the head coach of India, drew a parallel between Tendulkar and Brian Lara.
He said: "When you think that for a decade Brian Lara and Tendulkar went head-to-head in a wonderful battle of strokeplay to establish who was the best batsman in the world, they are now worlds apart in effectiveness.
"Lara's quick-footed tiptoe through a terrific innings against a good Australian bowling attack when the rest of the West Indies top order succumbed easily was in direct contrast to Tendulkar's stumbling effort in the crucial Sri Lanka match."
"If Tendulkar had found an honest mirror three years ago and asked the question: 'Mirror, mirror on the wall who is the best batsman of all?' It would’ve answered: 'Brian Charles Lara'.
"It he asked that same mirror right now: 'Mirror, mirror on the wall should I retire?' The answer would be: 'Yes'."
