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Lara's quick-footed tip toe 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. The amazing thing about Lara's brilliant career is the fact that he hasn't changed his style at all over seventeen years. This is a credit to his technique and mental strength, as the aging process generally makes a player more progressively conservative.

Tendulkar hasn't worn as well; his last three or four years have been a shadow of his former self. His double century at the SCG in January 2004 was a classic case of a great player really struggling. He came to the crease out of form and despite amassing all those runs and batting for in excess of ten hours he was no closer to recapturing his best touch than he was when he started out. It was a tribute to his determination but it was a sad sight to see; there are enough average players around that you don't won't to see a class one reduced to that level.

Tendulkar hasn't been as lucky as Lara; the Indian batsman has suffered a lot of injuries in this period where his play has deteriorated and there is nothing that melts your mental approach quicker than physical handicaps. Lara has been relatively free from injury and he certainly doesn't have the weight of numbers riding on his shoulders that Tendulkar does.

However, the population of the Caribbean might be small but they are extremely demanding. Despite all the fuss and the odd controversy that has surrounded Lara's career he has remained himself; this is my game and that is how I play. For whatever reason Tendulkar hasn't been able to maintain his extremely high standards for the last few years and unless he can find a way to recapture this mental approach he's not doing his team or himself any favours.

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." If he asked that same mirror right now; "Mirror, mirror on the wall should I retire?" The answer would be; "Yes."

YES I ABOSOLUTELY AGREE WITH MR. IAN CHAPELL

Yes,Tendulkar should retire.

I completely agree with Ian Chappell that Tendulkar should retire. Not just Lara, but even Ponting and Hayden have left him in the dust in the recent times. The trouble is Indian cricket is not really about the sport, it is a "business" for the players (that's the main reason for their loss in the World Cup). You don't close your business down until profits stop pouring in. In Sachin's case, they are flowing in at the rate of some $30 million annually. So why will he retire? The selectors should, on the other hand, not be concerned about him timing for retirement. There criteria should simply be whether India is better served by including him in the team or replacing him. Based on recent showings, time has come for Tendulkar to spend more time with his children and wife !!

yes and no. yes becos in three worldcup matches twice the ball has gone thro bat and pad meaning he is not sighting the ball. No if he can bat at the opening giving a dream start as in olden days nothing likeit for Team India and his fans.

Yes I agree with Comments of Ian Chappel. Sachin was a great Player. As he struggling of form, he must lead with example by quitting the short form of game and may focus on Test Cricket - KK

It is true.A good article.Tendulkar is doing no good to the team and to himself by staying in the team.Only his distractors list is growing..

Yes ,totally agree with Ian Chappel. Tendulkar must look in the mirror and ask the question and then retire.

I think its time for the Tendulkar to retire and save his image.

He has been a wonderful asset to the indian team, after his irregular form in past 3 yrs and failure in world cup, i think its high time for him to retire.

I completely agree with Ian Chappell. It definitely is time for him to retire before he damages his image any more. No doubt he is the greatest batsman India has ever produced but the country cannot afford to live on his glory days. Ian chappell is right when he says that Sachin himself has to make decision about retiring from the cricket. I know how painful it would be, but, he should decide it sooner than later. Even if he scores another century, that would be for the story book only. It will not help India in the long run. I only hope Sachin gives a long and hard look at his career and his usefulness to the team as a whole. The time has definitely arrived to make that decision no matter how dreadful it will be. Even after retirement, he will be a guiding light to the younger generation to keep India on top of the cricket world.

If Sachin has little self respect then he shud retire right away

NOT NOW BECAUSE RIGHT NOW INDIA NEED SENIOR HELP STILL SACHIN NEED FOR INDIA...BUT HE SHOULD SERIOUS IN FUTURE SERIES...

I agree with the part that Sachin should retire with dignity and make the decision himself rather than asked to go.His contribution to the game is enormous and he is definitely the best batsman in the world.Lara, Ponting, Hayden are all good batsmen but sachin has a class of his own to be called the best.

I think Sachin should play a couple more world cups. He is only 33 or 34. Also he has had lots of injuries which set him back. So i disagree with Ian Chappells comments which i find were very rude and totally misleading. Everybody knows that Sachin really is the best and that Lara at times plays selfishly and when he made 400 it was on a flat pitch. Also when Sachin is in form he will show everyone his destructive best. Finally does your attacking mentality make you a great batsman?

Thank you.

I agree partly with Ian - that Sachin should ask himself what he is going to try and achieve in the immediate future...He got it right perfectly. His game has certainly changed, and for some weird reason, no coach or Captain wants to drive home the point that the best way for him to play is to go out & try to demolish the bowlers. Talks of playing according to the situation & playing responsibly around other younger players - shouldn't be coming out from a talented Stroke maker like Sachin. I hope he changes his attitude towards run scoring very soon.

But I would certainly differ in his last few lines, where he said "Lara is the best batsman of all". It is a highly perspective thing. As far as winning Test matches is concerned, Lara is way ahead of Sachin. But I would consider all other factors, like consistency, Beauty to the Eye, Perfection etc., Tendulkar remains till date the Most COMPLETE batsman of our times.

All I hope is for somone to put sense into him that he has to be his aggressive-self for the team as well as his own good.
-Pradeepan, Chennai.

No, I dont agree. i dont think he shud be judged on the basis of one performance. u can search in the record books n find that even though not at his best he still avgs more than 40 in the last couple of yrs. knocks against WI in the DLF cup n the series in India were fabulous. n Indian cricket still needs him as a batsman,bowler n as an inspiring individual for the youngsters.

ian chappel is absolutely right.He is blocking the way for the youngsters,and not doin any better what he used to.He is too old for the cricket .He shuold retire

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Yes, Ian is correct. Not only Tendulkar, most of the senior players in Indian team are not playing for their country, they play for money. Some senior players in Indian team must ask the same question in front of mirror.

don't take anything Ian says seriously. Thank God he did not say that he is better than Sunil Gavaskar. Sachin needs to take rest and comeback silence all these characters. We all know sachin can do it.

TENDULKAR retire?! The man who has carried a billion hopes?! The man who has been one of the best batsmen of the modern era?
The man who hasnt performed in about 95% of the Crunch matches he played in? the man who is riding his reputation? the man who has always (i think) played for his record....the man who indian-media hype has turned into a 'superman' just because the rest of the team was worse?
well......DUHHHH......he should retire...he's been a burden to his team for the past 3 yrs...past his peak long long ago...the only time i ever saw him play like a champion was Pak vs India in the 2003 WC......not much before, CERTAINLY not since...why is he in the team?

I fully agree with Ian Chappell that Sachin should hang up his boots. If you analyse his last 10 or 15 innings, he has got out a number of times bowled off the inside edge of the bat. It appears that his reflexes, hand-eye coordination are not the same as before. He is one of the best batsmen India has produced, but it's time to hang up your boots when people ask "why" rather than "why not"

i totally agree. when you look at he contributions that lara has made to west indian cricket over the past years and how many winning scores he has managed to post, he has certainly done more than tendulkar. Dravid is their best batsman at the moment.

Just one question to Ian.Is ponting capable for perforaing in India against India as he is capable in Australia .I doubt .Please remember the 2000-2001 Series.The way ponting struggled.Lara never succeeded against India .Why ?Sachin is the only performer who succeeded against everybody .So shutup Mr Ian .Sachin has left lot in him .

Absolute rubbish this article of Mr. Chappell...Sachin Ramesh Tendulker is one player, 41 ODI tons, 29 resulted in India's victory...!!So far as ODI are concern, B.C. Lara, with all due respect to that legendy cricketer, is not even near our own Master Blaster...Did you forget WC2003? And current performance of each and every player in the team has been deteriorated thanks to stupid experimentations of Captain-coach duo...
Still Sachin averages 46+ in last 26 ODI, 3 centuries...And retirement? forget it, he, the greatest entertainer of india cricket will play in WC 2011...touchwood...

TENDULKAR MAKES A HUNDRED AGAINST BERMUDA... IF THIS IS HEADLINE TODAY IN SPORTS COLUMN, THEN ALL THE CRITICISM HE HAD TO FACE IS CHANGED INTO PRAISE.. THE MASTERS DOES AGAIN.., WE SEE THE YOUNG TENDULKAR AGAIN. TO BE FRANK TENDULKAR HAS PAST HIS ERA, HE DOSENT HAVE THE MENTAL STRENGTH TO PLAY MODERN ONE DAY GAME... NEITHER DOES HE HAVE THE FITNESS TO PLAY THE POWER ONEDAY GAME. APART FROM THE TENDULKARS EPISODE I BELIVE THERE SHOULD BE AN INTRODUCTION OF A SELECTION CRITERIA WHERE MENTAL TOUGHNESS SHOULD BE TESTED .,, HOW A PLAYER PERFORMS IN ALL SORTS OF PRESSURE SITUATION.,, THIS SHOULD BE LIMITED TO SELCTING THE INDIAN TEAM BUT ALSO THE DOMESTIC CRICKET AS WELL.MY ARGUMENT IS WHATS THE USE IN HAVING PLAYERS WITH WIDE RANGE OF STROKE MAKING ABILITY WHEN THEY CANT GET TO PLAY ONE PROPER FORWARD DEFENSIVE SHOT IN A PRESSURE COOKER SITUATION.

If you ask me, Sachin should be told not to take the pressure of the world on his shoulders and try to be his natural self. This is easier said than done. One thing Chappell should consider, every time Lara fails the media and the public do not bay for his blood. The great thing about Sachin is inspite of the enormous pressure, he has delivered more often than not. Saying he is trying to eke out a career is being too harsh on the great man. Lara may be a better test batsman now, but Sachin is overall the better player. If Lara has been so dominating why does he hold the record for having been involved in the most test losses. Matches are not won by one player alone, especially the tests. You need bowlers to take 20 wickets. Lara has been better endowed in this aspect. Let Sachin take a call. I am sure the day he realises he is not going to contribute he will walk away.

Like everybody else who has been in this kind of a situation before; for example Steve Waugh, and given a chance where he is playing for his place, that kind of a scenario has not arisen for Tendulkar. If he doesn't want to face that day he better retire or that day isn't too far. But who knows, when the going gets tough the tough get going. Tendulkar is a person who likes the pressure. Not everytime has he come good. But given that he is fighting for a place might bring about the best in him.

If that happens; I think he still has a good 3 more years left in him.

no i am not agreeing his comments.ya he is rihgt in the sense that in last few years sachin is only a shadow of hisown splendid past.but he is still the best batsman after sir don bradman.noone has got his ability to find the gaps and timing .his record saya it all.but one think his mental strength is not that great or even good.but he is the most skilled batsman i have evr seen in my life

I think,no players are in India right now who can replace Sachin. Only Tendulkar will deciede about his retirement as the Demi-God's presence in the squad is enough. And he is the player, who has the ability to bounce back magnificently any time. He should be given time for recovery.

Though the article might sound little harsh, unfortunately this is the hard reality. If we feel 33 years could be too early for indian to quit from onedays. As a work around Tendulkar can take a break from onedays for a while & try to test his abilities in test n domestic cricket. Then he can assess whether he can come back as a match winner for India. That gives him the right answer.

I absulutely agree with Chappel.Tendulkar is a legend and people should remember him for all the good that he has done.

do not agree with you. Just think of the previous worldcups and tell me why Brian Charles Lara should be the best batsman? in 1996 Sachin amassed 523 runs, in 2003 also he was in trmendous form. also in 1999 i remember him playing well. If you ask me if he should retire or not i would think that he might. But if you ask honestly who is the best batsman of contemporary middle earth the ultimate grandalf of cricket is the little master as Sir Don Bradman also would have agreed.

His comments is 150 % correct

I completely agree with Ian. Lot of columnists including former cricketing Greats, say that Indian board need to take some harsh decisions in the interest of Indian cricket but none of them suggest what? In a way Ian has suggested one of those harsh decisions which Indian Board should take if it has to.
I have been a long time Tendulkar fan but I think the time has come for him to pass the baton to the next generation. I want to remember him as a cricketing legend, who once ruled the world of cricket and made all of us proud and not as someone who kept self interest above Indian cricket.

Ian Chapell is very right. There is NO BEUTY in Sachin's batting now a days. There is no mark or confidence in anybody's mind that if Sachin is on the crease India will won the match!
Also, it seems that Sachin is only playing for the numbers. Actually, Sachin's career ended when Sehwag came into the team and started BLASTING every bowler with Sachin's style only!!!

He should have quit yesterday!

yes, Sachin should must take retirement in this position.

No. No doubt Sachin is not his former self but India has many other players who should be shown the door before Sachin. I believe because of shortcomings of other players/team, Sachin has become the focus of the team's failure. I beleive in choosing & "nurturing" the best possible 15 & playing best possible 11. I beleive from the present team Dravid, Sachin, Yuvraj, Karthik, Pathan & Shreesanth make it in possible 15. Other 9 are left to competition. I would argue everybody to reason rationally, keeping emotions in check. Now I have chosen Sachin based on his performance after injury. If he fails in another six - ten months, definitely Sachin/(for that matter anybody) should be shown the door.

I one hundred percent agree with Ian.Sachin will be doing immense service to the cause of Indian Cricket if he announces his retirement even now from ODI as well as from test Cricket.

It is the first time anyone has honestly said something about Tendulkar's play in recent times. The signs were obvious throughout last year in Malaysia, Champions Trophy and South Africa. One cannot make runs today by resting on the laurels of yesterday. Unfortunately this is the tragedy that haunts Indian cricket.

I totally agree with Ian. no doubt Sachin is a great batsman, but that phrase or sentence can now only be said by looking at his statistics.
Moreover something that the Indian media has always refused to agree with is that, Sachin has only been a great batsman, not a great match winner as opposed to Lara or Inzi.

YES. It is time for Sachin to move on and make way for talented young players like Suresh Raina. He should retire gracefully, before he is kicked out.

I fully agree with you.Lara is far better then him especially in test cricket.Tendulker is over cautious and he just want to stay on the wicket but could not dominate a bowling over the last 5 years.It seem that he just want to maintain his average and frankly speaking he hardly play in a pressure situation.

First remove him from the national squad and let him play in the domestic matches,he's taking his position for granted,but i don't think he's going to retire and bcci wont remove him from team also because of sharad pawar.

I agree, Tendulkar should retire. Along with him a few others like Ganguly, Laxman and to some a degree the captain Dravid should retire too. When Greg Chappel was hired a coach and Ganguly was appointed as captain a process was initiated that ought to have resulted in an excellent performance in the World Cup. Instead the team peaked too early and by the time we reached the World Cup we brought a team which was on a downward slide. What surprises me the lack of talent and dedication. The current cricket player is a professional and rewarded very well financially. In spite of it I do not see a great emergence of talented players. If countries like Pakistan, Sri Lanka, New Zealand could produce fast bowlers and atheletic cricketers, India with a population of one billion should have had such a strong stream of young talent that no official bureaucracy can stoop. The problem with Indian cricket is lack of visiion and politics. I am sure there is plenty of talent if only someone bothered to look. Also provide them with an opportunity to learn the game well at the intial stage rather than trying to correct the mistakes alter, case in point Shewag.

Yes it is time Tendulkar retires before he is dropped from Indian side that would not do any good to his reputation.
If Tendulkar retires his position would go to some youngster which his rightfully his's in actual place.
If Tendulkar is reading this, Its time for you to retire or else you will not have any face to watch in the mirror.

I would definitely go with chapel on this, why I am making a statement like this is not because of the cheap batting display by him on the recent world cup, nope his batting style and his approach has almost disappeared from him for the last couple of years…
I don’t deny in accepting him as a World’s best batsman once up on a time, and he was awarded and rewarded for that in an exponential fashion, being a true Indian I salute Sachin Tendulkar for his tremendous contribution to the country, but he should also take this into an accountability that what he has done for the team for the last couple of years and what was the plan going on his mind… I always believe that don’t think about the past as well as future, always think about present, if you can perform well it will become past the next day and that will become a history, so all yours little master….

I dont think sachin should consider retirement,but I totally agree with Ian that LARA IS THE BEST BATSMAN OF THIS ERA

No he should not retire...and NO Lara is not better than Sachin. In fact I think sachin should give another shot at captaincy. This time he can focus on making the team perform for the nation rather than himself performing for the team.

YES I AGREE WITH IAN CHAPELL. Sachin need not be compared to any body. Sachin was a great player and now when Sachin cannot play for the country when it is needed, why do you need such records. I am not blaming Sachin, BCCI should realize that it is high time to bring younger players who can really win matches for India.

yes ,i agree wid sir chapel ...
if sachin waana to be remember as a great n wonderful player of crickrt thn he should be quit the game .
bcoz if he dosen't thn i definetly sure tht his track recod will be washed away frm the mind of people.....according to his current form n indian bowling is help meto conclude this type of view against him .....
my suggestion 4 indian cricket team is tht dont do politics in the game .....specially ganguly ..

Tendulkar is a great player. and I think he can decide this for himself. Would Ian Chappel stop writing, If we asked him so, Well let the man have a good time as long as he wants to play, its a game!. And remember he just back after a long break from injury. Lets watch if he can silence all you guys.

I have a sincere question as a cricket lover,did these so called experts speak good of any player if he did not play well.Last time in recent past when Tendulker hit century, every one praised and said he did not loose his touch etc etc.There were days same experts did criticize lara too.These two guys are so great that their career was never affected by critics.As far as Retirement is concerned it is up to them and to thier Boards and not to any body.
I would say one thing if suppose these guys say that no body should talk about them if they did not play atleast 15 centuries in their career then there would be very few eligible persons.
I would rather want these experts to speak about why they are failing, what are the technical faults,how they can over come...Just because you were asked to give your opinion don't feel so free to talk whatever you want...may be I am too harsh..please think before talking any body if you were in that position how you would take it...

No, I dont agree at all. Tendulkar has been on the downslope for the past 2 years - ever since Greg Chappel became coach of the Indian Team and since Dravid became captain - Tendulkar never played this badly under Wright-Ganguyly. Chappel is the worst coach ever and Dravid the worst captain; they have messed Tendulkar around too much. Tendulkar is an attacking opener not someone who comes in at 4, 5 or 6 to steady the innings. Dravid should have opened the innings with Ganguly and Tendulkar with Uthappa at number 3.If there is anyone who needs to look in the mirror and retire its Sehwag who hasnt preformed well for the last 2 years but still gets pldyed and opens the innings - what a waste.

Sachin should quit now.He has been playing for his statistics and money and not for the nation.He has to stand in front of a good mirror and pose the question suggested by Chapel and act before he is asked to retire.

Absolutely, he should get retired from both forms of cricket.Not only he all the senior players like ganguly, dravid should do the same, since these players take their place in the team for granted and forget the fact that they are representing the "country."

Also the reason that their ego doesn't allow them to learn more from coach or any younger player.
So I would definitely suggest him and the other guys to retire from cricket for good!!

Yes, Sachin Should retire from International Cricket.

Yes, I absolutely cant agree any more with Mr.Ian Chappell. If not retirement from International Cricket then atleast he should retire from Test Cricket because if India has to look for another opening batsman in presence of him because he dont like opening then better to say Bye Bye. Because if he would have opened then India could have one more batsman like Mohammad Kaif who could have contributed in term of batting and fielding as well. India need players like Youvraj who has won many matches on his own unlike Sachin.

NO i will not agree just failure in world cup doesn't mean that everything is over there are times people are under spell of out form and they bounced back. Also he played better as opener and now pushing to no 4 may take times to adjust and world cup is large forum where expectation are very high which may lead the batsmen to be overcautious which tend to lose his wicket

Ian Chappel,What are you talking about??
Do you think he need to call his retiremnt?
NO
SIMPLY BECAUSE HE IS GROWING TO BE THROWN OUT OF INDIAN SQUAD SOON

the question is not of TENDULAKAR retiring, it is of how the team india was built since Chappel took over? things were right with Ganguly providing inspiring leadership than came the politics engineered by certain section of indian cricket board, and slowly favoritism and cronism developed and ultimately wrong players got promoted, and the probressive rhythm of team india was totally disturbed. it's not only tendulkar who needs to call it a day, but Ganguly, Dravid, Sehwag, Harhajan singh, and few more aging cricketers should quit, but that does not mean they should forgot cricket once for all. they may go to next level of the game and can become a coach, expert commentaor, columnist, etc. they must start thinking of coming behind the wheel than think of being the passenger in the train. the star has lost their prime and must think of being a selfless thinker of cricket than being a cricket themselves. Lastly favoritism and politics must be crtailed. think it over friends.

yes..as a batsman..he does not need to produce something valuable to be known as best batsman in the world..Tendulakar era is over.This is the best time for him to retire from the one day cricket as he cant follow there with his current form and all we know that his age factor will not allow him to do any more classic as he did in past. Its not a matter of Tendulkar.Its matter of billions who loves and absolutely crazy on indian cricket. for the sake of billions, he should retire from one day cricket.

Ian chappel...doenstknow wht he is talking about...tendulkar shudnt retire....he ll come back i m sure....n hez tooo good to retire CRICKET IS Religon N SACHIN IS GOD!!!

Sachin has let India down but he is still qualified to play in Indian team. Chappel is probably using Australian benchmarks. India does not have the quality of cricketers that Aussies have.

Sachin is a shrewd businesman and would like to hang around as much as he could. Next series is Bangaladesh and he will make runs and go to England. Then we have to go to Australia..With Gavaskar, Wadekar, Vengsarkar ant not sure hw many more kars in the BCCI hierarchy, to kick out Sachin is a dream we can all have and enjoy. Like it or not he will play, make runs in inconsequential matches and fail at the key moments. Indian fans are emotional enough to remain confused...

as much adjustment as tendulkar has to do to get back to his previous form, the coach should help him out by putting him back in the opening spot where he belongs.

I do agree with Ian, but it is very rude to the player of Sachin's stature. We have lifted him up because of his superb performace. Plus we have very short memory. Any way If Sachin decides to retire I will be glad to see him retired graciously! His contribution to the game of cricket is tremendous.
Let him have the time to think himself.

I think Mr.Chappell should mind his own business. I think we as Indians should be ashamed of ourselves for supporting Chappell's comments in such large numbers. With due respect to Mr. Ian Chappell , I think he is not qualified enough to make comments on the future of a player of the stature of Sachin Tendulkar. Sachin has played enough cricket to decide what he wants to do. Sachin is not one of the luckiest of batsman.Not many would have survived that delivery he got against Sri Lanka. I have no doubt that Sachin will fight back from here without caring what any Tom , Dick or Harry says about him.
As a fan of Sachin I urge all his former fans to support him so that he can prove to the world that he still has an important role to play in the Indian cricket team.

yes, its high time to take the important decision.If he wants to give him another chance in the opening slot, he should express himself to the selectors.The players of such grade should take such decisions by themselves rather than anybody else starting the debate which atleast I don't think is doing any good for the morale of the best player of all times.

i would say no, because sachin has to prove nothing to prove as a cricketer, i think there is lot of cricket remaining in sachin as he is only 33 years of age, brian lara still playing at 37 years of age ... if u look at his last three years performance u will realised though having a lot of injuries he has done significultly well for india....team india at the moment in rebuilding process and it need exprience of somebody like sachin because youngstars can learn a lot from him... i am watching sachin since he started his cricket carrer, l have lot of trust in his abilities, i am sure very soon he will be back to his old days...........and whole india is waiting to see that .......in his bad patch we should backup our little master.....come on india.......cheers for india.......

jayesh patel
london

No he shouldn't. It amazing how when one is down and out people try to put the final nail on your coffin. Tendular, still has about 3 - 4 years more to give the Indian team. The only thing I agree about Sir Chappell is that he has to realise what he wants to achive. Undoutedly there is no comparison between Tendulkar and Lara. For sure Lara has had no injuries to worry about unlike Tendulkar. But the fact as we all know is that Tendulkar though having the number issue on his shoulders still is a team man and a team player and is not playing for self unlike that of Lara who plays for himself and not for the nation. Indeed they are class apart.

Tendulkar should not quit, however, its high time that he decides what he wants to achieve in life keeping in mind the interests of Team INDIA.

Ian Chappel doesn't know who is he talking about. Why is he being nossy in indian cricket. Have u ever seen Kapil Dev or other previous cricketers talking about Kangaroos. Ian should look into his own mirror and care about his team. Sachin Tendulkar shouldn't retire. In this situation indian team desperately needs the master blaster. He will come back with a great knock for sure.

Yes,.if so many people are saying that then he should retire. he should not play like an average player.it reduces his greatness.He need to think about that. if he plays like old tendulkar than fine otherwise he should to retire.

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I think Sachin is still able to play for India, but he is playing for himself, it is wrong. I can't understand such a batsman who know maximum and unique tecniques of batting, continuously failes to retain himself on the field.WHY?. No dout! once upon a time, there was a master blaster in the cricket world, his name was Sachin Tendulkar.And he was winning the match on his own basis. All the big bowlers of the world were afraid of his disaustrus batting. BUT RIGHT NOW?. India is out of the Worl Cup in the first fase. I don't say only Sachin is responsible, but I must say WHAT IS HIS CONTRIBUTION?. Not right now, but for a long time his performance doesn't deserve to retain him in the team. It seems bad to say but the fact is that in India mostly nobody resigns by himself untill he dragged out.
I think Sachin must retire now and take a responsibility to train the youngsters for batting, it will be be a good and appropriate job for him from right now.