It is not a popular question to ask, but somebody’s gotta do it: Should Sachin Tendulkar retire after this World Cup? Should, not will. Left to himself, the Bandra Bomber will go on and on, and truth to tell, even a half-fit Tendulkar is sometimes twice as likely to create magic with the bat or ball than younger, fitter colleagues and compatriots.
Still, anybody who has watched his reentry into the game after a layoff due to injury will not but be struck by how careful he has become, how circumspect, how tenuous. The talk of the street is that the old magic is gone. Cruel critics say he is now batting for records, blocking better batsmen, that he is becoming a Sunil Gavaskar, etcetera.
Regardless of how India fares at the World Cup, should Sachin bat (and battle) on? Or, should he leave on a high, on his terms, leaving his detractors wondering why instead of why not? Tell.
Yes, he should retire. His achievement is phenomenal, in terms of runs, money and fame!. He has played gem of innings on many occasions. With the passage of time and age, it is true that he is not his old self, but it would be good to see him leave on a high note.
Sachin shouldn’t retire so soon to prevent the Indian side from going the Australian way. Australia has been severely weakened by the retirement of Shane Warne, Damien Martyn, Justin Langer. With Glen McGrath, Adam Gilchrist and Matthew Hayden on the way, it will get further weakened. That’s why even a half-fit Sachin should go on. Indian cricket is in a funny state. There is clearly a lot of money but very little high-quality, durable talent. Sachin should therefore phase his exit so that the team doesn’t feel its impact too much.
I think its fitting that sachin plays his last game on Indian soil. Announcing his retirement before a big test series, a la steve waugh, will give him the chance to do a lap of honour around the great, big grounds in India. What a feeling it will be if, say, it a series against Australia or Pakistan – a four test series that covers Bangalore, Chennai, Eden Gardens and finishes in Wankhade, Bombay. We can give a fitting send-off to the great man, on our feet, and clapping his every move – because we may never ever see the like of him again.
But then again, if we end up winning the Cup, seeing sachin with that big smile and the cup in his hands will be an equally memorable goodbye….
I think its all upto Mrs Anjali T …
he should retire.
He is one of the all time greats in Cricket. He should keep that image intact and decide his future course. He should not wait for the day when he is told to leave or his batting fails, to face humiliation.
Sachin should have retired in 1997!
Should retire when he is weak in knees
Who is going to be a prolific scorer in the present world cup?..
what nonsense! blasphemous actually!! sachin can walk into any team even if he’s batting on one leg. he can easily play till 2017 if not 2027.
That kulla has had a long innings. He should go gracefully!
Tendulkar is the greatest–say every body in the hope and anticipation that the dwarf starts walking back to the pavilion once and for all. But he doesn’t get it—“I was in the Zone-like.” Say this aloud in his fucking reedy voice!
The shorty has taken everybody for a ride with his ‘ABW’ (Ass-Before Wicket) stance and still some fools call him great! Sad morons!!
Tendulkar out ABW!!
And may i know people who will replace Sachin? A nation with a billion cricket crazy fans and we still don’t have a batsman in sight that can replace Sachin! I think the question should be re-phrased to “should Sharad Pawar and co be sent packing to the nearest concentration camp for screwing Indian cricket”
Sachin will play maybe till the next PAK series
People like Tendulkar and Ganguly prove it time an again that cricket is a losers game!
A turd can carry on by his yesteryears reputation and people still pine for him!
Abhirr, there are players correct that many players who can take the turd kulla’s place. You are so full of kulla you are willing to go on the bendover street for him!
hmm..Sachin shouldnt play after world cup
Doddi Buddi’s mother got hit on the head by a sachin sixer while she was cheering her hero on…and from that day on she comes home and whacks the shit out of him…little doddi buddi cant sleep at night. pisses on his bed and all. too scared to blame his mom, he vents his anger on the great batsman. poor little loser, this doddi buddi
Most probably, Sachin will be ‘preserved’ to play in the 2011 world Cup In India.We haven’t seen any cricketer of that standing emerge in the last 12 years and probably, there won’t be any in 2011.They would need Sachin for marketing the game- BCCI and Mr. Sharad Pawar, particularly if he becomes the ICC Chief!
More importantly, how will our networks survive without coming out with frothy ‘breaking News’ about sachin! Dr. Ananth Joshi,MRF and a lot of others would very much like Sachin to be around till 2011.
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I don’t even want to go where your mom is going because it is unnecessary. Again, just bendover and take it from the little turd man! ;Great Batsman’, indeed! “I was in the Zone-like.” heh heh…
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What you say is very true about ‘Kullas greatness’. But why wait? Kulla should be embalmed while he is still alive! That way, we can preserve his ‘greatness’. No body in the history of any game went away with so much little performance and into ‘faux’ greatness. But Kulla has done it.
Tendulkar is the Greatest!
yes..he must retire for some months like ganguly and have a great recovery .
I guess, you got to watch this to decide:
No. There is one good question I would like to ask…we have senior cricketers in Dravid, Ganguly, Sehwag and Agarkar. Why do we talk only about Sachin’s retirement ? It is not a simple question. We have to think…When India lose, the critics always aim at Sachin…why ?
If we had fought back, scored around 240 and lost the league match against Srilanka, then we can point at individual player’s faults or poor performance or whatsoever. But Srilanka won convincingly…what does that signify ? None of our guys succeeded. It was a collapse…a team’s failure. Can someone justify the points below ?
1. We weren’t chasing a big target (atleast not that big in today’s cricket)…Agarkar could have tried to stay in the crease, rotate the strike and let Dravid play. But why did he go for shots ? When you start rotating strike and keep the scoreboard moving, pressure would automatically get built up on the opponents. Shouldn’t he be sacked ?
2. Ganguly was also trying to hit hard…boy, we just needed 4 runs per over…and had 8 wickets in hand…why the hell he was going after the ball ? Shouldn’t he be sacked ?
3. We were almost down…it was “World cup”, man..the biggest game…Yuvraj should have realised his responsibilities as a senior cricketer and kept his nerves cool. But he he went for an unnecessary run. I understand that runouts are sometimes difficult to avoid given that you have to take decisions in fractions of second. But when it comes to a biggest game like this, you are not forgiven when you were runout cheaply. Shouldn’t he be sacked ?
4. And Dhoni…ahhh, horrible. He knew his house in Ranchi was ransacked after his poor performance against Bangladesh…and he knew he cannot just walk out of the local airport and go home safely if he didn’t play well. But did he realised that ? Boy, you are rated second in ICC ODI cricket rankings…you really played like a second rated player !! Shouldn’t he be sacked ?
I would say, none of these men be sacked. Because, it all depends on how we play on a given day. We scored 413 against Bermuda..it was a record…and that day, our line-up seemed to be the best than other’s. We shall win the next series with the same line-up…So, “IT ALL DEPENDS ON HOW WE PLAY ON A GIVEN DAY”.
Just think.
Ram.