http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Gary-Kirsten-c58527 thinks Sachin Tendulkar will continue playing great cricket – ICC World Cup 2011
Sachin Tendulkar, batting icon of the newly crowned World Cup champions, said that the win has made his dream come true. The legendry player also said that he does not have any intentions to leave cricket at this stage as he is still enjoying the game. "This
is a moment to celebrate, not one to think about my future," Tendulkar said.
Gary Kirsten, who has quit Indian team’s coaching after the World Cup final, also added that Tendulkar is not likely to end it right now. While praising Tendulkar’s skills, Kristen called him as hero of the sport and one of the best batsman he has ever met
in his life.
"He's had an incredible last three or four years, and he's enjoying his cricket even more. I don't think he is going to stop," said Kirsten.
Kirsten has achieved two targets he set for himself when he took on the coaching job for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750. He first clinched the World title and secondly he placed India at the top in Test rankings. Giving credit to the Indian team he said, the players had to deal
with the pressure and expectations for which they had worked hard.
Tendulkar has played in five World Cup editions, but this time he was part of a successful campaign as his dream came true after a long time. Tendulkar said that this was the first thing he wanted to achieve in his cricketing career and after a long 24 years
he was able to live this amazing moment.
The player said that he faced many disappointing defeats in the past during semi-finals and finals but he never quit and this time his team was able to win the world title for their country.
Showing his excitement over the recent victory, he said that he is yet to meet the public in order to share his joy and victory. Tendulkar said that the team has just celebrated the win with friends and family under security.
The 37-year-old expressed his desire of facing his nation saying that he has seen them on news channels, which was amazing to watch. The right-handed batsman has played 44 World Cup innings, scoring 2278 runs at an average of 56.95 with six centuries and
15 fifties. He is been the top scorer for his team in the 2011 tournament, for gathering 482 runs at an average of 53.55 including two centuries. Tendulkar gave a remarkable performance in 2010 as he hit an unbeaten double century against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757, which
was the first in One-Day International history.
India had last won the World Cup in 1983 under the captaincy of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 by 29 runs where Tendulkar
was the top scorer of the match with 85 runs.
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