Kapil urges Tendulkar to retire from ODI – Cricket News Update
Former Indian captain, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SR-Tendulkar-c2556 should now call it a day, following his consistently poor performances in CB tri-series, in Australia.
The 53-year-old legend, has acknowledged the massive contributions offered by the great batsman over the last two decades, however, is not convinced regarding his presence in the national ODI team.
"Having served http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 for 22-23 years, there surely is no greater cricketer than (Tendulkar). But he should have announced his decision to retire from the shorter format soon after the World Cup,” said the legend bowler.
The Little Master is struggling to get back to form and is under immense pressure to complete his 100th century. Tendulkar, in his last overseas tour, played seven ODI matches, where he could only score 143 runs with an average of 20.42.
The former captain further added that no player is indispensable as age tends to catch up, sooner than one could imagine. Kapil also feels that the burden of expectations has also played an pivotal part in affecting Tendulkar’s performances in recent times.
"Maybe his (Sachin’s) time has come. He is 39-40 years now. Age is not on his side as it was earlier."
Earlier, the left-handed Indian opening batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746.
"For me, this was the best playing XI. You don't want names, you want people who can deliver," said Gambhir.
Former Pakistani skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Wasim-Akram-c96292, also believes that Sachin should step down from the one-day arena and concentrate solely on Test cricket, where he could still make his historic ton.
"I feel Tendulkar should leave one-dayers and concentrate on Test cricket in order to make things easy for the selectors," Akram said.
Apart from the above criticism, Sachin has also received support from ex- senior cricketers, who feel that the legendary batsman should be allowed to prolong his career and the decision to retire should be in his own hands.
The Indian selection committee has included http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Chinnadupargea-Sachin-c50607 in the squad for the upcoming Asia Cup, which provides him with another opportunity to achieve this hallmark. This seems to be a good chance for the veteran to get back to form and silence his critics.
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