http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SR-Tendulkar-c2556 may retire after the England series – Cricket News Update
Sachin Tendulkar, the legendary Indian batsman, has admitted that he is contemplating retiring from international cricket and revealed that he will reassess his future after the upcoming Test series against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 at home, which starts next month.
After a poor series against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754 at home, managing merely 63 runs in the two Tests, the batting-maestro has been under extreme criticism from a number of former cricketers, who believe that the right-hander has gone past his best.
Having caught the eyes of the national selectors at a very young age, the little-master made his international debut in 1989 during the tour of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 at the age of 16. Since then, Tendulkar has been the mainstay of the Indian batting line-up, breaking almost all the major batting records in Test cricket as well as the One Day Internationals (ODIs).
After 23 prolific years at the game’s ultimate stage, the former Indian skipper is now thinking about calling it a day and expressed that he is just taking one series at a time.
"I don't think I have plenty of cricket left in me," said the great batsman. "I am 39 plus and it is not abnormal for me to think of it. At that moment, I will go by what my heart says. At this moment, my heart says I am okay. But you will have to look at series by series."
With more than 33 thousand runs and 100 centuries in international cricket, there is no other batsman in the game’s history who even comes close to the legendary cricketer’s stats.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 have a great chance to avenge their last year’s whitewash at the hands of England as the Poms arrive in the country next month for a four-match series. Tendulkar has made it clear that he will take part in the crucial battle and will decide his fate afterwards.
"I need not take a (retirement) call right now. When I play in November, I will reassess things. I am still the best judge of what happens to my mind and body. When I feel it is time, I will take a call," he added.
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