Sachin Tendulkar should be allowed to decide his future, says Aravinda de Silva – Cricket News Update
Sri Lanka’s former captain, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SR-Tendulkar-c2556 and feels that the legendary batsman should be allowed to decide about his retirement himself.
Tendulkar, 39, is considered to be one of the greatest batsmen of all times, with more than 33 thousand runs at the game’s ultimate stage, including 100 centuries. No other batsman comes even close to the batting-maestro’s stats; however, the right-hander
has not been at his best over the last couple of years.
The former India skipper had a miserable series against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754 at home recently, managing just 63 runs in the two Test matches at an average of 21 runs per innings, which is way below is usual standards.
Some of the former cricketers all around the world have been calling for Tendulkar’s retirement as they feel that the 39-year-old batsman has gone past his best.
De Silva is of the opinion that players of Tendulkar’s class are not born every other day and the fans should let the great batsmen decide his fate, as long as his fitness allows him to.
"Retirement is an absolutely individual decision and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Chinnadupargea-Sachin-c50607 has the right to decide about his future in international cricket. The decision does not depend on age but more on how your body responds to rigours of international cricket at that point of time,"
he said.
Tendulkar made his international debut in 1989 at the age of just 16 and has been a great servant of Indian cricket over the last 23 years.
While talking about the future of Sri Lanka cricket, the former middle-order batsman, who played a massive role in the country’s title triumph in the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 Cricket World Cup 1996, expressed that there are a lot of budding players in the Island, who can take
the Lankans forward.
"Look, there is a lot of talent in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750. After myself and Arjuna (Ranatunga) retired, Mahela and Kumar took up the mantle. Both are world class performers," De Silva added. "Similarly, once they leave, there
will be other talented players who will take up their place."
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