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Salim Durani urges Sachin Tendulkar to go for the highest individual score in Test cricket

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http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sachin-Ramesh-Tendulkar-c87800 to go for the highest individual score in Test cricket
Former Indian all-rounder, Salim Durani, has urged http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Brian-Charles-Lara-c48471.
Tendulkar’s current highest score in Tests is 248 non-out and Durani believes that the Master http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 in 2004.
“Sachin has had an amazing career. He has broken every possible record in the book, and in fact has redefined the records in many cases. He won the biggest prize in One-Day cricket, the World Cup for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750, and now I feel he should concentrate on getting the 400 in Test matches,” Durani said.
The most successful batsman in the history of International cricket, the ‘Little Master’, is known for his ability to score tons in every format of the game. The maestro is currently the highest run-scorer in both One-day internationals (ODI) and Tests. He has scored 99 centuries in International cricket.
Durani further described Tendulkar as a God-gifted cricketer and said that Indian nation should be thankful to the Almighty for blessing them with such a wonderful batsman.
Durani, the 76-year-old former left-hander, has served India in 29 Tests. He has 1202 runs and 75 wickets to his credit.
When asked about the increasing demand of Twenty20 cricket all across the world, Durani explained that Twenty20 is the perfect format to attract people to stadiums.
However, he asked veteran Indian players, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/R-Dravid-c2229, to avoid playing in the Indian Premier League (IPL).
‘They are players of great class, and should display their skills in the real arena, that is Test cricket. They have far superior skills than any contemporary batsman in world cricket,' added the Afghanistan-born cricketer.
Meanwhile, Durani stated that he is extremely impressed with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Yusuf-Khan-Pathan-c98357’s hard-hitting in the limited over cricket. He asked Indian coach and skipper to put Pathan at the one-down position in the batting order and give him enough time to polish his skills at the highest level.

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