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Sachin Tendulkar announces retirement from ODI cricket
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ssk_the_gr8
Make Way the LORD is Here
Another thing that surprised me was that , I thought i would be the odd man out in believing he was good riddance.
Krow
Crowman
Valid point. But I think he's the best judge of when he should retire. He's set such high standards that any bad run of form seems like a career ender.
ssk_the_gr8
Make Way the LORD is Here
this has been an extended bad run of form.. and he is missing balls that he used to whack to boundaries
pranav0091
I am not an Owl
The point being that he has achieved so much that no-one else has been able to emulate. Surely that is the mark of a great player. There's a saying that goes, "Form is temporary, class is permanent"
So many other players in the Indian team miss simple balls but when it comes to them people are largely quiet. I used to be a cricket fan.True, he could have retired earlier, but lets not take away anything from what this great cricketer deserves.
Atleast leave the harsher criticisms to people who have faced a proper world class bowler, let alone sent it over the ropes. To quote Gordon - He was the hero that we needed, but not the one we deserved. So we'll hunt him, we'll criticise him as if there is no tomorrow. Let the hate flow in you.
So many other players in the Indian team miss simple balls but when it comes to them people are largely quiet. I used to be a cricket fan.True, he could have retired earlier, but lets not take away anything from what this great cricketer deserves.
Atleast leave the harsher criticisms to people who have faced a proper world class bowler, let alone sent it over the ropes. To quote Gordon - He was the hero that we needed, but not the one we deserved. So we'll hunt him, we'll criticise him as if there is no tomorrow. Let the hate flow in you.
CommanderShawnzer
Steam High Templar
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ssk_the_gr8
Make Way the LORD is Here
Yo're not getting my point, what I'm saying is that what used to be easy for him he misses now, thats why he's being questioned. If Ganguly is not able to hit spinners for straight lofted sixes and gets stumped every freakin time , people will be surprised.
he was a good player,that is not being questioned. What is being questioned is clinging on to his position in the side. He knows selectors wont be able to drop him easily , so people think he's taking advantage of it instead of himself retiring. He only retired when a lot of voices started questioning him. Before that he always said that i have cricket left in me, etc.
Being a good player does not make him beyond criticism.
btw, i agree that there is some bitterness from my side, but it is because of everybody's( i mean EVERYBODY) god like treatment of the guy. Stuff like - " sachin bhagwan hai , uskey khilaf kuch nai bolney ka"
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freshseasons
King of my own Castle
Was Sachin the Greatest Player ? Should he have retired earlier with good runs on board and a good form ? Or Could he have played another world Cup ?
Personally none of this matters to me . And before you read ahead, no i am not one of the Die-Hard adherent Fan of his. Infact its not even about Sachin Tendulkar but rather its about selfish me.
Its about the Pride that he gave me when India toured abroad. Its about me Who belonged to the Land from where Sachin Tendulkar came from. Its when Tony Greg, Geoffrey,Lilee giving adulations after adulations. Its about Sir Donald Bradman who quoted, that some Indian played just like him. Its about what there is to the greatness in this world and which should always win.The fighting spirit, the World Class FROM AN INDIAN.
Its about the a Final Closure on the Pride i carried as an Indian and abroad for last 23 years, written ,feared and talked about.
RIP My Love for Cricket!
Personally none of this matters to me . And before you read ahead, no i am not one of the Die-Hard adherent Fan of his. Infact its not even about Sachin Tendulkar but rather its about selfish me.
Its about the Pride that he gave me when India toured abroad. Its about me Who belonged to the Land from where Sachin Tendulkar came from. Its when Tony Greg, Geoffrey,Lilee giving adulations after adulations. Its about Sir Donald Bradman who quoted, that some Indian played just like him. Its about what there is to the greatness in this world and which should always win.The fighting spirit, the World Class FROM AN INDIAN.
Its about the a Final Closure on the Pride i carried as an Indian and abroad for last 23 years, written ,feared and talked about.
RIP My Love for Cricket!
ssk_the_gr8
Make Way the LORD is Here
@freshseasons
there's still tests.
there's still tests.
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freshseasons
King of my own Castle
Ohh yes...My Bad...I got really emotional there bro. But i think this will be the last effort from him
Meanwhile Time Magazine payes tribute to sachin Tendulkar.
Please read the following from time Magazine. Its so true.
No better words.
Krow
Crowman
I can see that you are bitter. Basically you are saying you don't like Sachin just because people worship him.
"Good player"
Seriously? He is the best batsman in the world. He carried Indian cricket on his shoulders till 2002 and made many memorable contributions for 10 years after that. He is the most humble cricketer in the world. Everytime he got out in the 90s, people would scream that his career was over. He has done tremendously well for someone playing under so much pressure.
I think he has done more than enough for Indian cricket. The man should be allowed to choose when he wants to retire.
I'm sorry to say that your posts sound like rants. It saddens me to see people from India criticising him. If Sachin had a half decent side around him in his best years, India would have won four World Cups.
Remember that he made Warne look average and Akhtar was at his mercy in WC 2003.
I'm sad Sachin has retired. It's the end of an era, truly.
ssk_the_gr8
Make Way the LORD is Here
Allowed to choose.... Why? You know what I won't argue anymore because our opinions are poles apart over here and that's not going to change.
I have never been a Sachin fan but everybody else was his fan ( atleast till a few years ago )..Sometimes for fun i would criticize him and all my friends would start arguing quoting stats (This was 1999)..Now a lot has changed ...Lot of people have started criticizing him..Though million and million of his fans will always held him in high regard but unfortunately for many he will be a player who scored century while India will loose and so on...
He should have taken this decision after winning world cup but even for great players such decision is hard...
I think he was greatest one day player and one of the best in Test match...I hope he will announce his test retirement in different way and allow his fans and other players to give him respect he deserve...
He should have taken this decision after winning world cup but even for great players such decision is hard...
I think he was greatest one day player and one of the best in Test match...I hope he will announce his test retirement in different way and allow his fans and other players to give him respect he deserve...
Cricket is a team game, if he scores a century at a good strike rate and the team still loses, how is it his fault? No matter what people call him, he is not God. He can make up for the failures of his teammates only to a certain extent, and that too only in the batting department. If the bowlers give away 370+ runs in a World Cup final, then expecting him to score a quick double century is a bit too much.
lywyre
Cyborg Agent
And those criticize Sachin, remember, every bowler today knows his weaknesses and they bowl their very best when bowling to him. Though we knew this was coming, it is still heart breaking. We are already struggling to fill the void left by Dravid (ODI & Tests)and Lakshman (Tests). Now we have to wait and see if any of the younger ones are able to.
Krow
Crowman
At least the thread now has sensible posts, for and against Sachin.
Like I said, haters can go to hell. You can't criticise a man with a record like Sachin's. Even Jayasuria played many matches as opener. Compare the averages of him and Sachin. One was devastating in patches, the other consistently.
Like I said, haters can go to hell. You can't criticise a man with a record like Sachin's. Even Jayasuria played many matches as opener. Compare the averages of him and Sachin. One was devastating in patches, the other consistently.
Emotions are to be expected when great players retire. No one can ever deny the greatness of the man or what he did for Indian cricket. I think some of us just believe that the babu-giri in sports and the "positions" of power people occupy need to be tamed in Indian sports.
Of course a player should decide when he wants to retire, but selection should be based on performance only, and by a board of managers and the captain. It's simple performance that matters. Steve Waugh was dropped despite winning everything for his country, and shocking as it was, it yielded results and made him come back stronger. However, all we hear is the politics of boards that govern every financially successful enterprise in India, including Cricket.
Besides, it had to happen some day, as much as many would want him to, he can't play forever. He should stay involved and get into the administration side though, we need honourable, patriotic, clean, blemish-less people like him to manage sports federations... for a change. I personally hope this isn't the end of Sachin's involvement in Indian cricket. He truly is the greatest cricketer that has ever lived, and hopefully he will be able to help find and nurture someone even better than him, from amongst the millions of prospects out there, and ensure that they get a fair chance.
Of course a player should decide when he wants to retire, but selection should be based on performance only, and by a board of managers and the captain. It's simple performance that matters. Steve Waugh was dropped despite winning everything for his country, and shocking as it was, it yielded results and made him come back stronger. However, all we hear is the politics of boards that govern every financially successful enterprise in India, including Cricket.
Besides, it had to happen some day, as much as many would want him to, he can't play forever. He should stay involved and get into the administration side though, we need honourable, patriotic, clean, blemish-less people like him to manage sports federations... for a change. I personally hope this isn't the end of Sachin's involvement in Indian cricket. He truly is the greatest cricketer that has ever lived, and hopefully he will be able to help find and nurture someone even better than him, from amongst the millions of prospects out there, and ensure that they get a fair chance.
