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General Cricket => Latest Matches => Topic started by: uknsaunders on December 14, 2012, 01:50:19 PM
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I saw a few mins of the cricket and caught Tendulkars innings. Looked desperate stuff. Not helped by Monty finding some turn or the pitch scuttling one along to knock his middle pole out. Looks like the end of the road, he's 39 and only Kallis and Gooch have lasted so long with good averages. He was all over the place footwork wise and Anderson duly put him out of his misery.
He can't stay in test cricket now? Can see him taking some easy IPL money for a year or so but not sure about ODI/T20.
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Must have been love, but it's over now...
The fat lady is singing
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Though, as was pointed out on the Sky coverage, he averaged 70 and 49 in the past two calender years so this could hypothetically be a poor patch rather than terminal decline.
Sadly, I don't think it is...
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at 39 you doubt it is. Today just looked like his reactions and eyes had gone. Even the 74 he made in the previous test was a bit of a slog by all accounts.
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at 39 you doubt it is. Today just looked like his reactions and eyes had gone. Even the 74 he made in the previous test was a bit of a slog by all accounts.
If you mean "slog" as in the sense it was really hard work, he never settled and he never looked comfortable, then yes, that would be a fair description.
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yes I did :)
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I'm pretty sure he'll retire after this test. Would be a shame to see two greats of the game (Ponting and Tendulkar) to go so soon of each other though.
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as much as it would be sad for him to go i think the indian team needs a pretty big overhaul and unfortunately he isnt safe from that.
i hope for the sake of indian cricket that we see a big change in the next test team they put on the field. i think its the only way for them to get out of a pretty big hole
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It wouldn't of surprised me if he had planned to announce earlier in the series his retirement. Most likely involving a big fairwell after smashing England 4-0 and treating the last game as almost a testimonial. However, things have caught up with him and the script hasn't gone to plan.
Can't see him surviving to the Australia series in Feb 2013.
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well atleast he has his next role already in place - isnt he a politician for a local party or something? maybe that was always part of his plan
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He should've retired when he got his 100th hundred. No one will ever get near that and he would've gone out as a legend, like he deserved to.
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The road should have ended a long time back - on a high after the WC or getting his 100th.
Could be that the BCCI is delaying his retirement to first fill the gap created by RD & VVS. RD's retirement was delayed a couple of years till a suitable replacement was found.
One person that should definitely go is MSD - he is NOT a Test player - severely below par. Could well be a turning point (for good) for the test team.
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The man is class. Slight blip. He'll be back,and he is the only one who will dictate when he calls it a day. That ball he got today was just unlucky.
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Every King has his tenure and Sachin Tendulkar has had his and now things are beyond his control. He has to call it a day, a very tough decision but he has to!
As far finances are concerned, he is no Mike Tyson, Allen Iverson et cetra, if he want he can easily live a luxurious life once he retires, he has a seat in MP too (if I'm not mistaken) so politician career could be his next of interest.
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Every King has his tenure and Sachin Tendulkar has had his and now things are beyond his control. He has to call it a day, a very tough decision but he has to!
As far finances are concerned, he is no Mike Tyson, Allen Iverson et cetra, if he want he can easily live a luxurious life once he retires, he has a seat in MP too (if I'm not mistaken) so politician career could be his next of interest.
You sure about that? He's been the face of indian cricket for years, he must have a few quid tucked away.
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I think CD means the other two were both famously bankrupt and it won't happen to tendulkar because of his status within india.
I think :)
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He should've retired when he got his 100th hundred. No one will ever get near that and he would've gone out as a legend, like he deserved to.
Fully agree with this. Would have been a great way to go. Dont get me wrong he is still a legend, one of if not the best. But if he goes now he will be the legend that didnt know when to stop.
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You sure about that? He's been the face of indian cricket for years, he must have a few quid tucked away.
Apologies, if I was not comprehensible enough. What I meant to say was that I highly doubt he will get bankrupted, he will always be able to generate revenue via endorsements, advertisements and so on. Not to forget as a politician even.
I think CD means the other two were both famously bankrupt and it won't happen to tendulkar because of his status within india.
I think :)
Cheers mate :)
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Apologies, if I was not comprehensible enough. What I meant to say was that I highly doubt he will get bankrupted, he will always be able to generate revenue via endorsements, advertisements and so on. Not to forget as a politician even.
Cheers mate :)
You're so diplomatic mate! Haha, always so very polite! I spent ages reading that reply to try and think of a non condescending way to put what you have just written lol!
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Sachin is loaded. his carrying on has nothing to do with money and everything to do with his sense of self within the hysteria that surrounds his every move- he said it better than I ever could in an interview a couple of years back - "when I'm batting, it is the only time I have peace".
Incidentally, for those that haven't seen it - the ball today would have done him when he was 25, even if he was a ton plus at the time.
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The ball today would have done most...
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The ball today would have done most...
Sure - but the quizical way in which he looked at the bat after being cleaned up said a lot.
In the past he would have played it off the front foot, not stayed pinned to his crease
Great captaincy from cook to bring on Panasar and Anderson to Tendulkar, he clearly hates facing both...
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Ah come on - if he had gone forward to that it would have been a superb judgement call, he wasn't to know it would swing, cut AND grub...and the look can be put down to natural disappointment at getting an unplayable ball when he was already struggling for form.
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Sir Viv has made an interesting point, and one which I completely agree with, that he has built up enough credit over 23 years, to decide himself when he quits!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/20735570
However much it is tarnishing his reputation!
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You're so diplomatic mate! Haha, always so very polite! I spent ages reading that reply to try and think of a non condescending way to put what you have just written lol!
Humbled, many thanks for your generosity. You're way too kind pal. :)
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However much it is tarnishing his reputation!
Lets just hope he doesn't end up like Roy Jones Jr...