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[Marc28]

Just read after todays T20 game,

Sachin has passed 50,000 runs in all forms of the game, the guy is an absolute genius, if i make it to even a thousand runs in my playing days i will be the happiest man going but 50,000.
AMAZING

[Alvaro]

It's like Romario scoring '1000' career goals after spending his latter years playing for the equivalent of Guildford U15s just to tally them up. Who cares?

[m.lalli]

It's like Romario scoring '1000' career goals after spending his latter years playing for the equivalent of Guildford U15s just to tally them up. Who cares?

Sounds like your a bit bitter mate.

[smilley792]

It's like Romario scoring '1000' career goals after spending his latter years playing for the equivalent of Guildford U15s just to tally them up. Who cares?

Probably a lot more people than have your bitter attitude.




Well done sachin

[WalkingWicket37]

It's like Romario scoring '1000' career goals after spending his latter years playing for the equivalent of Guildford U15s just to tally them up. Who cares?

So on your logic the Indian national cricket team is the equivalent of the Guildford U15's... 

[Alvaro]

Sachin is an amazing cricketer - he has achieved things that really matter and is one of the best of all time. His performance in the last World Cup was amazing. I think then would have been a good time to stop and that would have been a greater legacy than 50,000 runs eked out (painfully too).

If that's bitter, which I'm not entirely convinced is a fair accusation, so what?

[Wooly]

Sachin has been a fantastic batsman, probably one of the best of all time.  50,000 runs is phenomenal. But over the last few years his record has dropped away and it could possibly be said part of his motivation to keep going is to make records.  Or maybe this is the BCCI's motivation to keep picking him. Or maybe there is still no none better to be picked.

[The Palmist]

Don't forget Sachin sells....whether he makes runs or not he sells. His presence alone does wonders for the team. Imagine the pressure he plays under every time he is out to bat. He is calling it in though in phases.

[Vitas Cricket]

Sachin was a great player, as was Romario. But I get Alvaro's point. There's only so many times you can bunt Bangladesh round the park on a flat one before it gets boring.

Also, didn't realise there were so many Englishmen with more than 50,000 runs until I had a look into the subject!

[Gingerbusiness]

I was fortunate enough to meet Tendulkar back in 2002 when he played at Bradfield College when coming back from injury.

The guy is a class act in all aspects. We all know his cricket ability but the guy is very intelligent and incredibly approachable.

50,000 runs is an incredible feat and to him I am sure it is an incredible achievement but I think the pressure put on him by the BCCI, plus the weight of an entire nation, is something that he will always struggle to walk away from.

If I am completely honest... Superstars in cricket these days are few and far between, especially to the level of a Tendulkar, Warne, Walsh, Lara, Richards, Border etc... If he wants a few more games to break records - fair play. It's not his job to drop himself.

[FattusCattus]

I guess the acid test is how his record compares to the other IndiAn top 6 batters over the last 12 months?

I've just got a feeling it might not be as bad as some people (probs get shot down now!), and there still worth his place?

[iand123]

Great player, great career but for him to achieve this landmark in such a sham tournament as the CLT20 is a shame. Rahul dravid ending his career batting at eight in a t20 slogathon just isn't cricket if you ask me

[The Palmist]

These are just stats and true. Take this 50,000 run mark out and his Cricketing CV is still very decorative. Mumbai Indians is a private franchise, if they want to pay Sachin whether he makes runs or not then it is their problem. He has already called time from 50 overs games.
I am not a huge fan of Sachin but have to respect his achievements, whether flat track or Bangladesh. It is not like his orchestrated his career by choosing to play on flat tracks and against Bangladesh.
There was a time when Sachin Tendulkar, Mark Waugh, Brian Lara, Nathan Astle, Amir Sohail, Saeed Anwar had very similar stats in terms of runs and centuries....but Sachin is the only one who kept going. Some would argue that Lara would have done better...but he didn't so we will never know.

[jamielsn15]

I have to agree with the latest comments.  I don't think Sachin is the greatest player of recent times, but he is the most prolific.  His achievements are undoubtedly phenomenal.

It does leave you feeling that he has gone on for a couple of years too long and I hope that the push for landmarks in the last couple of years is not down to him, but his sponsors and the BCCI.  You can't help feeling if he were Bradman and he'd got that last innings duck, there would've been an announcement that "actually Sachin will keep playing (sub text - until he averages 100).  He won't play any more tests until he is playing a test in Mumbai..."

I also agree its a real shame that greats of the game are bowing out in the IPL/CLT20 circus.  These aren't included in first-class records, so why are they using it to ensure Sachin gets his 50k?  Again, I hope it comes down to sponsors and not Sachin chasing the records.  I did watch the game and was slightly surprised he raised his bat at the achievement in what amounts to little more than a rich man's wonga waving show masquerading as a top class cricket match.

There seem to be more and more people wanting him to retire, which is a blot on his legacy.  Contrast that to Lara, where the vast majority wish he'd kept playing.

[Tail Ender]

I'm sure this is going to be misconstrued as me being "bitter" also, which it's not because only a fool would deny Sachin is a great, but this is just another manufactured achievement to try and place in him a Bradmanesque light. It's a bit like the 100 international hundreds; there's not much significance to either 'achievement'.