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[iand123]

I'd love to see these comments posted on cricinfo just to see the Indian backlash

[sgcricket]

sachin isn't retiring so why the hype?

[jamielsn15]

I'd love to see these comments posted on cricinfo just to see the Indian backlash

It should be a regular pastime - just wind them up and watch them go!

sachin isn't retiring so why the hype?

You're absolutely right - he gets to play his 200th test in India, which is fine in itself, but not when you're disrupting entire tours and the ICC's tours programme.  Although it is entirely possible that the BCCI will lose any interest they have in Test cricket once he does retire.

To coin a well-worked sporting phrase - no one is bigger than the game.  He is wonderful player - 'the little master' title is absolutely deserved.  I just feel that by either choosing to or being persuaded to hang around, the memories we have of him will be tarnished.  Must be hard to walk away after 20+ years of adulation though...

[The Palmist]

Contrast that to Lara, where the vast majority wish he'd kept playing.

People would be saying about Sachin had he retired/quit early. In contracts to Lara's career Sachin has managed to keep away from team politics to a certain extent.

And those comparing him to Bradman or Bradman to him, this just isn't right as both represent different eras. A bit like Rocky Balboa fighting young Mason Dixon 

[ppccopener]

SRT is a fabulous player,probably no one will tell him when to retire-in India I guess he is bigger than the game itself 

If the game is about stats,which for many it is, he is probably the best player of his generation,but for those who watch cricket to be thrilled in the modern era-IVA was way before his time i'm not including him here......

check Lara's 153 not out against the aussies at Bridgetown and then just for that day in Barbados ask yourself could any other batsman of the modern game have played that apart from the genius that was Lara...

Lara was never going to break all records in the game-he got bored too easily because batting was just natural...

I like Sachin a lot,but splitting him,Kallis,Lara and Pointing is very difficult.

[jamielsn15]

People would be saying about Sachin had he retired/quit early. In contracts to Lara's career Sachin has managed to keep away from team politics to a certain extent.

And those comparing him to Bradman or Bradman to him, this just isn't right as both represent different eras. A bit like Rocky Balboa fighting young Mason Dixon 

I take your point, but I'm not comparing him to Bradman - merely suggesting that either Tendulkar or his sponsors would've ensured he carried on until all were fully satisfied.  I assume we've closed the book on that happening at 200 Tests and 16,000 Test runs?  Either way, he's missed the opportunity to go out at the top of his game...

[The Palmist]

I take your point, but I'm not comparing him to Bradman - merely suggesting that either Tendulkar or his sponsors would've ensured he carried on until all were fully satisfied.  I assume we've closed the book on that happening at 200 Tests and 16,000 Test runs?  Either way, he's missed the opportunity to go out at the top of his game...

But the fact is mate that he is still selling and bringing in money for the board and sponsors. So whether he makes runs or not...no one cares it is the money everyone is after.

Sachin still draws crowds to stadiums and viewers to telly.

[jamielsn15]

But the fact is mate that he is still selling and bringing in money for the board and sponsors. So whether he makes runs or not...no one cares it is the money everyone is after.

Sachin still draws crowds to stadiums and viewers to telly.

My point exactly - is he being driven by performing at a high level or is he/his advisers chasing the stats and the money?  It seems nowadays people are turning up as it might be his last Test/ODI/IPL/game wearing blue/game on a Wednesday.  They're not necessarily turning up expecting to see Sachin at his best, but hoping.

It would be interesting to know if continuing to play is down to him or the sponsors and/or BCCI.  Either way, for me, it's taking away the memories of his all-time great innings.  Dravid got it right (in terms of Tests), Laxman and Ponting? Season too long. Kallis? Still churning out big runs and Lara? Always leave them wanting more!