trundlerNO1 Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 I shall stick to my job and you stick to yours, Tendulkar tells critics Sachin Tendulkar may not be in the best of form of late, but the senior Indian batman on Thursday said that he was not bothered by the opinion of others about his retirement and that he would just stick to his job. "Lots of people have been talking about this question (of retirement). If I remember correctly, this question began in 2005 and it has been continuing since then. But my answer has been I will stick to my job and you stick to your job," he said at the launch of India's first e-newspaper, www.enewspaperofindia.com . "It does not affect me," Tendulkar said when asked whether the constant talk of when he would retire had irritated him or affected his performance. Tendulkar was taking part in a discussion after the launch of the e-newspaper in the presence of minister of communications and information technology Kapil Sibal and minister of information and broadcasting Manish Tewari. Tendulkar talked about how media speculated on his 100th international century after he scored his 99th ton during the 2011 World Cup. "It was the media doing all the build-up. I scored my 99th international hundred during the World Cup. You (media) kept quiet during the World Cup, not discussing about my 100th ton as there were the other more important matter of India winning the tournament. After the World Cup there was again this focus on my 100th international ton," he said. Some of Tendulkar's counter questions to queries prevented the scribes from asking follow-up questions. Asked if he read newspapers often, Tendulkar shot back, "Main newspaper parte rahunga to kaun khelega (If I keep on reading newspaper then who will play)." On the question of the likes of former captains Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman giving opinions about him, though not necessarily negative, Tendulkar asked, "You think they were talking wrong things about me?" On a serious note, Tendulkar said that he was not bothered by the opinion of the others. "People are free to give their opinions. Lots of people are giving opinions about me. Some have played the game and they were giving opinions. Some have not played the game and they are also giving opinions. But I don't worry about opinions," he said. "It's a package deal. You won't score a hundred everytime you go out to bat. And like that you won't get positive comments all the time. So I can't control on what others say. What I can do is to just focus on the things I can handle, that is to play to the best of my ability," he added. Tendulkar said his family does not discuss cricket and so the game was not at the centre of things in his household. "We don't discuss cricket in our family. Our family discuss other issues of the day but not cricket. When I want to discuss cricket, I do it with my brother," said Tendulkar who is now a Rajya Sabha member. Tendulkar has now become one of the most followed celebrities in the social media space with 3.2 million people following his Twitter handle and he said was happy that he was able to raise money for charity through this platform. "Actually, I started this twitter handle after my friends told me that there were many fake accounts in my name telling things which I have not said and done. To stop all those things I started my twitter account. "But, the platform of social media served a very good purpose. Through that I was able to raise money for young cancer patients. Lots of people donated money for these children after reading my appeal on my twitter account. I thanked all those who have made the donations," he said. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/series-tournament/sachin-tendulkar-bids-adieu-to-odis/top-stories/I-shall-stick-to-my-job-and-you-stick-to-yours-Tendulkar-tells-critics/articleshow/19616810.cms Link to comment
trundlerNO1 Posted April 18, 2013 Author Share Posted April 18, 2013 I think he wants to play another two years Link to comment
moniker Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 Eh? What else is the job of critics than to criticize? And what do they mean by saying that this is India's first e-newspaper? Almost all leading national dailies have their own e-paper. Link to comment
Deleted_User_1 Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 Yep, the average is gonna dip below 50!!!! :dance::dance: Link to comment
CSK Fan Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 Is this a new interview or an old one? Link to comment
Akash_Cric Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 Great slap by Tendu to the haters. Link to comment
vvvslaxman Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 :hysterical: i don't think you are sticking to your job. Link to comment
asterix Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 Somebody stick something up his.... Link to comment
Lurker Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 Tendulkar was taking part in a discussion after the launch of the e-newspaper in the presence of minister of communications and information technology Kapil Sibal and minister of information and broadcasting Manish Tewari. Minister of Information and Communications at the opening of a newspaper? Isn't that a conflict of interest? Is it Rajib Shukla's newspaper by any chance? :hehe: By the way kaisa enewspaper hai ke koi browswer mein nahin khula Link to comment
trundlerNO1 Posted April 18, 2013 Author Share Posted April 18, 2013 Minister of Information and Communications at the opening of a newspaper? Isn't that a conflict of interest? Is it Rajib Shukla's newspaper by any chance? :hehe: By the way kaisa enewspaper hai ke koi browswer mein nahin khula It does open for me Try again:--D Link to comment
wanted_desi Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 It is not your damn job, yes you can play for MI as long as you want (70-80 years old), i wouldn't give a damn. But India's team is not a job, its for best 11 of the country that time, and sorry Sir you are not even top 20 at the moment. What a tool he is being nowdays :cantstop: Link to comment
harmuk Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 Sunil Gavaskar and Sachin Tendulkar are two of the most selfish cricketers that played for India. Both me first guys. Both obsessed with records. Give me Vishy, Kapil, Jimmy, Rahul, Laxman over them any day of the week, equally great players. Link to comment
trundlerNO1 Posted April 18, 2013 Author Share Posted April 18, 2013 This is not good for Sachin at all with this kind of selfish behaviour, he will be leaving fans with a bitter taste at the end just like Kapil Link to comment
Crookbond Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 Sunil Gavaskar and Sachin Tendulkar are two of the most selfish cricketers that played for India. Both me first guys. Both obsessed with records. Give me Vishy' date= Kapil, Jimmy, Rahul, Laxman over them any day of the week, equally great players. :wall: Link to comment
saneindian Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 Minister of Information and Communications at the opening of a newspaper? Isn't that a conflict of interest? Is it Rajib Shukla's newspaper by any chance? :hehe: By the way kaisa enewspaper hai ke koi browswer mein nahin khula Yes, BAG Group is headed by his wife Anuradha Prasad , sister of BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad. Is Shuklaji Sachin's de facto advisor no. 1 now? Convinced him to join Rajya Sabha and now his presence at the launch of his e-paper. Link to comment
Desi Cartman Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 Yes, BAG Group is headed by his wife Anuradha Prasad , sister of BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad. Is Shuklaji Sachin's de facto advisor no. 1 now? Convinced him to join Rajya Sabha and now his presence at the launch of his e-paper. My mentor (Rajiv Shukla jee maharaj) is now a leader of Indian kirkut, cangress , country and SRT B-> Link to comment
The Realist Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 Delusional and sounds like he is mentally affected by the media. Hanging on like a bad smell. The longer he lingers on the smaller the legacy he will leave behind. Link to comment
Lurker Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 My mentor (Rajiv Shukla jee maharaj) is now a leader of Indian kirkut' date=' cangress , country and SRT [/quote'] Yeda ban ke peda khaayega ek din. Modi & Nitish will keep fighting, idhar Shukla-ji PM bhi ban jaayenge. Desh ka neta kaisa ho Rajiv Shukla jaisa ho :elefant::elefant: Link to comment
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