SRT Press Conference

[urbestfriend]

If everyone does that' date=' the team will be a good one. It's the captain's (and other team management's) prerogative to make sure the team does well. Individual players need to execute their skills. Yes, one can help others but first and foremost look after yourself.[/quote'] Problem is this kind of self-indulgence makes one susceptible to outside pressure, and one can't enjoy the game when one is not in form. Cricket is a team game where you enjoy your team's victory and bad when team loses, instead sachin seems to have putting a lot of pressure on himself, and he is almost immune to team's performance.

[Crookbond]

Problem is this kind of self-indulgence makes one susceptible to outside pressure' date=' and one can't enjoy the game when one is not in form. Cricket is a team game where you enjoy your team's victory and bad when team loses, instead sachin seems to have putting a lot of pressure on himself, [b']and he is almost immune to team's performance.

It's a bit of chicken and egg. You first need to take care of yourself in the manner the team requires you too. Once that's done everything else comes naturally. I don't think Tendulkar is "immune" to the team's performance but at the same time no point in sulking if the team isn't doing well. You still need to go out there and give it your best.

[velu]

Brand Tendulkar controls Sachin, not Sachin

Sachin Tendulkar is a cottage industry - perhaps I am understating it, he is a full-fledged industry - with many careers and various professionals and hundreds of families dependent on him for their livelihood. If he retires tomorrow, thousands would have handed in their meal tickets. Not surprisingly, it was at a press conference called by his brand manager that Tendulkar reiterated what he has been saying of late, with an edge one does not associate with the gentlemanly cricketer. It is not Tendulkar-like to say aggressively, "When I retire is something I will decide because when I started, it was not decided by someone else." We shall pass lightly over the obvious flaw in that argument - it wasn't Tendulkar, but the selectors who decided when he would play for India - and try to understand its spirit. Leave me alone, says Tendulkar, which is a legitimate request; but thanks to the presence of his handlers, the subtext seems to be: Leave us alone while we make as much out of Tendulkar before he finally calls it a day. It makes no commercial sense to have your star constantly in the eye of the retirement storm. If Tendulkar were a country, any credit-rating outfit would downgrade him amidst such talk. Remove the perception and watch the investments flow in. If the Tendulkar index drops, it is necessary to affect a correction. The player may not even be aware of the subtleties involved, but he plays along. The pressure of a century of centuries (media pressure, fan pressure, self pressure or whatever) having dissipated, the pressure on Tendulkar now is to keep playing so his minders can squeeze the last drop out of his huge commercial value. Sportsmen are more valuable on the field than off it, and it is only human to try and keep them there for as long as commercially viable. Tendulkar turns 39 next month, and at an age when he should be left alone to work things out for himself - every great sportsman deserves that concession - he will, instead have to take into account all those whose livelihoods depend on him. Not family, not friends, not his charities, but his commercial interests. Is it really Sachin Tendulkar himself who will decide when to hang up his boots? I don't think so. This is the flip side of the millions. High earning sportsmen make a Faustian deal with the money devil; they are paid sums beyond the dreams of avarice for a decade or two. Then, when they seek peace and serenity and a period away from the game if not retirement from it, the devil demands his part of the bargain. Keep playing. Keep bringing in the money. You are an industry, you have to feed and clothe those who have invested in you. It happened to Michael Jordan, who retired and unretired, and even took up baseball while his handlers laughed all the way to the bank. It happened to Muhammad Ali who was forced to fight on way past his sell-by date (and thus caused himself serious injury) to finance his entourage. In the early years, it happened to the great Jesse Owens who had to race against cars and horses. The financial interests around Tendulkar are incredibly lucky that they have a man who is genuinely passionate about the game and gives his everything to it while not taking even a baby step towards arrogance or bad behaviour. Tendulkar is not just a model, he is a role model, and despite the recent chorus for his head, continues to be the Indian most Indians aspire to be. After two decades of mouthing platitudes, he seems to have discovered a speech writer who is providing him with the turn of phrase that sits well with his new hairstyle, an edgy exercise in studied casualness. He has spouted more quotable quotes in the last fortnight than in many recent years. Cricket is the only thing Tendulkar knows; he has been playing it at the highest level since he was 16. It is easy to imagine a Rahul Dravid seamlessly moving onto his next phase in life - as a writer or commentator in the Mike Atherton mould, for example. What will Tendulkar do at 40, or 50 or 60? He might want to play in the 2023 World Cup, but even geniuses are human. Tendulkar's makeover is a work in progress; it will be fascinating to see the finished product.

How dare :omg: SRC

[velu]

After two decades of mouthing platitudes, he seems to have discovered a speech writer who is providing him with the turn of phrase that sits well with his new hairstyle, an edgy exercise in studied casualness. He has spouted more quotable quotes in the last fortnight than in many recent years. Not my words :icflove:

[Bradman99]

Let him play till he wants. Why should he retire if he doesn't want to? I've never had a problem with players wanting to play on, even when they are playing poorly. It is an honour to play for your country, so they should be not wanting to give it up. I believe that is what you have selectors for.

[Sachin=GOD]

Let him play till he wants. Why should he retire if he doesn't want to? I've never had a problem with players wanting to play on, even when they are playing poorly. It is an honour to play for your country, so they should be not wanting to give it up. I believe that is what you have selectors for.

and more importantly why should he retire when he can still perform well?

[hari504504]

WC 2015 is in Australia..not some patta. :facepalm:

[Sachin=GOD]

WC 2015 is in Australia..not some patta. :facepalm:

and he has never played well in Aus, has he :giggle:

[hari504504]

:haha: .. lets see how well he played in Aus recently.. Match Inn Runs HS Avg SR Tendulkar (India) 7 7 143 48 20.42

[Shunya]

Where on earth do you see the arrogance' date=' in fact he came across as quite humble, particularly during the Marathi part. [b']Attention seeker

dont feel like replying to this debate now...pointless...same old sh1t from the bhakt...

[Sachin=GOD]

:haha: .. lets see how well he played in Aus recently.. Match Inn Runs HS Avg SR Tendulkar (India) 7 7 143 48 20.42

yeah, see only the 7 matches he played in the last tour and ignore the 40 matches he has played before this tour :haha:

[hari504504]

Ofcourse..how do you evaluate the form of a player ? -looking at how they played 20 years ago ? if you are sitting and being delusional thinking that he can be as good as a young Tendulkar..can't help you. Keep rewinding those 10-15 year old tapes. He was our hero in 2012.. he will sink us in 2015.

[velu]

yeah' date=' see only the 7 matches he played in the last tour and ignore the 40 matches he has played before this tour :haha:[/quote'] time to bring Gavaskar :hatsoff:

[CSK Fan]

dont feel like replying to this debate now...pointless...same old sh1t from the bhakt...

No, its the same old sh1t from you. Only you are gyani enough to see the 'arrogance' where everyone else sees a straight forward interview. Heck Sehwag can belittle the opposition, dhoni can take pot-shots at Jayawardane but they are being candid and frank. But Sachin has only to open his mouth to be branded arrogant

[mishra]

Sachin taking on Critics? :woot: ..Does he really needs to? When he doesn't cares about personal milestones and what critics say, no need for him to 'lower' his status by taking on the critics.. :idea:

Agree with you but I think he was giving a gentle nudge back to Ganguly Da and kapil Paa ji. :winky:

[mishra]

Ofcourse..how do you evaluate the form of a player ? -looking at how they played 20 years ago ? if you are sitting and being delusional thinking that he can be as good as a young Tendulkar..can't help you. Keep rewinding those 10-15 year old tapes. He was our hero in 2012.. he will sink us in 2015.

He will retire when he thinks its ok to retire... Undoubtedly, He is best judge of himself .. For me, he is the one batsman who have at-least earned that right.

[CSK Fan]

time to bring Gavaskar :hatsoff:

I didnt see any evidence of any drastic loss of form for SRT. Yes he didnt score well still was our second highest scorer and looked in touch

[hari504504]

He will retire when he thinks its ok to retire... Undoubtedly' date= He is best judge of himself .. For me, he is the one batsman who have at-least earned that right.

nope..it is the country's team. Not Tendulkar's!... He should retire when the board tells him to (why noone in the administration has the balls to tell him to do so is a mystery - maybe afraid of the blind Sachin fans backlash). If Tendulkar wants to decide when to retire- let him buy an IPL team and then decide whatever he wants to decide by himself. He can wicket-keep and open the bowling too there if he "decides" to. No player is above our country. Respect his services..just as much as we we respect Gavaskar and Kapil ..but he is only another player in the end.

[velu]

I didnt see any evidence of any drastic loss of form for SRT. Yes he didnt score well still was our second highest scorer and looked in touch

averaged 25.58 in the last 12 ODIs between his 100s, averaged 37.04 in 11 tests :fishing: on a positive note , sachin was not worse than any other batsmen in both england and aussie tours , whole of our batting sucked ( barring dravid in england and i am talking abt tests ) i dont seriously care abt his presence in the test team , but i want some youngster to cement his place when we goto australia for 2015 wc :orderorder:

[mishra]

nope..it is the country's team. Not Tendulkar's!... He should retire when the board tells him to (why noone in the administration has the balls to tell him to do so is a mystery - maybe afraid of the blind Sachin fans backlash).

He hasnt won man of the series for some time now. World Cup- Yuvaraj outshined him.Englad- Dravid got better of him... Last four matches, Kohli got better of him.... But apart from that no one in the team has done better than Sachin. If performnace/age was the logic than whole team should retire. Going by that logic-Sehwag,Laxman,Gambhir,Dhoni Should retire. Raina ,Kohli,Yuvaraj are the only ones left....

If Tendulkar wants to decide when to retire- let him buy an IPL team and then decide whatever he wants to decide by himself. He can wicket-keep and open the bowling too there if he "decides" to.

Sachin himself has said that he feels a bit unlucky but he thinks he he is in good nick. And we believe him. Problem is certain section of media and fans who think they will get another Sachin as soon as he retires for next 25 odd years.

No player is above our country. Respect his services..just as much as we we respect Gavaskar and Kapil ..but he is only another player in the end.

Yes, Sachin very well knows that.. Probably he was commenting on standards of some of his high profile critics who were saying so because they are paid to say something.