Why Tendulkar must retire now

[Ultimate_Game]

Looks like the Fecker still thinks he can go to SA and face Steyn and co. :hysterical: :hysterical:

Funnily enough he may actually do better than what he did at home coz most of the deliveries bowled by Steyn & co. would be too good for him to nick :--D Robin Peterson will be a different kettle of fish and worries me :nervous:

[Deleted_User_1]

Ay yi yi yi Sachin...What have you done?

Seriously he was brought himself down........can you imagine if he had retired on a high after WC. These two years have been an abject failure.

[vvvslaxman]

Seriously he was brought himself down........can you imagine if he had retired on a high after WC. These two years have been an abject failure.

Could have gone out with better average.. only 1000 odd runs lighter which is no big deal.But hey.. 100th 100 who will donate him :cantstop:

[Yoda-esque]

Could have gone out with better average.. only 1000 odd runs lighter which is no big deal.But hey.. 100th 100 who will donate him :cantstop:

Forget the 100th 100..he has lost the goodwill of a legion of fans and that is sad.

[carnish]

Good for him. Atleast he is still earning the bucks. Why would he want a higher average over higher bucks?? :idunno:

[Laaloo]

Dravid stayed a series longer and got OWNED in Australia Laxman stayed a couple of series longer and was "kicked" out Sachin has stayed for maybe 4-5 series too long and who knows when he will retire People just can't get retirement right

[vijay50]

Cricinfo top featured comment: "1145 Runs from 21 test matches at an average of 31.80 without any centuries. This is Tendulkar's test batting record for the last two years. From March 2011 till now. His overall average has gone down by more than three points in the mean time. It was 56.94 then and 53.86 currently. Now, keeping the numbers and stats aside and going by match scenarios, it is clear that it is not just lack of form or touch. But, a clear decline of reflexes that is evident from the high percentage of bowleds and LBWs in this period (The fact that, he is still scoring hundreds with ease in Ranji matches only confirms this point as his reflexes are still good against lesser bowling attacks compared to International standard) The greatest batsman India has ever produced, without any doubt. However, now it is the time to call it a day for sure".

[GautiMaan]

The obsession with the no.4 spot was even more annoying.I thought he would step up the order and taken responsibility for the chase but he put the onus on the young guns twice.

[vvvslaxman]

Cricinfo top featured comment: "1145 Runs from 21 test matches at an average of 31.80 without any centuries. This is Tendulkar's test batting record for the last two years. From March 2011 till now. His overall average has gone down by more than three points in the mean time. It was 56.94 then and 53.86 currently. Now, keeping the numbers and stats aside and going by match scenarios, it is clear that it is not just lack of form or touch. But, a clear decline of reflexes that is evident from the high percentage of bowleds and LBWs in this period (The fact that, he is still scoring hundreds with ease in Ranji matches only confirms this point as his reflexes are still good against lesser bowling attacks compared to International standard) The greatest batsman India has ever produced, without any doubt. However, now it is the time to call it a day for sure".

His struggle against spin is on the rise.

[saneindian]

Sanjay Dixit ‏@Sanjay_Dixit 5m #SRT's problem is that unlike Sunny, Dravid, Kumble, Laxman and Ganguly, he has not acquired an education and is mortified of retirement You will not hear a better argument for Sachin's retirement :P. Sanjay Dixit is the the same guy who ousted Lalit Modi from RCA, has now fallen out with the current RCA bosses as well.

[Sidhoni]

4 pages already! Bhakts have risen it seems.

[Ultimate_Game]

Sanjay Dixit ‏@Sanjay_Dixit 5m #SRT's problem is that unlike Sunny, Dravid, Kumble, Laxman and Ganguly, he has not acquired an education and is mortified of retirement You will not hear a better argument for Sachin's retirement :P. Sanjay Dixit is the the same guy who ousted Lalit Modi from RCA, has now fallen out with the current RCA bosses as well.

It's not as if Tendulkar has to rely on other skills to earn livelihood. Education, or lack thereof, has nothing to do with it.

[MCcricket]

Sachin should have retired after the World Cup win if he was smart, Kambli and Sachin were both over age players when they played for their school so he is around 42, have good sources also know people who played with him at Shardashram

[saneindian]

Sachin should have retired after the World Cup win if he was smart' date=' Kambli and Sachin were both over age players when they played for their school so he is around 42, have good sources also know people who played with him at Shardashram[/quote'] From which angle does Sachin look like 18 yrs to you in this video, this is Jan 1989, officially Sachin was about 16. oez4TSdZvJI

[Magneto]

From which angle does Sachin look like 18 yrs to you in this video, this is Jan 1989, officially Sachin was about 16. oez4TSdZvJI

+ 1. Funny to say Sachin was 18 when he debuted.

[Ultimate_Game]

From which angle does Sachin look like 18 yrs to you in this video, this is Jan 1989, officially Sachin was about 16. oez4TSdZvJI

If SRT is 18 here, Afridi was 26 when he made his debut as a 16 year old :giggle:

[saneindian]

If SRT is 18 here' date=' [b']Afridi was 26 when he made his debut as a 16 year old :giggle:

He was officially 21 in his 2nd match..dont know how they changed it to 16 after he hit that 100

[Ultimate_Game]

He was officially 21 in his 2nd match..dont know how they changed it to 16 after he hit that 100

21 to 16! That's what I call time travel :two_thumbs_up:

[Yoda-esque]

21 to 16! That's what I call time travel :two_thumbs_up:

Another 10 years and we will see a fetus holding a bat.

[MCcricket]

Sachin is a tiny guy only 5 4" and is common among certain Indians who are diminutive to look young for their age, Sachin was bad at studies and know guys who studied with him, anyone who has lived in mumbai and had contacts in the cricket circle then new this.