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Sachin retirement thread

trundlerNO1

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I wasn't really comparing the two. Just found it a bit weird. Most probably he was tired of all fixing and stuff and though it is best to be away. His retirement from ODIs meant somewhere he knows he can't contribute to the team in a manner which he used to do. Surely he knows the same is the case in Tests as well. I agree that retiring on a high can be bad for your team especially when the team is in a bad state.
It can also mean that he feels that he can't contribute to the team in ODIs. Look, our ODI team has been settled for a pretty long time. They were used to playing w/o Sachin and it was only in the bigger tournamnets that Sachin stepped in. He did brilliant for the last 4 odd years in ODIs. But, post WC, he has simply struggled.
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You know whats one more good decision - dropping dhoni as a test skipper and kohli taking over. You think we will get around to doing that. And c'mon there are a zillion examples of people thrown into the deep end and coming out as fantastic skippers plus dhoni has an enviable unparalleled record :).
I don't think that's needed. You already have a new look team. What's the need of a new captain as well now?
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:facepalm: for comparing the retirements of ODIs and IPL. He made it pretty clear as to why he did not retire post WC. He said he did not want to steal the limelight away from the WC win. Moreover, till the WC, he was in the form of his life in both tests and ODIs but he was simply picking and choosing ODIs. He has had quite a dip in form since the WC and he continued his practice of picking and choosing ODI series(whether it was right and wrong is another discussion). He played 2 full ODI series after the WC and retired. And I seriously don't understand why would you retire on a high. Look at how the Ozzies are badly missing Hussey. That's the perfect example of retiring on a high. You should retire only when you can't contribute to the team's cause or when you no longer are left with the zeal to go out and perform. Sachin, on current form, falls in the former.
From the player's perspective, this should be the first and foremost criteria. From selectors' ( easier said than done ), ideally speaking - they should be objective in picking the squad. But given his past contribution & still ongoing commitment and Indian culture - it is not tough to understand - why it is difficult to cold-drop him... That is the little price we have to pay for a while, for the endless joy he has given to Indian Cricket.
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From the player's perspective, this should be the first and foremost criteria. From selectors' ( easier said than done ), ideally speaking - they should be objective in picking the squad. But given his past contribution & still ongoing commitment and Indian culture - it is not tough to understand - why it is difficult to cold-drop him... That is the little price we have to pay for a while, for the endless joy he has given to Indian Cricket.
Frankly, I have more hopes from him in SA than others
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From the player's perspective, this should be the first and foremost criteria. From selectors' ( easier said than done ), ideally speaking - they should be objective in picking the squad. But given his past contribution & still ongoing commitment and Indian culture - it is not tough to understand - why it is difficult to cold-drop him... That is the little price we have to pay for a while, for the endless joy he has given to Indian Cricket.
Let's not miss the point that he has been duly compensated for the endless joy he has given. Didn't do it for free now, did he?
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Has there been a single individual in history that has broughr joy to the human race?
. If one saves a single human life by his/her act of selflessness, then that's more valuable than sachin playing forever. Even in cricket in India, public is happier when team wins trophies, in this respect, dhoni is more valuable.
Get him on pot.. That is the best way he can leave on a high
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It is simple really isn't it why would you want to persist with a man who wanted to retire from the format at the slightest provocation/challenge down under. And god knows hey everybody knows his horrible numbers away and at home.
Sachin also wanted to retire during the tennis elbow phase. Should he have been dropped then? Dhoni has behaved commendably during and since the dark days of the double white washes.
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From the player's perspective, this should be the first and foremost criteria. From selectors' ( easier said than done ), ideally speaking - they should be objective in picking the squad. But given his past contribution & still ongoing commitment and Indian culture - it is not tough to understand - why it is difficult to cold-drop him... That is the little price we have to pay for a while, for the endless joy he has given to Indian Cricket.
Its like a chicken and egg problem isn't it? Selectors can't probably drop him and he still wants to play. His form has left him but his desire to play hasn't. Let's see what unfolds from now on. Would he once again prove all critics wrong or would it be finally proven that father time spares no one :--D
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