whats with this last match

[kabira]

at Wankhede for Sachin? I hear it all over the place.. it seems he is retiring sooner than later.

[Bumper]

Link ?

[Cricketics]

may be thats the reason why kambli, gavaskar, and his son were all their in the ground..

[kabira]

http://content-ind.cricinfo.com/indvaus/content/story/315795.html The stage was set for India's most loved cricketing son to bid adieu to his home crowd with the sort of innings that he often played to illuminate this venue for almost two decades. I also heard this on hindi commentary and in news..

[PaiN_KiLLeR]

yeah wankhede wont be hosting an international match till 2011 now, so this was his last one. pity he couldnt get a 50.

[coffee_rules]

That's because Wankhede is being prepared for 2011 WC and there will be no matches held on this ground from today onwards for 4 years. The stadium is getting renovated. Sachin is doubtful to be around for 2011 WC. and India is unlikely to play in the finals as well. So, this could probably be his last match in Wankhede. All Mumbai matches for the next 4 years will be in Braborne stadium.

[kabira]

ok..,,makes sense....if thats the case he might comeback and play in WC 2011..

[jf1gp_1]

ok..' date=',makes sense....if thats the case he might comeback and play in WC 2011..[/quote'] You really are a big Sachin fan. Still hoping he will play till 2011.

[sachin_fan]

You really are a big Sachin fan. Still hoping he will play till 2011.

Sachin is like shane or glen mcgrath...if and when he retires, it will be cause he wants to and not cause he's not performing anymore

[The Outsider]

Isn't the 2011 WC final to be played in the new stadium being built in Delhi?

[Holysmoke]

No. Final's in Mumbai for sure. But I was under the impression that it was gonna be held in the new stadium being built!

[The Outsider]

Yes, looks like I was out of date with Pawar Power :

Mumbai has been chosen as the venue for the 2011 World Cup final after a joint decision taken by the four subcontinental boards. The semi-finals will be played at the Premadasa Stadium in Colombo and the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, while Dhaka will host the opening ceremony. The meeting took place in the residence of Sharad Pawar, the Indian board president, and was attended by Nasim Ashraf, the Pakistan board chairman, Mehboob Rehman, the chief executive of the Bangladesh board, Duleep Mendis, the Sri Lankan board chief executive, and other Indian board officials. "It was a collective decision," Pawar told reporters. "Most of the decisions were taken unanimously." Ashraf was confident that the World Cup in 2011 would be the best ever. "All the member countries are acting like a family and every decision was taken amicably and unanimously," he said. In July this year the BCCI had announced that Delhi would host the final in new stadium fully owned by the BCCI. Obviously things have changed from then to now. A central organising committee has been set up to overlook the preparations for the event. While Sharad Pawar will be the chairman of the committee, a convenor will be appointed from Pakistan and the treasurer from Sri Lanka.

http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/272217.html