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Bala,
As far as retirement is concerned, I want him to retire with the same form as he had during the 2003 World cup. To be honest, I can't agree with you that he should have retired in Aus. namakku heroism kaatura sachin thaan thevai.. (at least to me). 2003 WC maari oru marana kattu kaatittu thaan retire aaganum.. :)
athukku than 2011 WC varuthe... :redjump:Quote:
Originally Posted by selvakumar
Should be the on-drive, that slide back and slam it over mid-on shot. That his most brutal shot.
I voted for the paddle-sweep because Sachin is perhaps the pioneer. It takes awesome judgement to play that. He used to play it against the best of spinners - both legspinners bowling around the wicket and offspinners bowling over thw wicket. Two completely different lines and turns. And you will have to play it after the bounce - so you have to negotiate the turn.
He used to play it really fine in the initial days when he started playing this shot regularly (96 ish), used to get boundaries even with a fine leg in place !!
Then he started playing it with a wider arc - a mix between paddle sweep and a full blown sweep shot. Started playing it off medium pacers !!
Whenever I see anyone playing that shot I can't help thinking of Sachin. Really a contribution to the game.
3rd Test vs Aus in Chennai, 2001. 3 boundaries off Shane Warne's over after reaching 100 :notworthy:Quote:
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Can't afford a scratch on Sachin: Govt sources
NDTV Correspondent
Friday, November 21, 2008 5:41 PM (New Delhi)
Can't afford a scratch on Sachin: Govt sources
Amidst growing uncertainty over the Indian cricket team's impending tour of Pakistan, government sources reiterated on Friday that a security team would make an assessment in the next two weeks before reaching any final decision.
"The security team will make an assessment in the next two weeks whether the Indian team can go to Pakistan or not," Indian government sources told NDTV. "We can't afford a scratch on Sachin Tendulkar," an official was quoted as saying.
The statement follows today's developments in Pakistan as another blast took place at the funeral of a Shiite Muslim cleric in the northwest, claiming at least eight lives.
Earlier, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) had sought security clearance from the government to go ahead with the tour.
"The tour will be finalised once we get the clearance from the government. Nothing can be confirmed before that," Board President Shashank Manohar had said.
India are scheduled to play three Tests, five one-day internationals and a Twenty20 match during the five-week tour from January 13 to February 19.
It will be the fifth bilateral series between the two countries since 2004, when cricket ties resumed after a 15-year gap due to political tensions between the warring neighbours.
The tour was put in doubt after the Indian government denied permission to the national junior hockey team to visit Pakistan earlier this month.
Australia cancelled a Test tour of Pakistan in March and the International Cricket Council put off the high-profile Champions Trophy there in September due to security concerns.
Recent media reports have suggested that the series could be held in India or at a neutral venue if the Indian government denies permission to play in Pakistan.
SACH-IN, WHO’S OUT?
RAINA OR ROHIT, ON WHOM WILL THE AXE FALL?
Satish Viswanathan I TNN
Bangalore: Sachin Tendulkar may have already figured in 417 ODIs, yet a good 24 hours before the rest of his mates were slated to gather for a net session, he was out at the Chinnaswamy Stadium on Friday afternoon, having an extended hit against a bowling machine set up exclusively for him. Not having to travel the length and breadth of the country like the others, Tendulkar, having opted to sit out the first three ODIs against England, had obviously got tired of resting.
It was a good eight months back, on March 4 to be precise, that Tendulkar played his last ODI. In an earlier era, when teams traveled across continents by ship, one tour lasted that long but today eight months is a long, long time in international cricket. The Indians have played a lot of ODI cricket since then, losing some but winning a lot more. It is a fact that Tendulkar was hardly missed by the Mahendra Dhoni-led side which annihilated Bangladesh, all but won the Asia Cup and defeated Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka, a feat not easily achieved by any team.
Why bring Tendulkar back then? Some would call it a blasphemous question if there ever was one and you can’t really argue with that. For Tendulkar is Tendulkar, a man who having made his international debut in 1989, knows more about time travel than anyone else and has this ability to not just fit in anywhere and anytime but also lift the others around him. Yes, the team may be on a roll and may not need any further lift. The batting order too may be all but set in stone, more so the leftright opening combination of Gautam Gambhir and Virendra Sehwag. Finally it doesn’t usually pay to tinker with a winning combination. Enough reasons in most cases to make no changes to the batting front.
Except in this case. For Tendulkar did not go out of the team due to poor performances and only sat out due to his body catching up with his age. After all, when the England thinktank sits down to discuss plans for the fourth ODI here on Sunday — meaning Plan A, B, C — for Tendulkar, they will perhaps want to review his last few matches. And when they do that they will find that in the last three ODIs that he played in, Tendulkar had scores of 63, 117 not out and 91, the latter two against Australia in the best-of-three finals that didn’t need the third final. It was the biggest stage possible, apart from a World Cup final and it was one of the team’s and Tendulkar’s final frontiers and it was captured in style thanks to the way he led with the bat.
In fact just ask any opposition whom they would rather bowl to and they would name anyone but Tendulkar. His sheer presence sends opposing teams into a tizzy, taking up a lot of time in the team meetings. For experience does not come easy.
One of either Suresh Raina or Rohit Sharma will have to make way for the master, with the latter more likely to hold onto this place. Also it will not a simple swap, for Tendulkar will have to open the innings as well, something that GR Viswanath, one of India’s batting greats, insisted on.
“I don’t care about the rest of the order, Sachin will have to open,” he told TOI. With Gambhir having done quite well at number three, it will probably be a Tendulkar-Sehwag combo at the top and you couldn’t call that any less destructive, could you?
Of course, the most interesting aspect here will be Tendulkar’s approach. In the recent past, he has played second fiddle to the Sehwags and Gambhirs, choosing to anchor the innings. But as we said earlier, eight months is a long time and this is no longer a team that Tendulkar needs to carry alone.
With that weight off his shoulders, the pressure may just be transferred to his heavy blade, all of which may mean more darkness for an England side that has already been up in arms against poor light.
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Tendulkar to open with Sehwag, says Dhoni
V Veera Kumar | Cricketnext.com
Posted on Nov 22, 2008 at 18:20
Bangalore: Despite the Delhi pair of Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir forming a formidable opening pair in both Tests and One-Dayers, Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni prefers to open the batting with Sachin Tendulkar and Sehwag for the fourth match against England at the Chinnaswamy Stadium on Sunday.
"Though, we will be announcing the playing eleven only tomorrow, I can say that Sachin in all probability will open the batting with Viru (Sehwag) and Gautam (Gambhir) will come at number three. We have to make way for a batsman of Sachin's class but who will sit out here is yet to be decided," Dhoni said in the pre-match press conference on Saturday.
"It is always a pleasure to have Sachin back in the side as there is so much the youngsters can learn from him. He would always be a source of inspiration for the team and I am sure the youngsters will gain immensely by playing with him as long as he plays for the country. In fact Sachin knows about his body the best and I am sure he will continue to play as long as he feels fit," Dhoni added.
"As of now Sachin is playing. We have got to see which player is coming and make way. The upcoming players can learn from him a lot and get maximum benefit out of him," he pointed out.
When asked whether Sachin had any problem bowling in One-Day matches as he used to before a string of injuries to his elbow and back reduced his role as a bowler, Dhoni replied in the negative.
"Sachin can bowl and there is no problem whatsoever. He is quite open to that and I would not hesitate to use him as he has won us matches in the past," he added.
Speaking about the fourth One-Dayer, Dhoni said, the unexpected rain in the afternoon had them worried about the preparations for Sunday's match as they had to start from the scratch and make sure that the series is won right here.
"We have got to start allover again despite leading the series 3-0 as it is a new game and we would like to wrap it up here. I am not too concerned about the margin of victory as long as we win the series. Whether we win 7-0, 4-3 or 5-2 is not important. But if we win tomorrow, I would like to rest some of my players who have been playing continuously for some time," he observed.
"To be a successful team, we have to plan and then execute it on the field. As a team, things have fallen well in place but we need to continue in the same vein. I think the bulk of work has been done by spinners, especially Harbhajan Singh and the part timers Yuvraj, Sehwag and Yusuf (Pathan) but the seamers too have contributed to our success and hope they will continue to do so," he added.
When asked whether he was planning to rest one of the bowling spearhead Zaheer Khan during the series, Dhoni said, he was seriously thinking about it and would do so only after winning the series.
"Yes, I have thought about it (resting Zaheer) as the seamers should get proper rest to regain their rhythm. However, we will think about it only after winning the series. As of now I am satisfied with the way things are going for the team," the wicketkeeper-batsman said.
Speaking about the wicket and was he prepared for another Duckworth-Lewis Method result, Dhoni said, the wicket was bit damp after the unseasonal rain but had not thought about the Duckworth-Lewis Method as yet.
"The wicket looks very damp right now and we can come to know the true nature of it only tomorrow as far as the Duckworth-Lewis Method is concerned I have not even thought about it. I think if the match is curtailed due to more rains tomorrow, batting is a better option. However, it is hard to plan for such things right now," he said.
RETURN OF THE CHAMP :redjump:
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Sachin gets down to business
Bangalore, November 21 Reading the name Sachin Tendulkar on an Indian team-sheet is never a happy proposition for any opposition captain, especially if your team is 3-0 down and desperate for a win in order to keep the series alive. Even England off-spinner Graeme Swann had admitted to have been relieved when Tendulkar had opted out of the first three games.
The English squad was not scheduled to arrive from Kanpur until late on Friday night, but there were already ominous signs awaiting them ahead of what could easily turn out to be the last consequential match of the series.
Tendulkar, who returns to the fold after his sabbatical, arrived at the Chinnaswamy stadium in the afternoon, and looked in menacing touch as he hit the ball to every part of the ground. He might have done so within the confines of the net on a practice wicket, and against a bowling machine. But as he pulled, drove, cut and flicked like only he can, middling the ball almost every single time, it was clear that he was getting into his groove to face the likes of Flintoff, Anderson and Broad on Sunday.
Long net
He batted for almost an hour, and also hoisted one ball into the stands in what could be a prelude for a possible battering that the English bowlers may have to contend with in the fourth match of the series.
Tendulkar will, in all likelihood, replace fellow Mumbai batsman Rohit Sharma, who is yet to come up with a meaningful contribution in the series. With Sehwag and Gambhir in fantastic form and having formed one of the most formidable opening partnerships in the world presently, it will be interesting to see where the team management decides to play Tendulkar. It is unlikely that the opening combination will be disturbed, and he might end up batting somewhere in the middle-order.
The weather and light may have been a little unkind to the visitors at Kanpur, but the ride for them just seems to get tougher.
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Chat with Tendulkar humbles Gilchirst
Press Trust of India
Sunday, November 23, 2008 1:31 PM (Melbourne)
Adam Gilchrist might have no qualms in suggesting that Sachin Tendulkar was "bad sport" but the retired Australian said he had a humbling feeling while speaking to the Indian batting maestro to clear the air after the furore raised by his book 'True Colours'.
The retired stumper had accused Tendulkar of changing his statement during the 'Monkey-gate' appeal hearing involving Andrew Symonds and Harbhajan Singh but later called up the Indian maestro to tell him he was quoted out of context.
"When I was talking to him. A little voice in the back of my head was saying, 'Can you believe you're really on the phone to Sachin Tendulkar?' I mean this is one of the best cricketers of all time, someone I admire so much, and here I was talking to him on the phone," Gilchrist said.
Gilchrist said he called up Tendulkar because of his nature of maintaining friendly rapport with those he had played with or against.
"I didn't have to call him. It's just that when I started playing cricket that was part of my approach. I wanted to get to know the people I played with and against. When I finished playing I wanted to be on friendly terms with them.
"Not so we were all on each other's email lists or anything like that, just so we got along. We've all got a common interest, we should be on good terms. Some people don't care about that, but I do.
"I wanted Sachin to know I'd been taken out of context. I wanted to explain," he told 'Sunday Courier'.