Sir Sachin Tendulkar 4

[jinju]

What did Sachin say in press? I don't remember any statement by him against GC

he told something like GC didn't allow freedom for players...like SRT wasn't happy being pushed down the order, etc...don't remember the exact statements.

[jinju]

What did Sachin say in press? I don't remember any statement by him against GC

i cud find one link connected to this. this was there in rediff.com after the world cup i think. remember reading about it there. i think this statement by Sachin was the last straw for GC. Till then, SRT was quiet. i remember the resignation came after 1 week or so after this interview.

In a rare outburst, Sachin Tendulkar has also broken his silence to express his hurt and anguish to Chappell's quotes that a mafia of senior players were undermining Indian cricket.

In an interview given to The Times of India, Tendulkar said, "I have given my heart and my soul for 17 years. No coach had mentioned even in passing that my attitude was not correct. Cricket has been my life for all these years and will always be."

"Again, it's not that we are defending ourselves. We do realise that we played badly and, as a team, we take full responsibility for that.

But what hurt us most is that the coach has questioned our attitude."

These comments come in response to reports that senior members of the team ganged up against coach Greg Chappell and undermined captain Rahul Dravid's authority.

The article goes on to quote Sachin as saying "Tell me, the world has gone on talking about all this but has anybody spared a thought for us? Did they try to find out what we have been going through? I am shattered beyond words and I feel helpless."

The senior players are in fact hoping to express that disappointment and give their own side of the story on April 5. That is when they hope to meet BCCI president Sharad Pawar.

The Indian board will be meeting on April 6-7 to review India's disastrous World Cup campaign.

The working committee meeting will be attended by BCCI office bearers and seven former captains including Sunil Gavaskar, Kapil Dev and Ravi Shastri.

http://www.eduqna.com/Quotations/743-quotations-4.html

[littlemaster1982]

Thanks Jinju. I remember this now. Anyway, this cannot be deemed as against Greg, right? Reading Greg's interview, he makes it sound like Sachin told something harsh about him

[ajithfederer]

http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/co...ry/288710.html

"It hurts when the coach questions our attitude"

[jinju]

Thanks Jinju. I remember this now. Anyway, this cannot be deemed as against Greg, right? Reading Greg's interview, he makes it sound like Sachin told something harsh about him

adhu thaan point-e! as i told, till then, there was not 1 word from SRT. ivangellaam pesamaattaanga, aanaal pesinaa correct-a pesuvaanga...like Kumble's "there was only 1 team that played in the spirit of the game" dialaak! as a fan, i was also thinking until SRT says something on this issue, these r just rumors, and once he mentioned the 'coach' word, that was it for GC.

remember reading another article that SRT was unhappy that Uthappa was batting above some of the seniors including him, which he felt was not the right combo for the team and he told GC so. i think this was misinterpreted as 'attitude not correct' 'seniors mafia' etc by GC.

[littlemaster1982]

Yes, even in this interview, Greg says Sachin was not comfortable playing at no.4, because of his reputation

[Plum]

Chappell brothers use interviews, books to rewrite histoery and paint themselves as mother teresa reincarnates. Their modus operandi is "anyway sachin will not speak about it now so let's say something placating to him but paints us in mother teresa light". Hence the lesson learnt and nesttu time i'll give him comfort talk. adhAvadhu ivaru uthamarAm. Sachinku attitude sari illainAlum adhai anusarichu pOi still indiavai jeyikka vekkara pakkuvam vandhuruchAm.
Chappell Bros = Cheap-fel(lows).

[jinju]

Yes, even in this interview, Greg says Sachin was not comfortable playing at no.4, because of his reputation

he conveniently interpreted it so, one feels whereas SRT's version is that he told so because he felt it to be the right combo. but why raking this past issue at this important time thaan doubt-a irukku..whoz behind this?

[ajaybaskar]

Ivanukkellam Bothamthaan layakku!!

[sathya_1979]

Clever ploy by veLLaikkaaran to distract the team just before WC