Is Tendulkar's career now "complete"?

[abmk]

HB,

agreed on dhoni. As far as Sachin is concerned, I think he might retire after getting to the 50 centuries mark in ODIs or maybe he has the Aus tour in 2011-12 in mind to retire from ODIs ?

 

[honestbharani]

HB,

agreed on dhoni. As far as Sachin is concerned, I think he might retire after getting to the 50 centuries mark in ODIs or maybe he has the Aus tour in 2011-12 in mind to retire from ODIs ?

I guess you may be right, but personally I think it is silly if he wants to go out there in ODIs. He has already won the series there last time and if his intention is to end on a high in ODIs, surely nothing can be better than a WC win in Mumbai?


Obviously though, all this discussion is moot.. It is his call.

 

[Sanz]

Yeah I love Sachin, and if he wants to go on playing I'm not going to hate him for it, but I would love to see some of the young guys get a go in the ODIs now. They've already been having a shot in some matches, but I mean over a 6 month period to show what they've got.

That being said, if he plays on in ODIs I am going to be able to see him play ODI cricket in England when I'm there and then in Australia as well. Hell yeah

I think he should play both ODIs and Tests against the top sides.

It might sound strange, but I seriously have a feeling that Sachin and Sehwag will retire around same time. The type of player Sehwag is, I don't see him playing more than another 3-4 years and If Sachin can manage his games, he may last that long.

 

[abmk]

I guess you may be right, but personally I think it is silly if he wants to go out there in ODIs. He has already won the series there last time and if his intention is to end on a high in ODIs, surely nothing can be better than a WC win in Mumbai?


Obviously though, all this discussion is moot.. It is his call.

yeah, agreed. Aus tour was just a passing thought. 50 centuries in ODIs is a more probable one . Let's see what happens

 

[hang on]

tendulkar's century conversion rate is considerably higher than that of ponting's, right? in both tests and odis. getting old and so not totally sure, so feel free to pull me up on this. so, if ponting were to get to withing 10 of tendulkar's 100 count, it would mean that he would have played a proportionately higher number of matches.

interesting discussion here, but i am not sure if one important point has been brought up --the fact that tendulkar, by virtue of india playing fewer tests in the 90s, played far fewer tests than ponting and his other contemporaries, when at his peak. a back of the envelope calculation will show that he has played fewer tests per year over the course of his career than the others, missed matches due to injuries notwithstanding.

regarding my own personal rankings of the great batsmen, i would certainly have tendulkar ahead of all the others, barring him who shall not be named. with lara, richards, and sobers not very far behind. gavaskar and chappell would be there, too. and, barry richards. what an incredible batsman. the only man who, based on what i've seen had the pure natural talent and stroke making ability to rival that of tendulkar and lara. and the young viv richards.

 

[Jono]

I think he should play both ODIs and Tests against the top sides.

It might sound strange, but I seriously have a feeling that Sachin and Sehwag will retire around same time. The type of player Sehwag is, I don't see him playing more than another 3-4 years and If Sachin can manage his games, he may last that long.

I agree. Didn't Sehwag say he'd retire after 100 tests some time last year as well?

 

[Spark]

How old is Zaheer again? And how many years does Laxman left in him do people think?

 

[TT Boy]

I love this picture. Genuinely brought a smile to my face.

 

[smash84]

yeah, I don't see why he intends to continue playing, tbh.. Unless he has his sights on 50 ODI tons, and probably quit over the next year or so... I would still like to see us go with a relatively light on experience side to the Windies, both in tests and ODIs. We will see if the pretenders can be the real deal or not..

Agreed. The selectors should try some fresh faces especially the bowlers. It is a great time to experiment. Give some rest to some of the senior players

 

[smash84]

I think Zaheer, with his fitness issues, might only have another 3 years left in him. Not sure.

Sehwag might be able to play for another 3-4 years. Can't say about Laxman.

Laxman is my favorite player in the indian test team after Dravid. It would be sad to see him go. What a champ

 

[robelinda]

Laxman is a genius.

 

[Spark]

If he picked any other country to be a ubiquitous source of pain to he'd be my favourite non-Aus player by miles.

 

[smash84]

If he picked any other country to be a ubiquitous source of pain to he'd be my favourite non-Aus player by miles.

haha......yeah...........he has been a constant thorn in the flesh for Australia over the years....

A thorough gentleman on and off the field

 

[Top_Cat]

haha......yeah...........he has been a constant thorn in the flesh for Australia over the years....

A thorough gentleman on and off the field

Just makes it worse, tbh. Even worse, he's apparently pretty bright.

A renaissance man. Dabbled in academia, makes his mark in sport and will likely go and do something else awesome when he finishes.

Disgusting.

 

[smash84]

Just makes it worse, tbh. Even worse, he's apparently pretty bright.

A renaissance man. Dabbled in academia, makes his mark in sport and will likely go and do someone else awesome when he finishes.

Disgusting.

haha.....might end up making people like himself who are thorn in the flesh for other sides

 

[centurymaker]

Here is another example of why citing a large gap in international hundreds as proof of significant superiority is flawed

Batting records | Combined Test, ODI and T20I records | Cricinfo Statsguru | ESPN Cricinfo

This is the end of the Aus 07-08 season. Ponting has 60 international hundreds, Tendulkar has 81. At the time, who would I have called the greater batsman? Ponting. Have I changed my view since? Yes. Would a lot of people have agreed with me at the time? Yes. Yet Tendulkar has 21 more hundreds. So it's not even inarguable that Tendulkar is the best, let alone that he is significantly better - at the time. So what does that tell you about the "he has many more hundreds" argument? It tells me that it isn't that significant, after all, a lot of quite good players have less than 21 international hundreds.

Although avg and conversion rate are approximately the same, there is a 7,000 run gap. Much harder to sustain an avg for longer (over more runs).

-Maybe Tendulkar justs wants to be part of the world champion side. Plus, playing ODI's every now and then will prob help him stay fit and not become a defensive batsman in Tests.

 

[fredfertang]

I have no doubt Sachin is as aware of the rest of us that as a professional sportsman you are a long time retired. He must still be enjoying his cricket and while he continues to, and can do his job as well as he does, there's no reason for him to retire and I hope he doesn't

 

[biased indian]

i have no doubt sachin is as aware of the rest of us that as a professional sportsman you are a long time retired. He must still be enjoying his cricket and while he continues to, and can do his job as well as he does, there's no reason for him to retire and i hope he doesn't

awta

 

[Blaze 18]

I don't think Tendulkar intends to carry on playing ODIs. He might play an ODI here and there, but I definitely don't see him playing every ODI series. I think it's just a case of him not wanting to use the "R" word. For all intents and purposes he has retired from ODI cricket anyway. How many matches has he played over the last two years (excluding the World Cup)? Only four.

 

[smash84]

How many matches has he played over the last two years (excluding the World Cup)? Only four.

Are you sure????