sledger
Spanish_Vicente
Touch a nerve did I? Oops.
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Sachin Tendulkar Retires From ODI Cricket
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smash84
The Tiger King
Oh, I forgot, you were banned during the Ponting retirement thread episode
sledger
Spanish_Vicente
In any case. This thread is about Tendulkar's retirement, and I'm just calling it out for what it is. Not bagging on him as a player or anything, he's great and all. It's a forlorn attempt to prolong his career long enough to salvage some glory from the smoking wreckage that he legacy has become in recent years.
Satyanash89
Banned
Tbh, even that "smoking wreckage" >>> any other recent cricketer's legacy
BoyBrumby
Englishman
I'd dearly love this to be a masterstroke that leads to a final Indian (ha) summer for the great man in the gold standard format, because even a Sachin averaging 40 in tests would currently be in the top six bats available given the options we've seen shuffled in and out of late (Pujara being the exception proving the rule).
However, as SJS points out, he's played 10 ODI innings in the 18 months+ since the WC triumph and, realisitically, that cannot have had too big an effect on his form. Ditto the 100th hundred; once the monkey was off his back one might've expected an upturn in form were the decline not linked to Anno Domini.
So: great player, the correct decision (albeit belated) and thanks for the memories.
However, as SJS points out, he's played 10 ODI innings in the 18 months+ since the WC triumph and, realisitically, that cannot have had too big an effect on his form. Ditto the 100th hundred; once the monkey was off his back one might've expected an upturn in form were the decline not linked to Anno Domini.
So: great player, the correct decision (albeit belated) and thanks for the memories.
Agent Nationaux
International Coach
Thanks Sachin for the memories. Will never forget Akhtar being smashed all over the place during the WC (or Ajmal making you look like a lost little kid )
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GIMH
Norwood's on Fire
It is acceptable as the word it is within has been truncated
Plumbinfront
Banned
It is not. Maybe acceptable to post or text like that, but it is not acceptable when you have to write formally. It isn't supposed to be used in that manner, truncated word or not. As for Sachin, great career. Best ODI bat of all time alongside Viv, Klusener and Saeed Anwar,
SJS
Hall of Fame Member
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GIMH
Norwood's on Fire
Then write One Day Internationals. ODI's is fine in an abbreviated context, IMO
The Sean
Cricketer Of The Year
Mrs Kluesner, get off the forum. You're fooling no-one.
Neil Pickup
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Depends on whose style manual you read. I'd do without, but it doesn't cause a murderous rage like grocers' apostrophes do.
Anyway, back on topic, here's to a sign-off in style to get the convicts nice and demoralised.
Anyway, back on topic, here's to a sign-off in style to get the convicts nice and demoralised.
BoyBrumby
Englishman
No apostrophe in the plurals of abbreviations, IMHO. Can lead to ambiguity in possession.
"MP's plan failure"
Burgey
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I recall his innings in the final of that WC very fondlyThanks Sachin for the memories. Will never forget Akhtar being smashed all over the place during the WC (or Ajmal making you look like a lost little kid
Agent Nationaux
International Coach
GIMH
Norwood's on Fire
Kinda saving my thoughts on this one as a whole, don't really see ODI retirements in the same vein as a full international retirement. I presume, though, that him retiring from this means he has no plans on packing in Tests anytime soon, which is interesting. Wonder how long he plans on going for.
But yeah, gun ODI player tstl. India's form in ODIs correlates very much with his own output across his career, not that unusual given his ability but speaks wonders for his importance to the side and probably for the impact a performing Tendulkar has on other players in the team.
But yeah, gun ODI player tstl. India's form in ODIs correlates very much with his own output across his career, not that unusual given his ability but speaks wonders for his importance to the side and probably for the impact a performing Tendulkar has on other players in the team.