Shud Tendulkar retire?

India
December 26, 2006 1:24pm CST
its been said that every great cricketer should retire when hez at top of his career...it gives him honour...shane warne did it... mc grath did it... now the question is... shud sachin retire? hez nat the same sachin afterall...
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@kernel (191)
• India
27 Dec 06
i think not ..purely because he"S only 33...and he"s not that old to retire ..i think he still has it in him to play for a few years .....i mean he cant score runs in evvery match....but he can provide useful tips to the team as a senior ..he can coach the youngsters for a whileand i think he definitely has some more years in him
@cyfernet (2383)
• United States
27 Dec 06
i think the choice should be left to tendulkar himself. if he is interested then he can continue, if he's sick and tired playing for so many years then he shouldn't be forced to play
@banta78 (4326)
• India
27 Dec 06
I think you must be crazy to even suggest that. Sachin tendulkar, our hero the ebst abtsman in the world. he is the jewel in india's crown. He is the national treasure. He is the little champion, master blaster. despite recent slump in form and facing some injuries he is the best batsman in India by far and has the technique, temperament and experience now to guide India to some famous victories. As batsman plays his best in their thirties as they become better with age, look at lara and he is planning to play test ctricket till 40. so tendulkar if he is fit can paly for another decade. don't compare us with aussies. Aussies have very good domestic scricket setup and very good bench strength who can replce grwat players like Shane warne though might not be as effective. tell me how many youngsters in India today have the ability and stature and potential and exprience that little champion has. My friend player like sachin tendulkar are not born everyday it takes ages to find suucha grat player. And don't forget Sachin tendulkar according to kapil dev his best is yet to come. So let's hope and pray that he guides indian to famous test citories and world cup wins in tis decade. And guides team india to greater glory.
@sesha1240 (303)
• India
27 Dec 06
NO, he has still potential to play he could retire after 40 years
@tutul0045 (2630)
• India
27 Dec 06
Ah its a difficult question to answer. Its totally an individuals desicion. Nobody told shane or mcgrath to retire, they themselves retired on ther own will. We indians do one thing wrong i.e comment too much on individuals. Cricket is not an individuals game, its a team game. I f we start stressing on the performance of india and not on players this question will not arise. I think a palyer have every right to play as much as he wants. and its the performance and not name which will kepp him in the side. Cheers, Tutul
@Lifeless (2635)
• India
27 Dec 06
He isn't on top his career, its been long since hes been among runs... And also there is a lot of cricket left in him, all the team's responsibilty lies on his shoulders still... His retirement will imbalance the team badly... So, i think there is no such plans of him retiring in the near future...
@plasma (673)
• India
27 Dec 06
Yes, and that too very soon! I don't know if he's at his top or not but certainly time has come for him to say goodbye after this world cup. he's done enough, earned enough and now he should think twice before continuing because he's past his peak. Thanks
@anup12 (4177)
• India
27 Dec 06
He is the best person to judge it actually he is a great cricketer and great cricketers always take their own decisions not of any others
@padhukr (2267)
• India
27 Dec 06
no ya.tedulkar good wicket keeper.
• India
27 Dec 06
i think surely sachin should retire as he just playing for money sake .he doesnt have anymore interest for his country ,as he is getting add's from his cricket that's why he is just playing..otherwise he doesnt want to..
@umavarma1 (926)
• India
27 Dec 06
yes he should retire.he is not at all performing well.he should giv a chance to the youngsters
• India
27 Dec 06
no not soearly he has lot 2 do ...moreover he has lot of talent to show
• India
27 Dec 06
yes i think its time of sachin to retired from cricket bcoz he played cricket since 15yrs and instead of being consistent he is being inconsistent that is why i think he should retired from cricket
@dss_raja (427)
• India
27 Dec 06
i think sachin should not retire now. he can go for retirement after world cup.... Right now tendulkar is the only player we can hope for doing something amazing ..... Hats Off to him
@shijith (349)
• India
27 Dec 06
no yaar. not at this point of time. he's still when it comes to International cricket. he's long way to go beyond WC07. sachin will be there till 2010. lets wish him all the best.
@ndraj_2006 (1422)
• India
26 Dec 06
He has lot of cricket in him. I guess he will play the next world cup if he is fit. Indian team needs him not only as a player but, as a coach, guide, support for young cricketer who have just entering the team. they will sure get lot encouragement & support from tendulkar & they will too learn from tendulkar.
@ksridevi (31)
• India
27 Dec 06
I will agree with you in a way i.e., every great cricketer should retire when he is at top of his career. But right now Sachin is not in the best form. So atleast he should play around two or three matches / one days and perform well before declaring retirement. But if he is unable to show his performance then instead of waiting for not selecting by BCCI better retire now is the best option. In the same way for Sourov Ganguly also. Now he got a good chance to perform well and show his best and retire from world cricket.
@hamza123 (981)
• Pakistan
27 Dec 06
yes i think that tendulkar is no longer that great player which he used to be so i thibnk that he should now retire from cricket now..
• India
27 Dec 06
Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar is the best batsmen in today's cricket.He has broken so many records and created some unbeatable records too.He is playing cricket for more than 16 years now.Right now he is not scoring big runs on the field,but we should not forget what all he did for Indian cricket team. His presence itself brings motivation to the rest of the team players. He might consider retirement after the world cup.
@adnan007 (1083)
• India
26 Dec 06
I dont think Sachin Tendulkar should retire now because the world cup is coming up and if he should retire then only after the world cup.