Is The Genius In Sachin Tendulkar Fading Away???? Lets Debate, A debate on Sachin's current form and career length. Options

[vishwa88]

Hello Everybody.........am back with a new topic

SACHIN TENDULKAR


There has already been a lot talked about sachin's form for the past year or so in the tests and the ODIs. The real essence of it is "ARE WE SEEING THE FINAL STAGES OF SACHIN'S CAREER ???"

His batting has definitely changed, no question about it. It attributes to his maturity as a individual and as a cricketer. But the way he got out in the tests against PAK, somehow i feel it suggests something else. He was all over the place yesterday when he got out to Mohammed Asif and didnt move his feet as quickly as he should have in the first innings when bowled by Abdur Razzaq.

I was watching the 2nd inning of Karachi Test yesterday. A couple of commentators includig Rameez Raza were convinced that he looked set for the big innings. The way he belted Shoaib Akthar for a pull and a backfoot square drive suggested that he was at it. Finally he misjugded the bounce and was castled. With this, some cricket writers are already saying he has played his last innings in PAK.

Seeing all this I get a feeling he has lost the sting in his belly. His commitment to the team is unquestionable, I do not deny that. He is a champion cricketer and he needs a challenge to perform. With the INDIAN team, as we can see, is no longer dependending on the "TENDULKAR FACTOR" to perform, I feel it has affected his approach and contributions to the team.

With all this said lets get your views.

"IS THIS THE DUSK OF THE SACHIN ERA????"......THE DEBATE IS ON

[Mandrake]

Correct Vivek, we over-do everything.

The point is, if every guy is selected on merit and current form, the same should be applied to SRT too. Why is he being picked on past glory?

[vishwa88]

Correct Vivek, we over-do everything.

The point is, if every guy is selected on merit and current form, the same should be applied to SRT too. Why is he being picked on past glory?

Thanks for the replies and the responses.

Coming to the point Mr. Mandrake, If sachin is just another cricketer a decision can be taken, as u have said, based on current form. There were a long number of years when

INDIAN CRICKET = SACHIN RAMESH TENDULKAR.

Right from the day he scored his third century at perth, he has been carrying the whole nation on his shoulders. He has played withstanding enormous pressure to perform. The problem has been the expectations on him. This expectation is still the same, even now he is blamed because he is expected to perform. Had he lived to our expectations he would have scored around 200 international centuries. Only low point is his performances have not won us a series abroad.

No selector or a BCCI official would even dare to think of dropping sachin based on his current form. His services to the game of cricket and Indian cricket is enormous. I havent seen the Don play, but I am very fortunate to see this man - Sachin. He is one (hu)man who is capable of anything in batting. Let alone the players who are up against him, I have read even the bookmakers wont fix the odds until sachin is out.

Your argument please.......