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?

[vivekpm]

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?

I agree. But even if you consider merit, Sachin deserves a place in the side. Only because he failed in one series, you cannot drop him. If we continue to do this, we will only add up to the pressure on the likes of Sachin and after couple of years probably on Dravid. Do you think any newcomer has yet proved that he can play as consistenty as Sachin has done over the years? After coming back from injury, he has not played consistently, probably he is rusty. Before the operation, he was unconfortable. If you remember the last world-cup, which was probably the last time he was fully fit, he was playing his normal game. Why not give him some more time and see if he can come back to his normal self. If it doesn't work, fall back on Yuvrajs and Kaifs.

Again as mentioned in my first post, all these views come from a die-hard fan.

Cheers,