“I am not god, I am Sachin Tendulkar” – said the iconic Indian cricketer who watched in dejection as his 100th international century, which he described as the “toughest” of his career, was overshadowed by the team’s shock loss to Bangladesh in an Asia Cup match here.“I am not God. I am Sachin Tendulkar,” said the 38-year-old right-hander after India lost by five wickets despite posting 289 on board.“Yes, I have to be honest. I am human and I have emotions so I was frustrated. It does play on your mind,” Tendulkar told reporters at the post-match press conference.It took him 36 balls to go from 80 to 100 last night and his 114-run knock came off 147 deliveries in all but the veteran insisted that personal milestone was the last thing on his mind.“The hundred was not the only thing on my mind. I was thinking about getting a good total for the team. When I looked at the scoreboard, I was looking at the run-rate and what we needed to do; I was avoiding looking at my personal score,” he said.Tendulkar, who endured a year-long wait to reach the 100th century, said the delay made him realise the value of a century and admitted that his patience was tested."After scoring 99 tons you are made to realise the value of a hundred. It’s not easy, it was a testing period, but there were many people who helped me.“There are opinions, some for some against. I don’t read them, I have a job to do. Ups and downs are a part of life, there is no person who has not experienced it, and they teach you a lot in life,” he said.
Re: I am not god, I am Sachin Tendulkar,Selfish to retire when on top of your game
Selfish to retire when on top of your game: Sachin
My belief is that if I feel I can contribute, I am mentally there where I feel I am bringing value to the team then I should be playing. It's a very selfish thought that when you are at the top you should retire," Tendulkar told Times Now.
When you are at the top, you should serve the nation. When I feel I am not in a frame of mind to contribute to the nation, that's when I should retire not when somebody says. That's a selfish statement that one should retire on top," he explained.
Re: I am not god, I am Sachin Tendulkar,Selfish to retire when on top of your game
yaar..selfish to do tuktuk on bangla bowling. if you hit something good in todays game, maybe that'll prove you are still on top of the game.. varna retirement is here pal..
Re: I am not god, I am Sachin Tendulkar,Selfish to retire when on top of your game
yaar..selfish to do tuktuk on bangla bowling. if you hit something good in todays game, maybe that'll prove you are still on top of the game.. varna retirement is here pal..
lolz
who will replace sachin then,look how india is loosing now when sachin is not delivering,that's how we lost all the matches in australia tour.
Re: I am not god, I am Sachin Tendulkar,Selfish to retire when on top of your game
I appreciate the "i am not god.. and selfish to retire when playing well".. I dont think he should retire.. he has been playig very well for a few years except the last few months.
But the bit about "I was not looking at my score, I was looking to get a good total and looking at our runrate" is frankly.. BS..36 balls to go from 80-100 for a set batsman on a subcontinent pitch vs BD IS selfish, he was obviously focused at his personal milestone at that point. Even the stupid commentators said right after he got the 100 "well now we can expect him to be more aggressive".. or something to that effect.
It's not just SRT.. many players are guilty of this behaviour and I DO NOT understand why so many people including commentators think it's okay.