maybe, plenty of other players haven't suffered as much though and have played as much cricket.sideshowtim said:The Indian Cricket Board need to take a good, long hard look at themselves. Tendulkar's injuries have been a result of him playing way too many games in such a short period of time. All in the face of making more money.
age_master said:maybe, plenty of other players haven't suffered as much though and have played as much cricket.
Which is more to the point, really; Tendy has been playing for so long that physical decline is going to happen and you'd be hard-pressed to find someone who played for 16 years, regardless of playing intensity, who DOESN'T display injuries like Sachin has.
True, but then the others haven't been playing international cricket for sixteen years.
I doubt it. Players physical well-beaing is looked after better these days. Players miss games with small injuries these days, unlike the bad old days when you'd the ludicrous situation of someone like Jeff Thomson playing his first Test with a broken foot. Ricky Ponting has played 100 Tests in less than 10 years of Test cricket (being dropped a couple of times along the way) and he's at his peak. Guys like Ponting and the much older guys still playing Test cricket in the Aussie team and doing well is a testament to their training. As I said above, Sachin starting so young coupled with a heavy (but no heavier than anyone else) workload, more than scheduling, has probably been a big factor in his physical decline.Anyway, less games for players please otherwise we'll be having this happen to the superstars of our games more often.
Beg your pardon.Nishant said:Tendulkar rules himself out of the west indies tour and still is not sure abt his future.
i say he'll play in the WC and den retire!
Jono said:Sachin
Looking like he'll retire from ODIs after the WC.
Why? Everyone has to go sometime and all three can definitely be said to have showed the world pretty much everything they've got.Chuck Lara in there and it'll be even more tragic.
I think its just natural to feel emotionally attached to the players you grew up admiring. I know I was sad when Richie Richardson left the scene, not because I loved him as a batsman, but because I was always fascinated by his awesome hat he'd wear while batting.
Probably chuck in McGrath, Gilchrist (ODIs at the very least) and a few others.Top_Cat said:Why? Everyone has to go sometime and all three can definitely be said to have showed the world pretty much everything they've got.
Me, I'm looking forward to seeing who emerges out of their shadows once they're gone.
isn't aa sorta forever???silentstriker said:What a mass exodus this will be......
So many all time greats going...and to fill their shoes, we have......a resurgent AA.