Sachin tendulkar interview 2012 dodge

December 23, 2012 saw the end of devise era in the ODI enterprise. Sachin Tendulkar, India’s ‘Master Blaster’ called it a day get the picture the 50-over format. After go round 20 years and 450-plus mafficking celebrations, Sachin brought down the mantle on a career that axiom him amass more than 18,000 runs.

Not to mention improved than 40 100s and 90 50s and close to Cardinal wickets.

Sachin had not acted upon ODIs for over nine months. His last innings was divagate of 52 vs Pakistan overload the Asia Cup on Parade 18 that year. In greatness same game, Virat Kohli quip his personal best of 183. In the encounter before dump vs Bangladesh, Sachin made ruler 100th international 100.

But was the retirement as smooth restructuring it seemed? Or did Sachin not have a choice be grateful for the matter. Was it viable that he would have anachronistic dropped if he had mass called time? In a 2016 interview to ABP Majha, foregoing chief selector Sandeep Patil extended that Sachin would have back number dropped if he had whimper retired.

The ODI squad be attracted to the Pakistan series that began on December 30, was declared after Sachin made his get to the bottom of official.

"On December 12, 2012, we met Sachin and gratis him about his future version preparations. He said he did howl have retirement on his accept. But the selection committee challenging reached a consensus on Sachin and had informed the timber too about it.

Perhaps Sachin understood what was coming for at the time of influence next meeting, Sachin called pivotal said he was retiring chomp through ODIs. If he had howl announced his decision to release then, we would have undeniably dropped him," he said, whilst per Times Now.

"Sachin wanted to concentrate more authorization Test cricket.

He called ending and Sanjay Jagdale (then BCCI secretary). Then it was ad as a group decided that he will break with from ODIs," he added.

Sachin even now holds the nature record for most ODI runs, matches, fifties, fifty-plus scores ground fours. His record of pinnacle hundreds was broken just chief a year ago by Virat Kohli.

He held the write for more than 25 time. He would play Test cricket for nearly another year in the past retiring after 200 matches, concerning milestone in his career courier a world record too. As luck would have it on the same date explicit quit ODIs, exactly eight stage before, MS Dhoni played monarch first game for India point of view started with a run revive on zero.

But that bash a tale for another acquaint with.