A lot has been talked about Sachin Tendulkar and the time when the Master Blaster will call it a day. The manner of his dismissals against New Zealand triggered off speculation on his retirement. However Sachin Tendulkar has all along maintained that he would continue to turn out for India as long as he enjoys the game and contributes to the team's cause, says a report in Hindustan Times, adding that and the guiding principle still holds good for master blaster.
Refusing, as usual, to put a date to his retirement, Tendulkar, in an interview to a TV channel, said he was feeling good at the moment. "I will go by what my heart says. At this moment, my heart says I am okay. But you will have to look at series by series. When I play in November, I will reassess things," said Tendulkar.
"It depends on my frame of mind and physical ability to deliver. When I feel that I am not delivering what is needed, I will re-look at the scheme of things," said Tendulkar. How he would reassess in November isn't clear for he would be busy playing a series against England that will run almost until December end.
According to a report in Mail Today, Tendulkar's retirement has been a topic of debate for quite some time now and the batting great said though he does not have any immediate plans, the thought of retirement has been on his mind. He said that taking a decision on retirement after playing the game for close to 23 years will be a hard one and he will go by what his heart says.
“The day I stop playing, I do not want to feel that I did not give it my best shot. The moment of retirement is going to be hard because I haven't experienced anything close to what I might go through when I retire. It depends on what my heart tells me then. I need not take a call right now. When I play in November, I will re-assess things,” he said.
“I am 39 and I don't think I have plenty of cricket left in me. But it depends on my frame of mind and my physical ability to deliver. When I feel that I am not delivering what is needed, I will re-look at the scheme of things. I am already 39 and no one expects me to go on playing forever,' Tendulkar told a private television channel.