Reaction to Sachin Tendulkar’s retirement from one-day internationals on Sunday:
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“I’m not surprised by his decision. He has done what he thought was right. I don’t think there was any pressure of selectors on him. It is his decision. No one can drop him.” – Former India captain Sourav Ganguly.
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“I’m surprised by his move but he is leaving ODI cricket on a high. I am sure he will want to leave on a high in Test cricket also. He will be looking forward to a good Test series against Australia.” – Former captain Krishnamachari Srikkanth, under whom Tendulkar debuted against Pakistan in 1989.
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“If he is continuing with international cricket then he should have continued with ODIs also. We play almost 25 ODIs in a season. It is very important to keep playing international cricket. In ODIs, he opens the innings and plays the full innings so he gets used to international bowling. I am surprised he opted out of ODIs.” – Former India captain Dilip Vengsarkar.
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“When you’ve played 23 years of international cricket, a time comes when ODIs don’t excite you anymore as you have achieved everything that you possibly could have. Sachin has also won the World Cup, therefore his decision is understandable.” – Former Pakistan captain Ramiz Raja.
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“I think he has obliged Indian cricket by retiring. The god has ultimately decided. Everybody was talking about his retirement. The selectors didn’t take a call. I think he was also tired of the selectors not taking a call. I’m very happy that he has ultimately taken a decision at the right time.” – Former India allrounder Kirti Azad.
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“463 matches, 23 yrs, 18426 runs ! These numbers nobody else will be able to come close to. Salute salute salute to Sachin. Sachin tendulkar a grt batsman .grt human being. a grt frnd.grt man 2 look up 2. proud indian. Real son of india. I salute u nd luv u.” – India offspinner Harbhajan Singh on Twitter.
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“Conclusion of a sterling ODI career from a wonderful batsman. Congrats Sachin Tendulkar.” – South Africa batsman Hashim Amla on Twitter.