Sunday, March 24, 2013

When does one retire?

Getting the timing of retirement for any sports personality is critical- it inks the legend forever! In Cricket, timing has mattered a lot to legacy. Don retiring with the infamous duck to leave his test average tantalizingly short of a 100, Gavaskar retiring with one of his finest innings of 96 in a lost effort against Pakistan, Steve Waugh retiring against India- those have all been momentous occasions.
Sachin, on the other hand, seems to be struggling with this.
There are several reasons.
One- he has played for India for well over 23 years, thats almost two thirds of his life. He doesnt know anything else.
Two- the uniqueness of the records- be it a 100 hundreds or 200 tests might be an incentive.
Three- there was still unfinished business after the World Cup, like beating Australia and SA on a more consistent basis.
But the moment is gone.
His retirement from one day cricket was done over Christmas, no real splashes there.
There is the new generation that is ready to take over- Kohli, Pujara, possibly Dhawan, Jadeja- move over Little Master. The old order changeth yielding place to new!

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