cricketfan90 wrote:shankybiggestengfan wrote:cricketfan90 wrote:yh so do i....he stopped playing them after the world cup,
and now suddenly he's really after this 100, he started playing them again give rahane a chance
shanky, you moan at me for not giving reasons, but then all you have done there is facepalmed my comment, without giving any reasons for that...
I don't think that comment deserves much more than a
but let me try anyway.
Tendulkar has played 17 one day matches total in the last three years by my reckoning. He's generally been picky about them, opting to play against the better teams, in meaningful games, or in tougher conditions. That means playing in the World Cup, in South Africa and in Australia. I might add at this point that the rest of the batting hasn't been so hot in South Africa and Australia. With me so far?
1 - He hasn't
'stopped playing them' (your wise words in bold) after the world cup. At no point did he suggest that he was quitting.
2 - He isn't
'suddenly really after this 100'. That's been in the offing a while now. He could've opted to play some garbage home one-dayers if he wished.
3 - His potential replacements haven't set the world on fire away from home. Rahane tailed away after a bright start. Rohit and Raina are finding conditions too hot to handle right now.
4 - In case you haven't noticed, batting has been hard work (rightly so!) all summer. There have been *zero* centuries and *zero* 300 plus scores. There's definitely a bit in it for the bowlers (especially with 2 new balls) in every game and
that 100th isn't a gimme.
In summary, Tendulkar might well be past it for one-dayers, but to suggest that he's suddenly playing these games at the cost of a better player just so that he can get a gimme 100 is ... well ...