Tendulkar puts an end to rumours about his ODI career

SYED FAHAD AHMED

KARACHI: Indian batting sensation Sachin Tendulkar put an end to speculations of his future in one-day cricket saying he had no plans to retire as long as he was enjoying the game.

Tendulkar told CNN-IBN, “It’s not about what XYZ thinks, it’s about what I feel and I feel as long as I am enjoying and I feel like being part of it, I’ll continue (playing one-day cricket).”

“I think it (referring to the speculations over his retirement) has been going on since 2006. It’s been six years now. I am enjoying cricket and as long as I am passionate about cricket it makes sense being part of team sport,” he added.

Talking about his cricket career he said, “I felt I should not be part of T20 squad because the team did well. When I get that feeling in one-day cricket maybe I would take that decision, when I feel like taking that decision (to quit one-day cricket) I will take that. I don’t want the rest of the guys to take that decision for me.”

Rumours of his retirement started when the 39-year old batsman, recently opted out of India’s upcoming tour of Sri Lanka for a one-day series and a T20 match.

The one-day series in Sri Lanka starts in Hambantota on July 21 while the Twenty20 match will be played on August 7.

The master batsmen had only skipped India’s tour of Sri Lanka to spend some time with his family.