Tendulkar living in the present; not thinking of retirement
The batting sensation says he just wants to live in the moment and enjoy the game without thinking too much about retirement.
By PTI |
ADELAIDE: How long will Sachin Tendulkar prolong his illustrious career may be a matter of speculation for experts and fans alike, but the champion batsman says he just "wants to live in the moment" and enjoy the game without thinking too much about retirement.
"To be honest, I haven't thought about it (retirement). Basically, I just want to go out and enjoy the game. I just want to live in the moment, enjoy it all to the best of my ability," Tendulkar said.
The Adelaide Test starting tomorrow will be Tendulkar's 146th but the veteran batsman does not want to think about how long he can go on.
"I don't want to waste my time thinking about when I will stop. I don't want to think about whether I have two, three or even four years left," said Tendulkar at a pre-match dinner hosted by the South Australian Cricket Association at the Adelaide Oval yesterday.
Tendulkar, who began his journey in 1989 as a callow 16-year-old in Pakistan, is already in his 18th year of international cricket.
He holds the record for most runs in one-day cricket - he is only 38 shy of completing 16,000 runs -- besides having scored most centuries and could be on his way to overtake Steve Waugh's world record of 168 Tests.
If Tendulkar indeed goes on for a few more years, he would have played more years of international cricket than some of the biggest names the game has seen, when he calls it a day.
"To be honest, I haven't thought about it (retirement). Basically, I just want to go out and enjoy the game. I just want to live in the moment, enjoy it all to the best of my ability," Tendulkar said.
The Adelaide Test starting tomorrow will be Tendulkar's 146th but the veteran batsman does not want to think about how long he can go on.
"I don't want to waste my time thinking about when I will stop. I don't want to think about whether I have two, three or even four years left," said Tendulkar at a pre-match dinner hosted by the South Australian Cricket Association at the Adelaide Oval yesterday.
Tendulkar, who began his journey in 1989 as a callow 16-year-old in Pakistan, is already in his 18th year of international cricket.
He holds the record for most runs in one-day cricket - he is only 38 shy of completing 16,000 runs -- besides having scored most centuries and could be on his way to overtake Steve Waugh's world record of 168 Tests.
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If Tendulkar indeed goes on for a few more years, he would have played more years of international cricket than some of the biggest names the game has seen, when he calls it a day.
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