Dada Bats For Tendulkar

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Former India captain Sourav Ganguly has backed Sachin Tendulkar to return to form amidst growing calls for retirement, saying that the Master Blaster is ‘by no means finished’ in international cricket.

Ganguly felt that while Tendulkar’s body was slowing down and it may have led to him being bowled three times on the trot in the recent Test series against New Zealand, the Master would hit form soon.

“It’s not the first time he has been bowled. It has happened when he was at his peak. He had then found a way and he is going to do it again. I am sure people’s talk (about his retirement) must have hurt him and he will respond to it,” Ganguly said at the Bombay Gymkhana here on Friday, after delivering the fourth Dilip Sardesai memorial lecture.
Ganguly reckoned Tendulkar would call it a day when he’s on a high. “Having played with him for so long, you got to believe he’s not over. When he goes he will go on a high like it should be for every player and more so for the great man.” He added that Tendulkar should now concentrate on Test cricket more while utilising the limited overs cricket to get into the groove for the longer version whenever possible. “He has in the past used one-day cricket to stay in focus for Tests. But it’s upto him as he knows his game better than others. He’s getting on in years, he’s 39-40. I feel he should concentrate more on Test cricket,” Ganguly said.