Sachin Tendulkar dismisses reports of retirement

New Delhi: Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar on Saturday dismissed any speculations regarding his retirement from international cricket.According to Zee News, Tendulkar, in an SMS sent to the channel, plainly stated that for the time being he is not considering such thoughts.There were reports in the media claiming that Tendulkar will hang up his boots after reaching 100th ton

Veteran batsman Rahul Dravid had announced his retirement from international cricket on Friday in Chennai post his poor show in Australian tour.Former Indian captain Kapil Dev recently wrote in an article that Tendulkar should have retired from cricket right immediately after India’s World Cup triumph last year. He later said that it was for Tendulkar to take a call on his future.With Dravid’s retirement, speculations were rife whether Tendulkar would be making a similar announcement.

Earlier it was reported as In what will surely bring immense disappointment to cricket fans, legend Sachin Tendulkar is likely to retire from One Day International format after completing his hundredth century. According to BCCI sources. VVS Laxman is also likely to follow suit. However, sources close to the cricketer have denied the news.

Cricket experts have observed that the batting maestro has been looking tired of ODI formats but so far no selector has the courage to tell him to retire from the 50-over format.

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