India’s former captain, Sourav Ganguly, has come out in support of Sachin Tendulkar, asking the media to stop criticising him and expressed his desire to see the great batsman score huge runs in the third Test of the four match series against England at Kolkata, which started today.
The 39-year-old cricketer is considered to be one of the finest batsmen in the history of the game, having crossed 34 thousand runs in international cricket during the on-going match at the Eden Gardens. On top of that, the batting-maestro has 100 centuries at the highest stage of the sport.
However, the cricketer from Mumbai has not been in good form since the last 18 months, failing to score a single Test century. After a poor series against New Zealand, managing just 63 runs in the three innings, the legendary batsman is yet to make an impression against the Poms as well.
Some of the analysts have slammed the little-master’s performances, asking for his retirement from the global arena. They quote the example of the former Australian skipper, Ricky Ponting, who has recently called it a day from international cricket.
Ganguly however, feels that Tendulkar has been a great servant of Indian cricket and the critics must also take into account the great batsman’s past performances.
“The retirement of Ricky Ponting does not mean that Tendulkar should also quit. We all hope he goes with his with his head held high. People always look at his negative sides. Nobody talks about his centuries and the wins he has given us,” said the former Indian captain.
The former left-handed batsman admits that Sachin has been in poor form of late but Ganguly is confident that the middle-order batsman can still turn the tables if he gets off to a good start.
Tendulkar’s former teammate added, “It will be important for him to cross the 30-mark. If he gets past the mark, I'm sure he will go on to make it big at the Eden Gardens. Yes, he is 39 plus and is going through a slump in form but we all hope he gets back to runs soon.
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