No one should tell me when to retire: Sachin Tendulkar

TNN

New Delhi, 25 Mar 2012: Indian iconic batsman Sachin Tendulkar on Sunday said that no one should tell him when to retire. "I will play till I have the desire," the master blaster said.

 

Tendulkar, who said he was madly in love with cricket, said he had fulfilled two dreams -- to win the World Cup and score 100 centuries.

 

"When I reached my 100th 100, I looked at my bat and looked at the sky and asked god what wrong did I do, why did it take so long," said Tendulkar.

 

The batting legend expressed that he would like an Indian cricketer to break his record of 100 international centuries. "If someone breaks my 100th 100 record I hope he is an Indian," Tendulkar said in a press conference in Mumbai.

 

However, Tendulkar also said that dressing room discussions should not have come out. He also spoke on the topic of rotation policy, saying it was used in Australia because there were many players with borderline injuries.

 

When asked about being named in Don Bradman’s all-time Test XI, Sachin Tendulkar said it was the biggest compliment.

 

"I play for the team not for my personal records", said Tendulkar.