{"id":17569,"date":"2013-10-12T14:31:37","date_gmt":"2013-10-12T14:31:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=17569"},"modified":"2013-10-12T14:31:37","modified_gmt":"2013-10-12T14:31:37","slug":"i-knew-it-was-coming-but-i-am-quite-happy-for-sachin-tendulkar-ms-dhoni","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=17569","title":{"rendered":"I knew it was coming but I am quite happy for Sachin Tendulkar: MS Dhoni"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\" size=\"4\">Though disappointed that Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar is just just two Tests away from quitting international cricket, Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Saturday said he is happy as well to see the celebrated veteran go out on his own terms.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\" size=\"4\"><br \/>According to a report in <strong>The Hindu,<\/strong> Tendulkar, 40, is expected to play his 199th and landmark 200th Test match against the West Indies next month and the matches are scheduled for November 6-10 and 14-18. He would then bid adieu to cricket as the holder of a plethora of world records, including the only batsman to score 100 international hundreds.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201c<span style=\"font-size: medium;\" size=\"4\">I knew it (retirement) was coming, I am quite happy for him, for the kind of illustrious career he has had, for the time he was at the top throughout his career. For 23 years or so he was always at the top,\u201d said Dhoni at the mandatory pre-match press conference in Pune ahead of Sunday\u2019s first ODI against Australia.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\" size=\"4\"><br \/>According to a report in <strong>Deccan Chronicle,<\/strong> Dhoni said, \u201cHe had to carry the expectations of so many Indians At times the Indian fans set very high level of expectations. To bear with all of that and to come up with the performances that he came up with is fantastic.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201c<span style=\"font-size: medium;\" size=\"4\">I think at the moment we would rather enjoy the two Test matches to the fullest. It will give me an opportunity to see a house full Test match I have seen big crowds coming in. But it\u2019s one chance I will see a houseful crowd hopefully in both the venues and if I am not able to then in the next 25-30 years I don\u2019t think I will see a houseful Test match,\u201d Dhoni added.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\" size=\"4\"><br \/>Meanwhile the <strong>DNA<\/strong> reports that Dhoni lauded the way Tendulkar, who made his Test debut at the age of 16 against Pakistan in 1989, shouldered the burden of expectations right through his glittering career.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201c<span style=\"font-size: medium;\" size=\"4\">&#8230;when you are top batsman for your side for a considerable period of time, everyone scrutinises your performance, when you score or not score runs,\u201d Dhoni said.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Though disappointed that Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar is just just two Tests away from quitting international cricket, Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Saturday said he is happy as well to see the celebrated veteran go out on his own terms. 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