A last hurrah for Sachin?

November 15, 2013 14:26

He is on the wrong side of 40 now, well past his sporting prime. He has played at the highest level for a quarter of a century but his competitive form has slipped over the last two or three years.

He was once the best in the world; today even the uninformed fan can name half a dozen players who rank higher.

The tawdry, politically-riven governing body of his sport has done him the service of organizing a home series for what is likely to be his last great contest.

His contemporaries, mostly retired now, are respectful (as who wouldn't be, given his extraordinary achievements and the length of his reign at the top) but they are increasingly willing to say that his time is up, that in this new era younger men ought to carry the torch.

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