Cricket fans who seemingly would like to see Sachin Tendulkar bat till he is 80 may still be convinced that he will be around for the 2015 World Cup when he turns 42. It is also being mentioned that if India does not win the World Cup this time that will be an incentive for Tendulkar to stay on and try and achieve the one qualification missing from his CV - a World Cup winner's medal.
And much as he has surprised us all by his recent performances in both Tests and ODIs despite getting on in years and completing 21 years in international cricket and showing that like good wine he gets better with age, it is difficult to believe that Tendulkar will be still around in four year's time whether India wins the title this time or not.
He will be playing in his sixth World Cup equaling Javed Miandad's record (he figured in the first six events from 1975 to 1996 and has a winner's medal to show for his efforts) and like in Tests and ODIs his World Cup figures will be hard to duplicate - he holds the record for most runs (1796), most hundreds (four) along with three others, most runs in a tournament (673), the third wicket partnership record with Rahul Dravid (237 against Kenya in 1999) and with 36 appearances he could be running Ponting with a record 39 matches close when World Cup 2011 ends.
His team members have said that they will do their best so that Tendulkar could retire with that winner's medal hanging in his home in Mumbai. We shall know over the next few weeks.
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