Former Indian cricket team coach John Wright said that it should be Sachin who should decide on his future, says a report in The Hindu.
“Sachin is a champion player and has been playing for more than 20 years now. He has been in similar situations many times before too. And, still in a position to play in any format of the game,” he said.
“Naturally, the issue of retirement crops up when you enter the late 30s in the career. Personally, when in India I know I have to face this question too,” he added.
“I am really optimistic of Sachin scoring a century or even a double century. For, I am sure he should be acutely motivated to have a go at the Englishmen and the Australians later this year,” Wright said.
On the upcoming India-England series, Wright said, “The Indians have a reason to play for after the disappointing tour to England last summer. Apparently, they have decided to deny the chance for the English batsmen to have a look at the spinners. And, they should also have had a very good idea on who should be playing.”
On the struggling Indian opener Virender Sehwag, Wright said, “Well, I have a soft spot for him always. He is an exciting and world-class player and capable of coming good on any given day. Remember his imposing record in the first innings of a match and has the ability to rise to the occasion.”
Meanwhile, The Times of India reports Wright saying that he was not in favour of having different Indian captains for different formats.
"Specialisation is a good thing but if the current captain is good enough to play all the formats, then I do not think there is a need for a having different captains," Wright said.
"Though such an idea has been implemented successfully before, including in India, I believe having a single captain makes things simpler," he added.
"I am a traditionalist, a bit too old fashioned. I like Test matches being played during the day. I think they have done this to attract wider viewership but I do not like the idea. Maybe I am behind times," said Wright.