Tendulkar did confirm that he was looking forward to playing his 200th
Test in South Africa...
In an exclusive interview to Mail Today in Mumbai on Tuesday,
Tendulkar did confirm that he was looking forward to playing his 200th
Test in South Africa at the end of this year, making it clear that his
white flannels would still be in use till January 2014 at the very
least.
“The South African tour still has some time to go [in December], but it
would be interesting to play the 200th Test. It’s a big number and it
will be a special feeling when I reach there,” said Tendulkar , who has
played 198 Tests for a mind-boggling 15,837 runs since making his debut
in 1989. He retired from One-Day Internationals in December last year,
while his Indian Premier League farewell came on Sunday after Mumbai
Indians won the title.
No man in the 136-year history of Test cricket has managed to play more
matches than the Mumbai maestro, and asked how he felt about the
impending landmark, Tendulkar said: “I am not aware of that feeling
right now. When it comes, I would probably be able to answer that
better.”
However, the first man with 100 international centuries, including 51 in
Tests, clarified that more than the 200-Test mark, what would serve as
incentive for him would be to help India’s cause on the tough tour.
“Whenever we go [as Team India], we go to win. We always focus on doing
well and play to win. That’s the way I look at it. If anything [record]
comes along, it’s a coincidence, which is fine,” he said.
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