India captain MS Dhoni knew Sachin Tendulkars retirement was coming and has lauded the batsman for delivering in the face of huge expectations for more than two decades. Tendulkar, 40, will play his farewell series against West Indies at home next month, with his last and 200th Test likely to be staged in his hometown Mumbai. I knew it (retirement) was coming, Dhoni said in Pune, ahead of the first ODI against Australia. 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.
Posted on: Fri, 01 Nov 2013 05:36:54 +0000