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Sachin knows when to retire, says better-half
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ASIANAGE on 17 October, 2008 03:07:43
 
By Sharda Wadhwa
Mumbai
Oct. 17: There were celebrations at the Tendulkar residence in Bandra where
fans gathered near his house to celebrate his breaking Brian Lara’s record of
11,953 Test runs. As he broke the record, there was a huge roar in the locality
followed by bursting of crackers. The usually silent road, then witnessed people
in huge numbers dancing and distributing sweets. Some fans even went to the
nearby temple to express their pleasure at the feat.
Wife Anjali’s phone has not stopped ringing and she was extremely pleased and
relieved after her husband became the highest run-getter in Test cricket. She
felt that pressure had been created by people around him. "Sachin never plays
for records.
"It is everyone else who builds up the pressure, which made him miss the record
in the last Test match. Along with Sachin even I was under a lot of stress till
he surpassed Lara’s record," said Anjali.
She believed that more celebrations would follow once India lifted the
Border-Gavaskar trophy.
"As of now, there are no big celebrations. When we win the Australian series,
we will celebrate with Sachin," Anjali added.
Tendulkar’s children were unable to catch the live telecast of the match as
they are writing their exams. However, they too will celebrate with their father
once he is back home.
Regarding Tendulkar’s thoughts on retirement, Anjali said, "He has played for
two decades. So he knows when to retire. He never talks about hanging up his
boots and is always excited to go out and play. So whenever, he feels that his
time is up, he will definitely call it quits."