NEW DELHI :Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar suggested selectors that they should focus on the players' ability to handle pressure while playing instead of only considering their scorecard of past games, while picking the national team.Master blaster Sachin Tendulkar has given fodder to his critics by suggesting that team selection should not be made just on the basis of scorebooks.During a media interaction at KSCA's Platinum Jubilee Celebrations,Sachin said
"Selection is not about scorebooks".According to him , selection doesn't depend merely on the statistics of a player.He further added these words, "A selector can pickup players who have scored heavily but that does not work out. I have seen players who are exceptionally good at the domestic level not being able to perform as well in international cricket," Tendulkar said.
"When it comes to selection, one has to analyze a player. Even if he fails in a few matches, one needs to see if he has the ability to withstand pressure and execute at the international level," he added.
The timing of the suggestion is not favorable for the ageing cricketer who has been struggling on the national and international arena, despite having a career of records that any budding cricketer would dream of.
The man, who has scored most runs and centuries in the history of the game, is today in the line of fire. He has been under- performing over the last couple of seasons both at home and outside. Not only this, his style of dismissal in recent tournaments has raised serious doubts over his batting technique and also on his 40-year-old reflexes.
Tendulkar's inability to score runs and vulnerability against the weakest opponents, even in the sub-continent, has turned his die-hard fans into strong critics. He has scored just three half-centuries in last 23 innings.He has test match average below 25 runs, in last ten matches.His last Test ton came way two year back in 2011 in South Africa.Under the virtue of such poor performances, the suggestion made by him might backfire and raise question mark on his own presence in the national squad.
