Whether it is the BCCI which forced him or that Dada himself has decided to quit, GOOD FOR HIM. As he rightly said in a press conference, if a player knows how to play he should also know when to quit. Our country desperately needs better players. The above statement is definitely not to disparage the bengal tiger's abilities. One should always remember that, as long as sports is concerned, an experienced player shouldn't be a player anymore. Instead he should be the coach and let young people in, because our country lacks in both(if not why would we have Kirsten as the coach???).
Whatever he turns out to be outside the 22 yard surface, those red-letter matches displaying dada's skillful lofty shots over the floodlights would always be persistent in everyone's heart.
Adieu!
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