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Tendulkar, who has scored 191 runs from eight innings so far, said he was hitting the ball well and his confidence level has not gone down.
"I scored in the 30s twice against Sri Lanka and 40-odd against Australia. I failed only in the last three innings. It is a case of too may brains working over my form," he said after hitting a sizzling 54-ball 63 in India's seven-wicket victory over Sri Lanka on Tuesday.
"I am all right and hitting the ball well. I am confident and the team is confident. The normal tendency is people get carried away because of more expectations. People should not react more than what is necessary," he added.
Tuesday's win ensures that India face Australia in the best of three finals starting in Sydney on March 2 and Tendulkar emphasised the need for the top order to fire if they have to turn the tables against the world champions.
The top order has been the Achilles' heel for India, largely annulling the fine show by the young bowlers so far in the series.
"We have to ensure that we do not lose early wickets against Australia. Only then we have a chance to beat them. We have to plan our strategies for the finals. Brett Lee has been bowling well, I think we have to work out how to tackle him."

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Every team has one or two match winners. Also some teams have match losers whose main contribution is the lack of performance leading to the team's defeat. Sachin, Sreesanth, and of late Yuvi belong to the latter category. Look at the matches they played and the results! Sree has a mouth bigger than his talent and performance! Yuvi and Sachin have talent but of late no performance. It is better that they let their bat talk. We are not interested in their blabberings!
Sachin always says he plays for the country. What about other players? Are they playing for the opposition? He simply plays for the money. If not, with the money he has already made, he could appear for India at no fee (may be he could just accept the airfare, hotel and expenses). Let him do that. Then I would believe him. Otherwise he is a greedy, overpaid, under-performing, big mouth, destroying the career of some very talented young Indians!
Sachin still says he is not worried about his form. I think it is high time for him to be in the sixteen for ODI and his participation in the tours should be limited to carry drinks to the youngsters and give them pep talk.He should be graceful to hang his shoes and forget his insistance that he would play next World Cup. He is a part of history.Everything good also comes to end. My advise to him is l"give place to youngsters instead of using your past glory to kill the youngtsers"Best wishes
Sachin is happy with his low scores and a 50 in 20 matches but he don't care if we are loosing big matches when the opposition scores 300 plus.Mr sachin you can't win the matches with your stupid 2 runs while chasing 300 plus even though you just play for records you never was a match winner.Atleast now try to play for country to win the match. You keep on doing same mistakes even after getting out on LBW for several times.If you are not playing for country thrn get out of the team why you are putting millions of cricket fans in tense by getting out in first over.He should shame by your self instead of defending your self.WHy don't you leave the team before you are kicked out of the team so that you can make crores of rupees full time on commercial. Oh I am sorry you won't get commercial if you are out of the team so now I can understand why you are in team.
Sachin seems to be OK with a 20 odd average in the ODI series. You score a 63 after seven failures and defend your place in the side. what wrong has Dravid, Laxman and Sourav done? Sachin should exit gracefully, unless he wants to be uncerimoniously dropped, which I dont think is far away. Unless ofcourse Pawar interferes or Vengsarkar favours!!! Cricket lovers across the world salute you Sachin..but you must know when to get out...that is from the game!!!
Hi Sachin Why are you so greedy. Retire with some dignity and give youngesters a chance. We are sick of seeing you bat aganist Tier 2 teams and duck to the best teams.
I totally agree with you and I want to appreciate you for speaking truth.You just said the word from the millions of the fans.
Hi Sachin! You have had a terrible tour of Australia in the one-dayers. Your mouth is as wide as your bat is. You are a great BUNNY to Brett Lee. All brains (except yours) is working on your lack of form. Let us see how you face Brett Lee in the finals! I think you must be shit scared as usual! Good luck anyway for the sake of the Indian team which I love!
Oops I forgot to remind Sachin to shake head when while he is walking back.
That ok Sachin, still you are enjoying cricket...right. Drink lots of Pepsi and get rid of your monkey face from the team.
Geeze you Indians have short memories. Tendulkar is still a match winner on his day, He USED to command the utmost respect in Australia (until he tried to get the tour called off because of his support for the liar harbhajan)still, I can't believe how many of you are calling for him to retire.
TODAY'S MATCH WAS FIXED BY THE BCCI TO BRIGHTEN UP THE IMAGE OF SACHIN AND ALSO TO GET INTO THE FINAL. IF HE TRULY LOVE INDIAN CRICKET HE SHOULD RETIRE NOW. PERHAPS GREED HAS NO LIMITS
RETIRE GRACEFULLY. U HAVE MADE ENOUGH MONEY FOR 100S OF YOUR GENERATIONS.
HE HAS HAD HIS DAYS
I did not see Sachin complain when the same "too many brains" were pouring accolades and compliments during his career especially during the early part. Players of today are pampered with too much money and so want to be handled with soft hands. This is absurd. If one can take accolades, they should be ready to take criticism. Yes, Sachin is a great player but of later his greatness has not helped in time of need. Yesterday's innings was better but not under great pressure. They had defend only 180 runs on good batting pitch. He being a great batsman should show his batting quality when the team is under greate pressure (i.e. say chasing a target of 319 runs the other day). That is what great batsman. He used to be one but too many years of cricket since early age is catching up to him as well as the other teams have tapes/plan on how to bowl to him
This only shows the arrogance, not expected of from him, of the man.
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tendu should excuse himself from finals with the pretext of backache so that india win the finals
he will be out below 10 runs and we will loose finals aganist ausies.his low scroring always has demorolising effect on youngstrs.
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