Monday, May 21, 2012
From February to April, Bangladesh, India, and Sri Lanka hosted the 2011 World Cup.
Amassing 482 runs at an average of 53.55 including two centuries,
Tendulkar was India's lead run-scorer for the tournament; only Tillakaratne Dilshan of Sri Lanka scored more runs in the 2011 tournament.[95] India defeated Sri Lanka in the final.[96]
Shortly after the victory, Tendulkar commented that "Winning the World
Cup is the proudest moment of my life. ... I couldn't control my tears
of joy."[97]
India were due to tour the West Indies in June, although Tendulkar
chose not to participate. He returned to the squad in July for India's tour of England.[98][99][100]
The injury Tendulkar sustained to his right foot in 2001 flared up and
as a result he was ruled out of the ODI series that followed.[99]
Tendulkar created another record on 8 November 2011 when he became the
first cricketer to score 15,000 runs in Test cricket, during the opening
Test match against the West Indies at the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium in
New Delhi.[101][102]
Throughout the tour there was much hype in the media about whether
Tendulkar would reach his 100th century in international cricket (Test
and ODIs combined). However his highest score in the Tests was 91;
Tendulkar averaged 34.12 in the series as England won 4–0 as they
deposed India as the No. 1 ranked Test side.
Ian Chappell
was not happy with Sachin's performance after India's tour of
Australia. He says that Sachin’s quest for his 100th hundred has proved
to be a hurdle for the entire team and has hampered their performance on
the Tour of Australia. Former India World Cup winning captain and
all-rounder Kapil Dev has also voiced his opinion that Sachin should
have retired from ODI’s after the World Cup. Former Australian fast
bowler, Geoff Lawson, has said that Sachin has the right to decide when
to quit although he adds that Tendulkar should not delay it for too
long.[103]
