Tendulkar, expressed his anguish, saying ''Paani sar se ooncha ho gaya hai (Things have gone a bit too far to keep quiet). I've given my heart and my soul for 17 years. No coach had mentioned even in passing that my attitude was not correct.'' The news spread like wild fire and did not too long to reach the shores of the Caribbean.

• Tendulkar took head bath (Paani sar se ooncha ho gaya hai ) on match days with Bangladesh and Srilanka.Short Tendlya drowned himself in water with head bath which made him bloat and with puffed stomach he cannot be at crease for longer time on two crucial games.17 years and this is first time it happened to him.Sorry blaster not every one knows the reasons as you often don't speak to media.

• Tendulkar should have taken this (Chappel's) in dressing room.Oh Sidhu Tendlya was in a hurry and was not able to wash his head and cure the bloat as Sehwag, Uthappa had similar diarrhea problems that made them run back to pavillion in Bangla match.

• There has never been a doubt on his integrity, his credibility. He never gets into trouble with head bath or diarrhea.There won't be a single day when Sachin Tendulkar's hair has changed.
• I am actually happy to see Tendulkar come out with that head bath and speak as well.
  

"He said there has been a lot of speculation and the focus on the Indian cricket team per se has increased now with more television channels than two years ago when John Wright was the coach."

1. Chappel style created insecurity among the players
2. Focus on the Indian cricket team per se has increased now with more television channels than two years ago
3. Ian Chappell knows nothing about Indian cricket
4. We tend to give too much importance to players from outside. Like when we say that we don't have a (Shane) Warne, (Muttiah) Muralitharan or (Wasim) Akram in the team, we forget that these guys are not the ones who will win us matches. We need to support our players for that.We do not have world class players.
   
5. Rubbished suggestions that Tendulkar's age had made him more of a liability for the team in term of fitness.SO Tendulkar's age is the reason.
   

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His 17 plus years cricket career has so many records as his other team colleagues ( remember 'team India' tigers on paper) but not to underestimate his contributions to India and definitely finding a replacement bowler for Kumble ODI team for India will be a difficult task.

Some of his best records : (Courtesy : Kumble Wiki )

• Took his first 50 Test wickets in just 10 Test matches, the fastest an Indian bowler had achieved the milestone.
• The second fastest Indian bowler to reach 100 Test wickets (in 21 Test matches),
• Took 6 wickets for 12 runs in an ODI against the West Indies at Calcutta, a new record for best bowling figures by an Indian, one that has remained unbeaten for 10 years.
• One of only two bowlers ever (the other being Jim Laker of England) to have taken all 10 wickets in a Test innings. Kumble achieved this against Pakistan in the second Test played in New Delhi, India between 4 February and 8 February 1999, although by failing to dismiss Pakistan's Waqar Younis in either innings, he missed out on the achievement of dismissing all 11 batsmen in a Test match.
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• 270 ODI's , 334 wickets
  

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