The legend of cricket after two years of his retirement from Cricket, he started giving advices to the team to improve their skill.
"Yeah, it has been moving in good direction. I definitely feel we need to play better cricket and there is room for improvement. As long as there is drive, things will be on track," Tendulkar said in an interview published in latest edition of The Week magazine. "You cannot lose focus as the whole country is watching you. To meet these expectations or to get close to meeting them, you need a lot of commitment."
"No, I don't think so. The Indian Premier League has helped. Earlier, the players (foreigners) did not get enough time to play in India. Now, the top four to five players, or more, from each country are part of the IPL. The coaches are also spending a lot of time in India and they are adapting to Indian conditions. We won Tests in Durban and Perth. Does that mean that South Africans and Australians are poor players of pace?" he asked.
When asked about his life after retirement he said, "At first, things were about achieving targets, winning matches and doing what the team required me to do. It was exciting. The second half of my life, the second innings is all about satisfaction. I want to be able to do something for the less privileged. I have been able to do so to a certain extent and I felt extremely satisfied."
When the 42-year-old was asked about his detachment from cricket he said, "No, there is no detachment from cricket. I will always be in love with the game. I cannot say that I sit and watch all the matches regularly but I do try and follow them when I get time. If there is an exciting session, I will watch. When I am at home, Arjun and Anjali sit with me and having played, I know what is going to happen.There is the excitement of what is in store, when the batsman is going to attack, what are the areas he is looking to attack and where the bowler is going bowl. I share these things with them. The level of involvement is difficult to bring back as I am no longer an active cricketer but having been one, there is always involvement.”
