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InDepth headlines national business sports cricket regional entertainment technology world travel autos health | in-depth coverage > Sachin Tendulkar > Ex-players offer varied solutions for Tendulkar's nervous 90s 23.00 IST 16th Nov 2007 By Agencies 
Is it sheer bad luck or the 'nervous 90s' syndrome which is preventing a batsman as experienced as Sachin Tendulkar from scoring his 42nd ODI century?The master batsman has been dismissed in the 90s as many as seven times this year but former Indian cricketers today insisted that it was only "a prolonged phase of bad luck" and it was just a matter of time before he broke the jinx. For a batsman of his class and calibre, it may appear unthinkable that he should be dismissed in the 90's six times in a span of 19 one-dayers since January this year. Clearly, Tendulkar has to find a solution to break the agonising sequence of 90 plus scores and the suggestions have been varied. While former India Test player and coach Anshuman Gaekwad has advised Tendulkar to "concentrate a little more in the 90s", other former players like Kiran More and Abbas Ali Baig said he should not allow these dismissals to play on his mind. "Definitely, the luck factor comes into play. But the way he got out in Gwalior, I feel there was a slight lapse in concentration. Having played so well, he should not have got out in this fashion," Gaekwad said. "Getting out in the 90s so frequently could have something to do with the lapse in concentration. He has to be a little more careful in the 90s now and concentrate harder," he said. Baig said Tendulkar is in a rather tricky position because he needs to concentrate more but that could make him more conscious at the same time. "I think it all started because of bad luck but now it must be playing on his mind. He needs to concentrate during that phase (in the 90s) but at the same time, he will become more conscious that the century is around the corner," Baig said. Baig said Tendulkar could take a leaf out of Sunil Gavaskar's book as the 'Little Master' never looked at the scoreboard so there was no question of being nervous in the 90s. "Gavaskar did it but it is not possible for everyone to do it. Tendulkar should not see this as a bad omen but just work to get past this hurdle. Once he breaks this jinx, there will be many more centuries from his bat. It is just a case of mind over matter," Baig, who played for India in the 60s, said. Baig said it is not usual for Tendulkar to be out so frequently in the 90s in such a short span of time. "But he is a champion batsman and will overcome this phase. Ultimately it is for him to find the way out." Gaekwad, who himself took a long time to score his maiden Test century, said that these kind of setbacks happen quite often to great cricketers. "It does happen that things don't go your way always. He just has to talk to himself and be a little more determined when he is in the 90s. Concentrate on taking singles and get over that period," he said. "A lapse of concentration occurs when either you are overconfident or you are not concentrating enough. I think it is just a matter of time before he breaks the jinx," he added. More, a former chairman of the selection committee, described Tendulkar's string of dismissals in the 90s as "sheer bad luck" and felt there was nothing wrong with him. "Someone who has scored 78 centuries cannot be nervous in the 90s all of a sudden. It is juts that things are not going his way at the moment," More observed. The former wicketkeeper batsman did not think that there was any lack of concentration on Tendulkar's part or that he was getting out because of an atrocious shot. "Its not that he is getting out to bad shot or because there is some technical glitch in his batting. He concentrates hard whether he is playing the first ball or the 150th ball. I think he should just play his natural game and things will fall in place again," he said. in-depth coverage > Sachin Tendulkar > |
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