Sachin Tendulkar to play ODIs against Pakistan and England

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Sachin Tendulkar is intending to play in the upcoming One-Dayers against arch rivals Pakistan and the subsequent ODI series against England, a television channel claimed. 

The channel claimed that Tendulkar, who was woefully out of form in the recent four-match Test series against England in which he averaged a poor 18.66, had a discussion with chief selector Sandeep Patil over his future. 

The veteran batsman expressed his intentions to play in the ODI series against Pakistan and England and the selectors were willing to go by his plans, the channel said, quoting an unnamed source for the story. 

Tendulkar has not played many ODIs since India's World Cup triumph in April last year. 

The channel said he wants to play in the ODIs to regain form ahead of the high-profile Test series against Australia in February-March next year. 

When contacted by PTI, chief selector Patil said his contract did not permit him to talk to the media on selection issues. 

The channel talked to former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly on Tendulkar's decision to play in the ODIs. 

"I am not surprised with that. It's good for him. If he needs to keep playing at the end of the Australia series, he needs to be in form and ODIs are the best way for him to get in form", Ganguly said. 

"If he needs to continue, he needs to play all formats of the game and not have a start-stop career". 

On the criticism about Tendulkar's form, Ganguly said "critics don't matter. It's what selectors think and BCCI think. Sachin is too big for everyone. What he has achieved is beyond everybody's reach. He has the ability and the right to call the shots", he said. 

"I don't think any selector will ever ask him to retire or drop him. Don't know if it is right or wrong. He will decide whichever way he wants to go", Ganguly said. 

Ganguly said if Tendulkar has decided to play the Test series against Australia, taking part in the ODIs will help him to get back to form. 

"If he has decided to play the Test series against Australia then I think the eight ODIs will help him get back the confidence which is required to get runs. If you score runs you go with much better frame of mind into Test matches. If he does well in the One Dayers it will help him do well in test matches," he pointed out.

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