Views about Sachin Controversy

Different point of views from ex-players, most of them are unanimous in their view on the declaration.

Ajit Wadekar - India's most successful captain before Ganguly.

Dravid is a damn good captain; he did extremely well in this match. He rotated the bowlers very well and did not allow the Pakistan batsmen to settle against any particular bowler. I don't think he is vying for the captaincy slot; he is quite happy with Sourav Ganguly as captain. In fact, all the team members seem to be happy with Sourav and the way he captains the side. He has made this Indian side into an aggressive unit.

I think the declaration which denied Sachin Tendulkar a double hundred was just a matter of miscommunication or misunderstanding. I think Tendulkar should not have complained; it was very uncharacteristic of him. He got a little bit frustrated because he was concentrating too much to get those remaining runs for the double century in two or three overs. He is very calculative about how to get runs and in how many overs. So he was concentrating only on that. A little bit of frustration must have come out of that. Otherwise, I don't think he would have got the wickets he got later on.

The best thing is to forget about the incident. This was done in the team's interest and Sachin is the first person to realize it, because he always keeps saying that if his runs are not going to help India win then they are useless. He is the perfect team man.

Javagal Srinath

......... From my experience I can say that some of India's greatest cricket technicians have killed the game defending their personal reputations, forgetting the importance of scoring runs to match the team's objectives.

If Sachin, Sourav, Rahul and Laxman are considered icons by the current generation of cricket lovers, then Virender Sehwag is all set to be the same for the next generation.

The timing of the declaration has caused some confusion in the Indian camp. I know some are waiting to grab this opportunity and will make all efforts to blow this issue out of proportion. True, Sachin expressed his disappointment at missing an important milestone. But he is too great a sport to keep anything in his heart and make it an issue. After all, he belongs to the same team that took the decision.

The message is loud and clear — the team objective is the priority.