I am not a cricketer or cricketing expert as you guys seem to be, but i am a fan and I do have my own views on Sachin. I simply havent enjoyed watching Sachin after 2003, when he is longer the force he was. His test record is not at all as good as was meant to be, all his test records are soon going to be dust very soon and his tremendous ODI records too, though that will take a longer time, of course I still believe he deserves his place in the Indian side, and I hope he gets a wonderful parting gift of winning WC, but honestly looking at our poor bowling i dont think we can win the WC. I think Sachin would have been better off if he had been born as an Australian or if he had taken up some individual sport. I never am a hero worshipper and never will be. As a parting shot I hope I am wrong about Sachin being a spent force. I hope he proves me wrong. I will keep my fingers crossed :)