Click to play videoSachin Tendulkar and Sunil Gavaskar are among an elite group of men who know what its like to hold the world record for most Test runs. And now for the first time, the two legends reflect on their feats and the road ahead.
They sat down with Editor-in-Chief Rajdeep Sardesai in a CNN-IBN world exclusive.
Rajdeep Sardesai: What is the one piece of advice you would like to give Sachin Tendulkar today, if there is anything? I am sure you gave him when he was 15 or 16, when you first saw him but today after he has scored 12,000 runs would you want to set more targets for him?
Sunil Gavaskar: I think I did that four years ago but I am not going to do that. I won't advice him but want to make a plea, 'Please regain the World Cup for us in 2011.'
Rajdeep Sardesai: You are putting pressure on him!
Sunil Gavaskar: If this is pressure then just imagine the pressure he is under otherwise.
Rajdeep Sardesai: Do you believe that he is still fit enough?
Sunil Gavaskar: Yes, of course he is.
Rajdeep Sardesai: Are you one of those who believe that age should not be a factor or in fact, a batsman gets better with age?
Sunil Gavaskar: Yes, a batsman get better with age.
Rajdeep Sardesai: So he can certainly play World Cup 2011?
Sunil Gavaskar: Yes, it is only a couple of years away.
Rajdeep Sardesai: Sachin, is that a goal? Is that a goal left?
Sachin Tendulkar: It has always been a dream because that is the ultimate thing that you can get for your country.
Rajdeep Sardesai: Is that the one thing perhaps that is missing from this fantastic career?
Sachin Tendulkar: We came so close to it in 2003 and it is by far the best World Cup that I have played and has been a part of. We came so close to it but I think in the finals we just tried too hard to get the Cup back home.
(Catch the world exclusive with Sachin Tendulkar and Sunil Gavaskar in conversation with Rajdeep Sardesai on Friday October 24, 2000 hrs)
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