No one need to tell me when to go: Tendulkar

“I don’t need to prove anything to anyone. I have been around for 19 years and all those 19 years I did not play to prove anything to anyone, not in my first year not in the 10th, 15th or 19th year,” a combative Tendulkar told a press conference after the opening day’s play against Australia.

“What I need to do is to contribute to whatever my team’s requirements are. I’m not here to answer what x,y, and z is writing about me or saying about me. People will say lot of things, not necessarily they are always correct. I don’t take thir opinions seriously,” he said.

“What happens in the dressing room is more imporant. The planning of the captain, coach, manager and other players are much more important. I just focus on that,” he said.

Tendulkar made it clear that though the clamour is growing for the retirement of the senior players in the side, he was in no mood to hang up his boots.

“I’m going to continue obviously, I’m feeling good. As I said, so many things are being said and written and not necessarily those are right. Those are only opinions”, he said.