Nobody is bigger than the game: Sachin

Even after scoring more than 25,000 runs and 80 centuries in the international cricket, batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar feels that nobody is bigger than the game. ''If you start feeling that you are bigger than cricket, sooner comes the fall. ''No, never no body is bigger than game. When I started learning from my coach Ramakant Achrekar, I was told clearly by him that not only I should respect the game, I should worship cricket also and than only cricket will take care of me. I still believe in that,'' Tendulkar told 'Aaj Tak'.

Speaking about his retirement plan, Sachin said,''I am not at all thinking about retirement. And if I feel like calling it a day, I will tell the world straight. There is nothing to hide and negative when you do that.'' 

Tendulkar, who had already played in the five World Cups, however, did not make any comment when asked whether he would be there to serve India in the 2011 World Cup to be held in the sub-continent.

''Every cricketer wants to be a part of a World Cup winning team. Same is the thing with me. If I get a chance to be part of a world cup winning team it will be a great thing for me,'' he added. 

The 35-year-old Tendulkar said he will miss Sourav Ganguly and Anil Kumble with whom he shared an amazing level of understanding.

''I used to talk with Ganguly in Bengali. How correct was my language I don't know. But we had great time both on the field and off the field. While batting we both understood each other better and talking to each other.

''Similarly with Kumble I have spent a lot of time. He has played for the country for 18 long years. One can't become Ganguly or Kumble overnight; it takes years of perseverance to reach that level. Surely I will miss both of them,'' he said.