Tendulkar dismisses retirement talks

Champion batsman Sachin Tendulkar today appeared to dismiss any chance of an early retirement from international cricket.

When a scribe asked him about his retirement plans at a press conference here, Tendulkar shot back "I think you got to be in some other press conference." 

Plagued by injuries in recent times, Tendulkar skipped the one-day series against Sri Lanka due to a left elbow injury but has now recovered fully to be eligible for selection for the upcoming Test series against Australia beginning from October 9.

Tendulkar, who is within sniffing distance of overtaking West Indian great Brian Lara as Test cricket's highest run getter, pointed out that India have been the only team in the world to have run world champions Australia close of late in the latter's backyard.

"We have gone to Australia and beaten them. We have been able to surprise the Australian team and that's what the Australian public likes: competition and high standards of play. They love to see challenges and competitiveness", he added.