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Post announcement of retiring from One Day Internationals, Sachin Tendulkar announced that he will keep using his batting skills and would wash clothes in Mumbai's Dhobi Ghat. That will also improve his performance in test matches. Dhobi (laundry man or washer man) is the only community in India which uses cricket bat (a small wooden piece similar to cricket bat) more professionally and commercially.
"As it wasn't a secret that I was not going to play for 2015 World Cup and my test scores were moving in a snail like pace, I felt that I should join Mumbai's Dhobi Ghat and use my bat in more aggressive and proactive way. This will accomplish my dream of becoming a complete test player in next 2 years," said Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar in a packed press conference.
Sachin Tendulkar is considered the best batsman in the world with 100 centuries in his kitty, which include 49 centuries in One Day Internationals. With the entry in the new field of game, Sachin is expected to use same heavy bat while washing clothes.
He said "I had various options in my mind such as fisher man and gate keeper. However, no where I could have used my bat so productively and aggressively than in the profession of washer man. This would improve my performance and sharpen the skills of aggression as well as focus."
Sachin took his bat in his hand and with all his power started tossing up and down on the desk as like dhobi do with the clothes in Dhobi Ghat. All the media journalists and reporters noted down his determination and focus towards the bat chopping.
According to sources, Sachin is planning to achieve Don Bradman's test average in his next career stanza.
"Sachin is planning to score with an average of 100 in his next 200 test matches," said the source close to the development.
New cricket bat will help Tendulkar to continue his cricketing journey for next 20 years
International Cricket Council (ICC) agreed the request of The Board Of Control For Cricket In India (BCCI) to change the cricket bat size of Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar. The bat will have 1.5x to 2x more than his current bat and with half the weight.
"We sent a special request to ICC after Sachin finished his beautifully constructed and technically right inning against England yesterday," said N Srinivasan, Chairman of BCCI.
He said "In a genuine request we asked them to consider flawless record of Sachin for last 22 years and his unblemished great contribution to India politics. We also acknowledge them a fact that he was the only player playing for Indian cricket side with Member of Parliament's batch."
Srinivasan confirmed that the development was nothing to do with recent flip flops of Sachin Tendulkar in cricket and told that he felt it would be tribute giving a giant bat to a giant of the cricket.
"BCCI always think of entertaining Indian cricket audience. This way we thought that if Sachin gets 2 times a larger bat he would convert 17 runs into 170 runs," said N Srinivasan.
BCCI also confirmed that ICC agreed to its request and now negotiations are going on the size of the bat.
"ICC thinks that 1.5x larger bat is sufficient for Tendulkar as he is having great cricketing technique and sense while BCCI said that it is only interested in the longevity of the Cricket audience seating and watching his inning," said a top official of BCCI, requesting anonymity.
