Former Indian captain, Sourav Ganguly, has said that he is not surprised with Sachin Tendulkar’s decision of retiring from ODI cricket.

Sachin Tendulkar decided to quit One Day cricket on 23^rd of December. The Indian team was to be selected on that day for the T20 and ODI series against Pakistan. But, before the meeting of the selection panel, Sachin talked to the officials of BCCI and made them aware about his decision.

Talking to the correspondent of a Hindi news channel, Ganguly said, “Well, I am not surprised with his decision at all. It was on the cards and I think he has taken the right decision at the right time.”

“I had a feeling that perhaps, he would opt to play in the ODI series against Pakistan. But, he felt that it’s the right time to quit the one dayers and everybody should respect his decision.”

When asked whether this decision was taken under any kind of pressure, Ganguly said, “I don’t think so. He is not that sort of person who takes decisions under pressure. He is a tough man and he would have taken this decision after giving it a deep thought.”

“I think this is a very good decision by him. Now, he would be able to concentrate on only one form of the game and perhaps, he would get the time to play in some Ranji matches as well which would help him in test cricket.”

When asked whether Sachin’s retirement from test cricket is also around the corner, Ganguly said, “I don’t think so. There is still a few years of test cricket left in him. He has had a tough time in test cricket recently, but, I am sure that he would regain his form soon. He is too good a player to remain out of form for such a long time.”

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