He says it was always about India. I guess he was talking about a one man India there. Retiring after the world cup would have turned a team victory into deeply personal one. Again, I guess he places the average Indian intellect on such a lowly pedestal that the cricket loving junta would have forgotten the achievement and rather have mourned the exit that was long over due. Then he waits for another couple of years to make sure India forgets the momentous achievement of a world cup win and there is no association between his retirement and the feat. If all that is not worth a chuckle, a book of a thousand most popular jokes wouldn't help either. Why doesn't he say that he waited to milk the last drop from his endorsement deals before calling it quits. The wrong lies as much in his hypocritical reasoning as his sticky demeanor. After plunging to abysmal depths of performance, he decides to give up the ODIs. That reminds me of the philanthropist who donates his tattered umbrella in the month of May when asked why he holds on to all his empire like a water bottle in the desert. The art of deflecting criticism is innate to Indian politicians and he has stood true to that. Now that there has been one retirement, he can extend his advertisement revenues for another umpteen number of years holding onto one seat on the plane that takes the Indian cricket team to their playing fields. After all, you cannot retire twice in quick succession and it helps India that you don't go out at the top. A master stroke from the little jester.
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