BANGALORE, (Reuters) – Speculation over the future of master batsman Sachin Tendulkar and coach Gary Kirsten are more distractions India will have to ignore if they are to lift the World Cup on home soil, captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said yesterday.
The Feb. 19-April 2 showpiece event represents, in all probability, Indian batting maestro Tendulkar’s last World Cup, and it has hogged a major share of the limelight in the build-up to the event. Local media reports have also claimed that India’s highly successful South African coach Kirsten will not renew his contract at the end of the tournament for personal reasons.
“The feeling is the same (in the team). What is important for the team is to concentrate more on the process and the preparation rather than think about all the other things,” Dhoni told reporters. “There are plenty of issues that always surround the Indian cricket team. We are quite good at
