Tendulkar needs to be more explosive

Sachin Tendulkar's strike-rate of 109.40 is not good enough in the IPL, Ashish Magotra says on Firstpost.com, especially since he bats in the first four overs, when the field restrictions apply. The question is, he writes, is anyone bold enough to tell him to step up the pace?

We all know that if Tendulkar decides to go after the bowling, he still can be very devastating. But right now he seems to be thinking like a captain – he worries about the rest of the batting not firing. When instead, he needs to go back to the basics, think like a batsman and perhaps take a leaf out of Sehwag’s book with the ‘see ball, hit ball’ approach.