Saddened by the criticism thatSachin Tendulkar is facing due to his lean run, former Indian cricket captainKapil Dev said the veteran batsman should speak to the selectors about hisfuture.
Tendulkar's poor run continued in therecently-concluded second Test against England which the visitors won in justfour days despite the track being tailormade to India's demands.
Following the 39-year-old's most recentfailure, ex-captain Sunil Gavaskar said it was time for him to speak to theselectors. And now, Kapil has echoed his former teammate's view.
"Either selectors should speak to him orSachin should himself have a word with them. The problem is that Sachin doesnot speak about it openly and the selectors have also been mum about it tillnow," Kapil told 'Aaj Tak'.
"This results in confusion amongst thefans and also invites criticism from everyone, especially when Sachin performsbadly. Selectors should talk to him openly. He (Sachin) is a hero and one feelsreally bad to see fingers being pointed at him," he said.
After the defeat against England in the MumbaiTest, skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni is also facing the ire of former players.Kapil said Dhoni's place in the playing XI is in itself questionable.
"It is a big loss, indeed. We never letother teams dominate in our own conditions. But, this loss has raised someserious questions. We all know that Dhoni has performed badly in the last 8-10Tests and going purely by performance, his place in the playing XI seems a bitdoubtful.
"When you win, a captain takes the entirecredit and similarly he will also be blamed when the team loses. He has lethimself down and fans are feeling the same," said the 1983 World Cupwinning skipper.
Kapil said that the team is going through a transitionphase after retirement of legends such as Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman but hopedthat it will bounce back in the remaining two Tests against England.