Show the world, Sachin!

Well, much has been said and written about Sachin. Could this be one more blog on the little big man of Indian cricket? I fear yes, but I couldn't refrain myself from writing.
The recent statement of Sachin on Greg Chappell created quite a bit of ruffle in Indian cricket. One has to remember that Sachin has avoided any sort of controversy over all the years he has played cricket. Then there was this statement from the other Chappell the other day wanting Sachin to look at the mirror (quite funny, isn't it?). Well, Ian should look at his own mirror and ask "Mirror, Mirror do I have a big mouth?", and I think the mirror would reply, "Yes Ian, I think you have a very big mouth". Doesn't Chappell have enough to worry about his own Australian team, which has quite a few ageing players. Well, they are winning and that makes a lot of difference. The fact remains that a team like Australia is able to carry out of form players (Gilchrist hasn't scored a lot recently and Hayden was also going through a very bad patch in the ODIs), which is not true in the case of a team like India. Sadly, teams like India and the West Indies have been dependent a lot on individual players. Whenever a Lara or a Sachin or a Gayle fires, they invariably perform better. There was a brief period in the Indian cricket last year, when more players were putting their hands up and got counted. Sadly, the momentum was lost. The focus should be more on building a team, a group of individuals doing things for each other, a cohesive unit (case in study - Srilanka). I think it is equally important that people have the requisite skills and they have the team spirit, enjoying the joy of winning for each other. Unless that happens, its always about individual players and their performances.
Coming back to Sachin, hasn't he been dignified enough not to react to the numerous statements and remarks made on him? The way he reacted to Greg's comments, showed that he was provoked when his attitude was questioned. No champion would allow his attitude and committment to be questioned. Yes, its not good to wash your linen in public, but not much can be done when every discussion held in the dressing room or every internal report being made public. I think its time the board acted on this, when every team decision or a discussion is made public. Something which applies to a player should also be applied to everybody connected with the team.
Finally, give Sachin the space to make his own decision. I don't think he deserves to be pushed off the team and he has played long enough to know when to quit. After all, he has been a hero and gave us so many chance to feel good. He would want to quite on a high, and believe me he would.