Sachin tendulkar, arguably the world best batsmen ever since Don Bradman [Ricky ponting is catchin' up thou] is God like in india. Thou he has several records to boast off and still remains the most successful indian batsmen in the history of cricket, when it really mattered he has not delivered as one would expect him to. People who support him bring into picture the 98' sharjah bashing and 2003 WC vs Pak match and i faintly remember 2 other instances when chasing a 290 plus scores he tried his best with scores of 130+ which eventually india went down losing.
It is a well known fact that he is the most pressurised player ever in the history of this sport, with a billion and more fans across the globe wanting him to deliver time and again.

Australia known for its greatness and success treats its players as only simple individuals and players who deliver time and again and players in form are chosen. Records doesn't matter to them much. India, known for its cricket craze are more emotional and sentimental towards their cricketing idols sometimes hailed as gods.

After this debacle in 2007, will the indian cricket board take some harsh decisions keeping in mind the future of indian cricket?
Will sachin's failure as a big match player be looked upon more than his records?

Time will soon answer these questions.