With a fifth Test double hundred under his belt at 37, Indian batting icon Sachin Tendulkar [ Images ] on Friday said he has proved that age has nothing to do with performance and people should just stop linking the two in his case.
Tendulkar produced a match-saving 203-run knock as India [ Images ] and Sri Lanka [ Images ] settled for a high-scoring draw in the second cricket Test in Colombo.
"I think as long as you are mentally strong and prepared to go through the grind, age does not really matter. I think everyone should just stop talking about the age factor. If I can score a double hundred at 37, I don't think age really matters," he said, after being named the most stylish player of the match at the post-match presentation.
The veteran right-hander has 48 Test hundreds against his name and though his knock played a crucial role in saving the match for India, he chose to praise the contributions of debutant Suresh Raina [ Images ] (120) and opener Virender Sehwag [ Images ] (99).
"Suresh built an important partnership with me and all credit to him. And, the start that Sehwag gave us was also crucial," he said.
India are 0-1 down in the series after losing the series-opener and Tendulkar said the team is desperate to latch on to the top spot in the ICC [ Images ] Test rankings which the visitors stand to lose if they go down 0-2.
"Being number one is important for us. We got here through a process and we hope to continue this process in the next match and win it," he said.
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