Should SRT retire?

Well, thats for SRT to decide, but we can surely try to help him make the right decision.

When should a player retire, either of his own bat, or courtesy a tap on the shoulder?

1. Possibly, when his current performaces are significantly below his earlier stats. And there is no real chance that this is a temporary decline which will reverse.

2. Possibly, when his current performances, taken on their own merit, do not entitle him to a place in the side? And there is no real chance that this is a temporary decline which will reverse. Or in Australia, there is a contender whose current form is much better, but is being held up (Healy held up Gilchrist, Martyn held up a few, McGrath held up Stuart Clark, Darren Lehman was held up by Mark Waugh etc..)

3. When he is just sick and tired (I mean this literally) of the game..

I reckon SRT can answer Yes to #1 easily. Even #3, come to think of that . He cant seem to play for a month without back / elbow / buttock problem.
#2 is trickier - I reckon SRT circa 2007 is better than Ganguly circa 2007, Mohammed Kaif circa *.*, Jaffer circa *.*.

Would suggest that SRT continues. It is upto the nation to lower her expectations. Its upto the coach to tell SRT that he is no longet Atlas - just a man doing his day job.

I really should look up Statsguru at CI to drum up the numbers - Not too difficult - Take the last three years which means start after the SCG 2004 match, and exclude the Bangaldesh double century. L, DL and S.