Why did Sachin quit?

Why did Sachin quit? THE job of the captain of the Indian cricket team has always been a crown of thorns. Right from the time of Lala Amarnath, Sunil Gavaskar, Bishen Singh Bedi, Kapil Dev to Mohammad Azharuddin, controversies have dogged all the captains. But they were all mature enough to understand that the performance of the team could be as good as the members of the team. And when these captains were eased out …

…Total 74 117 12 5890 396 56.09 22 23 7 50 Bowling Overs Mdn Runs Wkts Avg Best As Player 133 25 415 13 31.92 Sachin Tendulkar as captain in one-dayers: (First match as captain: vs SL at Colombo in Singer Cup on August 28, 1996.) Vs Mts Won Lost Draw Tie Pak 21 8 11 2 0 SL 13 2 9 2 0 SA 10 2 7 1 0 Aus 8 2 6 0 0 WI 7 1 5 1 0 NZ 6 4 2 0 0 Zim 6 3 2 0 1 Bdh 1 1 0 0 0 Eng 1 0 1 0 0 Total 73 23 43 6 1 Sachin Tendulkar as captain in Test matches: First Test as captain: vs Australia at Delhi from 10 to 13 October, 1996. Vs Mts Won Lost Draw Tie SA 6 2 3 1 0 WI 5 0 1 4 0 SL 5 0 0 5 0 Aus 4 1 3 0 0 NZ 3 1 0 2 0 Total 23 4 7 12 0