<p>“I was feeling slightly drained out. I was feeling weak and struggling. I thought rather than throwing my wicket away, I will keep it for later. I didn’t have the strength to hit the ball so I left,” said Tendulkar after his side’s 24-run loss to Super Kings on Tuesday.<br />“Hopefully, I will be ready for the next game,” he said.<br /><br />Tendulkar’s departure when on 36 in the ninth over led to a batting collapse and even though he returned to the field later he could not save his side from slumping to their second defeat in nine matches.<br /><br />“I thought Chennai played better cricket than us and deserved to win. <br />“Our fielding wasn’t up to the mark, the catching can be better. But it can happen in cricket,” said Tendulkar who made 45.<br /><br />He said the loss had come at the right time and felt it was a wake-up call. “The loss has come at the right time for us. It’s a wake-up call for us. Nothing to worry, no need to panic. We just need to stay calm,” said the Mumbai captain.<br /><br />Chennai captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said he was happy that Tendulkar could not do much at his favourite cricket ground.<br /><br />“The wicket was on the slower side. Just the fear was Tendulkar, he loves this wicket. Good that that the heat got to him. Apart from that we did a good job with the ball,” Dhoni said.<br /><br />“Two points are important. It’s good to get points against top-ranked team. We will take one game at a time,” said the Indian skipper.</p>
<p>“I was feeling slightly drained out. I was feeling weak and struggling. I thought rather than throwing my wicket away, I will keep it for later. I didn’t have the strength to hit the ball so I left,” said Tendulkar after his side’s 24-run loss to Super Kings on Tuesday.<br />“Hopefully, I will be ready for the next game,” he said.<br /><br />Tendulkar’s departure when on 36 in the ninth over led to a batting collapse and even though he returned to the field later he could not save his side from slumping to their second defeat in nine matches.<br /><br />“I thought Chennai played better cricket than us and deserved to win. <br />“Our fielding wasn’t up to the mark, the catching can be better. But it can happen in cricket,” said Tendulkar who made 45.<br /><br />He said the loss had come at the right time and felt it was a wake-up call. “The loss has come at the right time for us. It’s a wake-up call for us. Nothing to worry, no need to panic. We just need to stay calm,” said the Mumbai captain.<br /><br />Chennai captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said he was happy that Tendulkar could not do much at his favourite cricket ground.<br /><br />“The wicket was on the slower side. Just the fear was Tendulkar, he loves this wicket. Good that that the heat got to him. Apart from that we did a good job with the ball,” Dhoni said.<br /><br />“Two points are important. It’s good to get points against top-ranked team. We will take one game at a time,” said the Indian skipper.</p>