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Indian master blaster Sachin Tendulkar said my aim is to score 15,000 runs and win the World Cup in 2011 as he is not satisfied with his achievements.

Sachin Tendulkar said, I am not pleased yet with what I have done. Sunil Gavaskar told me that I have to get to 15,000 runs. He said he would be angry with me and would come and catch me if I don't. I admire him so much and to score that many would be a terrific achievement, but that is not the only aim. My other big cricketing ambition is to "win the World Cup in 2011".

Sachin Tendulkar till now scored a record 12773 Test runs at an average of 54.58 in 159 matches.

Sachin Tendulkar also spoke about how he has been consistently playing with pain. I always play in pain, all the time. I played with a broken finger for the last three months, but you know when pain is manageable or not, and most of the time I can do it. I can still do what I did when I was 25 but the body is changing, so your thought process has to change too. I have had to change how I think, which is about taking less risk.

Tendulkar also disagreed with former Australia coach John Buchanan who felt Tendulkar had become susceptible to the short ball early in his innings because of a lack of footwork. It is only his opinion; John Buchanan does not have to be right all the time. If I could not handle short deliveries, then I would not still be scoring runs. Maybe he needs to change his opinion. There must be something very wrong with all the bowlers around the world that they have allowed me to score so many runs.

Don Bradman said Tendulkar reminded him of himself and the Indian batsman was the only modern player in Bradman's all-time XI. Does Tendulkar think the same way about anyone? I would say Virender Sehwag comes closest to my style.

Tendulkar said he was not thinking about retirement yet but he would know when to quit cricket. I will know when it is the right time, I won't have to be dragged away. I am the person who will make the decision and I will know whether I still belong. He admitted life after cricket wouldn't be easy. It is a scary thought. It has been there for my whole adult life, it will be difficult, I have been around for a long time, I can imagine when I finish I will long to face just 10 more balls but you have to move.