In fact , in the past couple of years , he had become selective about his appearances in ODIs .
Sustained failures over the past four - five months had probably made Tendulkar alert to the perils of playing on regardless .
In the past couple of years , Tendulkar had become selective about Tendulkar 's appearances in ODIs .
Sustained failures over the past four - five months had probably made Tendulkar alert to the perils of playing on regardless .