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"We never thought of Sachin getting the India cap at such a young age of 16. We were thinking of going step by step, from school level to zonal level and then the all India level, from Under 15, Under 19 and to senior level and so on," Ajit said."Never ever thought of Tendulkar jumping all these levels and represent India at the age of 16 and go on creating so many records," he told an English news channel."We were proud and happy when he was selected for the first time for India in the Pakistan tour of 1989 and the family was absolutely delighted at that time," he added.
Ajit said that Tendulkar's decision to quit from Test cricket did not surprise his family members as he was assessing retirement for some time from series to series.