Sachin won't be a part of the T20 team

Master batsman Sachin Tendulkar will mess up bowlers' stats in Tests and ODIs, but he won't be a part of the Indian team for Twenty20 internationals.

Ruling himself out from playing in two Twenty20 Internationals against New Zealand in India's tour, commencing later this month, Tendulkar said that the reason was he did not want to disturb the settled team, which won the inaugural Twenty20 World Cup in South Africa in 2007.

"I would continue not to play Twenty20 (international). The team is settled and I don't want to disturb it .. That's why I won't be a part of the T20 team (in New Zealand)," Tendulkar said after launching a new product for an insurance company.

The Indian team is scheduled to start the tour in NZ with two Twenty20 Internationals.

"When I had decided not to play Twenty20 after Indian tour in 2007, my body was a bit tired and it needed rest. It was not appropriate to go (to South Africa) and not give my best. After that the team had settled down and did well," the ace batsman said.

However, Tendulkar said he will continue to be part of the Mumbai Indians team in the Indian Premier League (IPL) as he was associated with it from the beginning.

"I have been with Mumbai Indians from the beginning and there is continuity," he said.

Tendulkar added that he was not convinced with the ICC Umpires Referral system which he experienced first hand on India's tour of Sri Lanka last year.

"When I was there in Sri Lanka last time, I did not particularly like the Umpires Referral system. There is still an element of uncertainty in the system," the champion batsman said.

"I still prefer the hotspot system to identify the contact between the ball and bat. The LBW decisions are not convincing enough as the Hawk Eye gives a 22-yard view which the new referral system does not agree with ... as to whether the ball would have hit the stumps or not," Tendulkar said.

Tendulkar refused to comment on the umpiring decisions which went against him in the recent tour to Sri Lanka where India played five ODIs against the island nation.

"The ICC doesn't allow us to comment about umpiring decisions. Players find it sometimes a bit disappointing (about these decisions). I don't want to say anything because the entire world has seen it," he said.

Tendulkar was given out LBW in three matches, all debatable decisions that he played on the Lanka tour before he was rested for the last two ODIs.

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