Former Australia captain Steve Waugh believes that his country has the best phasing out policy for the biggest names unlike the sub-continent where it becomes difficult to move on once players attain legendary status.
Waugh was asked the question in context of the debate surrounding Mahendra Singh Dhoni's future in international cricket after India's semi-final exit from the World Cup.
"It's interesting. Australia definitely do that. It doesn't matter who you are because you have got to move on," Waugh said when asked about Cricket Australia's retirement policy and his own exit from international scene in early 2004.
But Waugh, one of Australia's most successful skippers, feels that it won't be correct to equate Australia's situation with India.
"May be in the sub-continent you get a bit more leeway with 1.4 billion people following you. People no longer remain people. They become legends, Gods. It's very hard to move on," he said.
"It becomes increasingly challenging when people get to a certain age. Mahendra Singh Dhoni you are referring to is still a great player," said Waugh.
The World Cup winning former captain is, however, happy with Australia's overall performance considering where they were 12 months back.
"I think it's a fair comment that Australia have done well in the World Cup compared to where they were 12 months ago," he said on his country's defeat against England at Edgbaston on Thursday.
"Once they got to the semi-finals, there were high expectations. They might be disappointed this morning but overall I think Aaron Finch did great job as captain as well as a player," Waugh added.
Asked to whom he would put his money in Sunday's final between England and New Zealand at the Lord's, he replied: "I don't put money on sport. I expect a great final as New Zealand has been playing well. They have now reached two finals. So I expect a good match."
Steve Waugh says England could go down as one of the greatest teams in one-day cricket history if they beat New Zealand to clinch their first World Cup.
"It's one of the best one-day teams I've seen and would compete against anyone from previous eras but ultimately they will be judged on Sunday," said Waugh, who won two World Cups with Australia.
"If they win that they may go down as one of the great one-day sides. If they lose then I guess they're just back to being one of the other teams that didn't quite make it. They have the potential to be a great one-day team."
Former Australia captain Waugh picked out Jason Roy and Jofra Archer as two of the key men for the host nation but said they had "11 potential match-winners".
"They play without fear. I think that's very hard to do in professional sport and there's no weakness in the side," he said.
"They are a very good fielding side, they bat all the way down, numerous bowling options. It's a pretty complete side."
Waugh said it was not easy to pick out a key man for England.
"Jason Roy is the form player of the tournament right now and looks in incredible form," he added.
"I think Archer has given England that X factor so those two guys are form payers but I wouldn't be surprised if Ben Stokes steps up to the plate in the final and produces something special."
