The visitors rested Virender Sehwag in the opening game against Australia and Gautam Gambhir for the next match against Sri Lanka, but Gavaskar said India needed to field a balanced side.
The former opener said Tendulkar, looking for an unprecedented 100th international century, should not miss any match amid speculation he may be rested against Australia at Adelaide on Sunday.
“I think Sachin should be playing in all matches,” Gavaskar told the NDTV news channel. “If you want to use a rotation policy, then it should be used for all the players.
“I believe that Tendulkar, Gambhir and Sehwag should play and maybe one among Rohit Sharma or Suresh Raina has to sit out.”
Tendulkar, who has hit 51 Test and 48 one-day hundreds, looked impressive while making 48 against Sri Lanka on Wednesday before being bowled by seamer Angelo Mathews.
Millions of fans have been keenly awaiting Tendulkar's landmark since the master batsman hammered his 99th international century in a World Cup match against South Africa at Nagpur in March 2011.
He has now gone without a hundred in 21 Test innings and six one-dayers.
Pakistan fast bowling great Wasim Akram said India should field their best side in the tri-series.
“I do not think it is a good idea for teams like India or Pakistan to rotate players in a series as big as this. We do not have such a culture,” Akram wrote in the Times of India.
“Especially when the team is not doing well, the focus has to be on playing the best XI at all times to regain confidence. In a series like this, the hosts can afford to experiment, but not a visiting side.”
Tendulkar is the world's leading scorer in both Tests (15,470 runs) and one-day internationals (18,161).
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what Gavaskar is saying is that let Sachin get his 100th and then let him retire for good.
sachin is the greatest batsman of his generation and a great human being too. Name the country against whom he has not scored ten centuries. Being an indian pakistanis become jealous of his ability
Eventually he'll get it but in achieving that record, he's lost his respect and repute as a great player who does not care about records. As a great player, his focus should be to help his team win matches instead of pursuing his personal records.
@Sunita Jain He hasn't done that against any team from last one year atleast.
@One You are saying as if Sachin has never scored a century against rest of the countries (including Pakistan).
In the hot pursue of 100th ton, Tendulkar has put his all career and repute on stake
Dear India, please arrange a series against Bangladesh or Zimbabwe to this man can complete his 100th 100.