Sachin Tendulkar

I am with my grammatical mistakes is not suitable to write a review for this great Indian master well liked by INDIA and the whole cricketing world, not only for his playing skills but also for his good temperment and very mild personal nature.

So what I choose to do here is select words of masters for this grand master of CRICKET.

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BBC SAYS ABOUT SACHIN

Beneath the helmet, under that unruly curly hair, inside the cranium, there is something we don’t know, something beyond scientific measure. Something that allows him to soar, to roam a territory of sport that, forget us, even those who are gifted enough to play alongside him cannot even fathom. When he goes out to bat, people switch on their TV sets and switch off their lives ’’

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THE BEGINNING

1998, Mumbai, February 23-25

Tendulkar, 14 and Kambli, 16, compile a 664-run unbroken partnership for Shardashram Vidyamandir against St Xavier’s at Azad Maidan.

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SACHIN TENDULKAR EXPLAINS HIS SPIRIT

1989, Sialkot, 14 December

On that last day of the last Test of his first Test series in Pakistan Sachin gets hit on the nose by a Waqar delivery. Sachin falls down, gets up and wipes away the gushing blood. Eventually he scores 57.

’’It didn’t feel nice, with blood flowing from my nose, but I couldn’t leave. I told myself, I want to thrash this bowler’’

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cricket writer David Frith, 1990, Old Trafford, 14th August

At 17 yrs he becomes 2nd centurion in Test history. He scored 119 not out against England, game was draw. ’’How could anyone so young be so good at the highest level’’

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SACHIN’S FAVOURITE

1992, Perth, 2-3 February

India is struggling at 135 for 6 at the WACA, the bounciest cricket pitch in the world. Tendulkar scripts a counter-attacking gem of 114. It is his favourite innings.

’’ It’s a great pity that an innings which deserved a viewership of a hundred thousand is being watched by such a small crowd ’’ Richie Benaud.

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SACHIN THE BOWLER

1993, Kolkata, 24 November

South Africa needing just six runs to win the last over of their Hero Cup semi-final against India, Tendulkar bowls a sensational last over giving away just 3 runs and fashioning an Indian win.

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FIRST ONE DAY INTERNATIONAL

1994, Auckland, 27th March

Opens in an ODI for the first time against New Zealand. Goes on to make 82 off 49 balls.

’’ Tendulkar was editing the highlights too fast ’’

Jeremy Coney

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1995, Mumbai, October

Signs a 5-year contract worth Rs 31.5 crore with World Tel which makes him the richest cricketer of the world.

’’ I’m betting on the power of Sachin and the power of the Indian economy ’’

Late Mark Mascrenhas, World Tel Chief

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1996

Named Indian skipper at the age of 23.

’’ My gut feeling is that responsibility will see greater consistency from him and less throwing away of the wicket to casual shots ’’

Sunil Gavaskar

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1998, Sharjah April 22-24

Scores two back-to-back tons against Australia to help India reach the final and win it.

’’ I’ll be going to bed having nightmares of Sachin just running down the wicket and belting me back over the head for a six ’’

Shane Warne

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1999, 30-31 January

With an injured back, Tendulkar makes 136 chasing 271 against Pakistan. When Sachin gets out, India need 17 more runs. Eventually, India fall short by 12.

’’ It was one of the finest innings played under pressure. He is the best batsman in the world ’’

Wasim Akram

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2002

Tendulkar’s batting genius pulled India out out of trouble in the third and final Test against the West Indies in Kolkata. The little master’s unbeaten 114, his 31st Test ton, helped India avoid an innings defeat. Tendulkar delighted nearly 60, 000 spectators with his rich stroke-play as the Windies pace-attack looked clueless.

’’ Sachin denied us a win ’’

Carl Hooper

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’’Tujh ko pata hai tune kiska catch chora hai! ’’

Akram to Razzak, after the latter dropped Tendulkar

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Sachin Tendulkar celebrates after dismissing Moin Khan off the last ball on the third day of the first Test match against Pakistan at Multan.

’’What we (Zimbabwe) need is 10 Tendulkars’’

Paul Strang

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Allrounder

Besides being the flagbearer of the Indian dream, Sachin is a loving husband, father, and one of the biggest brands in the country. Consensus is that Sir Donald Bradman was the best batsman ever to play Cricket. Sir Don did not play one-day Cricket but if he did, he could easily be Sachin Tendulkar

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2004- India’s tour to Pakistan

Moin Khan plays for a leg-cutter. But to his horror, Tendulkar’s delivery -- the last of the day -- does not turn and goes through his legs onto the stumps.

’’You take Don Bradman away and he is next up I reckon’’

Steve Waugh

SOME HONOURS COMING HIS WAY, HE HAS STILL TO GO A LONG WAY FOR INDIA, INDIA NEEDS SACHIN.

1. Tendulkar will be the first Indian sportsperson to be granted Bharat Ratna.

   
   




2. The Reserve Bank of India will mint a special 100-rupee coin with Tendulkar’s face on one side. The figure 100 a symbolic tribute to the master.

   
   




3. A stamp and a first day cover featuring Tendulkar will be among the many honours that will come his way on his retirement.

   
   




4. Cricket’s World Cup will have a permanent trophy. It will be named after Tendulkar - statistically the greatest player ever in the abridged version of the game.

   
   




5. An ageing MF Husain will pay tribute to Tendulkar by publicly painting a picture. It will show Tendulkar wrapped in the Indian tricolour galloping with horses, with Tendulkar ahead of the horses!

   
   




6. A Sachin Tendulkar Museum will be established in Mumbai which will become one of the great tourist attractions.

   
   




7. India will have its own Mt Rushmore in the hills of Lonavala. In a tribute to two of the greatest sons of the soil, the Maharashtra state government will commission a top sculptor of the day to etch the faces of Tendulkar and Gavaskar carved on the rocks. The 80-foot sculpture will give a spectacular look for travellers on the Mumbai-Pune Highway amid the sheer drop of the Western Ghats.