I read a few reviews on Sachin Tendulkar on mouthshut?and I was appalled to see the lack of knowledge regarding facts?..one particular Mr.Arnab chakraborty has written an absolutely crappy piece about how Sachin Tendulkar is not the greatest batsman.Also he has given the 143 against Australia as the only innings which Sachin has helped India to win.
Now right here I can point ATLEAST 10 innings which have been matchwinning.
Mr.chakraborty needs to get his facts checked.
Any person who understands Cricket would undisputedly put the 113 made by Sachin at Perth in 1991-92 as one of the greatest innings played on foreign soil by an Indian.
The other innings which I would like to point out are;
1.The 143 against Australia at sharjah
2. The 134 in the following match
3. The 136 he made against Pakistan despite the back pain.(now how can he be faulted for not being a match winner when the last four batsmen didn?t have the Ba**s to score 16 runs)
4.The 155 against Australia at Chennai in 1998
5.The 116 he made at Melbourne in 1999-00.(if rahul dravid was the only matchwinner India had, then the 100-odd runs that Dravid totaled in 6 innings at an average of 15-odd in Australia would have been a case in point).I am not saying Dravid is not a great player.He sure is.One of the finest in the world..But he still has miles to go to fall into Sachin?s league
6.Again I fail to understand how people have such a notoriously short memory.Sachin Tendulkar single handedly steered India into the world cup final in 2003.(the 98 he made against Pakistan was the stuff legends are made of)
7.The 148 he made at Sydney in 1992 which helped India to save the match
8.The 119 he made at Manchester at age of 17 and helped India save the match.
9.The 155 he made against South Africa at bloemfontein on a treachorous pitch(fine..India lost the match..but what did the other famed ?big three?(dravid ganguly and laxman) do??only Sehwag applied himself well.)
10.The 104 against Zimbabwe at benoni in 1997 which helped India to qualify for the final.
Mr.chakraborty has also said that Lara is a technically sound player.LOL.That?s enough proof of your cricketing knowledge.Lara is what he is because he is a freak.His hand-eye coordination is exemplary.
As far as faulting Sachin for his money making ways?I think we better leave that to him.As long as he does not eat into our pockets it should not make a difference to any of us.He is a gifted cricketer and he has earned his way to the top.
The recent bad ?form is just a phase in a cricketer?s life and it should be accepted just in the manner that the laurels are applauded.
I just would like to conclude by saying that the cricket pundits are no fools.When Sir Don said that Sachin is the greatest batsman in the world , I think we are mere mortals to dispute that view.