The Bombay Bomber has done it again. Coming in the ground after more than six months and hitting a massive century can only be done by Sachin Tendulkar. He never had many critics but those who cropped up in the last few months and started saying that he is at the dusk of his career, must be hiding in their hankies. He has shut their mouths up with his 40th ton in one-day international cricket and this is how he has always replied to his critics.
He came to open the innings with Rahul Dravid, Indian skipper in a match against West Indies in ongoing DLF Cup tri-series in Kuala Lumpur and went not out after scoring 141 runs with 18 boundaries and 5 sixes. After dropped on just 5 runs by WI wicketkeeper, he didn’t look back and made the most out of second life. This was the second time when he returned not out after starting the inning and it was simply stunning for all the cricket lovers around the world.
Although India lost the match on the grounds of Duckworth/Lewis method but Sachin still managed to receive the Man of the Match title and why not? It was one of the greatest innings in One Day International Cricket and jury panel could not find anyone from the winning team (West Indies) appropriate for the title.
I, like millions of Sachin’s admirers, have always liked his presence in the team, not only because he is a great cricketer but because he is a consistent all-round performer, a reliable player and a true gentleman. Having made maximum number of centuries in ODIs and test cricket and holding many world records, he is still down to the earth. He is a man of few words, who, unlike others, never speaks outside of the field about his greatness; instead, his bat speaks about his genius and keenest knowledge of cricket. No one has ever reigned over cricket for such a long time and I wish he continues to entertain all of his fans. All the best Sachin!!
He came to open the innings with Rahul Dravid, Indian skipper in a match against West Indies in ongoing DLF Cup tri-series in Kuala Lumpur and went not out after scoring 141 runs with 18 boundaries and 5 sixes. After dropped on just 5 runs by WI wicketkeeper, he didn’t look back and made the most out of second life. This was the second time when he returned not out after starting the inning and it was simply stunning for all the cricket lovers around the world.
Although India lost the match on the grounds of Duckworth/Lewis method but Sachin still managed to receive the Man of the Match title and why not? It was one of the greatest innings in One Day International Cricket and jury panel could not find anyone from the winning team (West Indies) appropriate for the title.
I, like millions of Sachin’s admirers, have always liked his presence in the team, not only because he is a great cricketer but because he is a consistent all-round performer, a reliable player and a true gentleman. Having made maximum number of centuries in ODIs and test cricket and holding many world records, he is still down to the earth. He is a man of few words, who, unlike others, never speaks outside of the field about his greatness; instead, his bat speaks about his genius and keenest knowledge of cricket. No one has ever reigned over cricket for such a long time and I wish he continues to entertain all of his fans. All the best Sachin!!
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I am not very much associated with cricket...but then also, who doesn't know about Sachin Tendulkar. I am one of his admirers. But, recently, whenever I talked to anybody regarding Sachin's comeback, I got the reply, "Sachin, now his career is over, he should take retirement". I never got into argument, because I didn't knew, how to defend my point, so I always kept my mouth shut, but by showing his talent in yesterday's match, he has favored all of us (his admirers), and has shut the mouth of his critics. My best wishes are with him, and I wish he continue to play like this, for many more years to come.
No doubt, sachin is one of best batsman the world has seen but may be due to his bad luck, when sachin scores Team fails. Rather i like to comment that its time for him to concentrate only on the 5 day version of the game as scoring runs alone cannot make a team win. There must be fielders who can convert half chances into wickets. So let sachin during his glorious time itself give way for youth and concentrate more on the Test cricket arena.
@Jaikrishna:
I really don't buy your theory of luck and superstitions. Team doesn't want anyone to depend on, it wants consistent performers and that Sachin is. Look into the statistics, it may help to remove your ignorance.
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