The sky was dark and gloomy and there was a strong downpour outside preventing me from stepping outside my home for the routine work, it was good in one way that it was a time to introspect and all that i had on my mind at that point in time was it has been a long time since i wrote about something. Suddenly as lighthing and thunder stuck outside the window, the thought about the god of cricket stuck my mind. Well i may be a amateur blogger since i have a hardly written a few blogs but i definetly had the joy on my face and mind when i had this thought. What a dolt i would have been for not to have written about the cricket of god for so long, he being my favorite cricketer and cricket being my passion.
I always admired this idea, forget the fact, everybody loves and relishes how elegantly he plays cricket. Sachin always keeps telling in all press conferences, " Enjoy the game and have a passion for it" These can be proverbs in anyones life, why worry about something thats not under your control, rather do the best that you have control upon. None in this world and especially in India can deny the fact that the thought of Sachin would bring a smile to face like the same way if they would think about a Nelson Mandela or a Mother Teresa. Well this is not exaggeration infact it's a justification of the great deeds that he has done to the game of cricket and to the people of india. If a guy like me who neither had any formal practice nor mentoring about the game, can play the game and mentor a few people to a certain extent, then most of the credit should go to sachin. All these was possible only by watching and observing great players play the game on television sets and to a great extent closely watching sachin's game. Sachin is a shrewd cricketer because he never becomes ecstatic about over acheiving anything great nor becomes extremely somber after a big loss. He takes all this in his stride and learns from each of them which is what makes him stand above the rest of all the people.
We all very well know when sachin goes on to bat he carries the hopes of one billion people belonging to the nation but how he has managed to do this for the past 20 years in his cricketing career is a lesson for all to learn. Blemish all the facts that he plays for records or not a match winner, i doubt whether these people have any clue about the game of cricket. Just as a food for thought to these dullards, how can man survive in cricket for 20 years had he been a person playing for records or not a genuine match winner. I wonder where these people were when a 16 year old guy in 1989 played the second greatest fast bowling attack in the world with great technical mind and courage . How can people forget the match wherein he went on with a blood soaked t-shirt after a injuiry to his mouth in the final test to save the match. Imran, Wasim and Waqar were considered as the deadly trio for their pace and toe crushing yorkers during those days. How happy would a Indian feel when he reads or listens about the reality that the century by him as a 19-year-old on a lightning-fast pitch at the WACA is considered one of the best innings ever to have been played in Australia.
Yes ofcourse he did take some time to score his maiden one day hundred, to be precise he didn't score his first ODI hundred till his 79th match. So whats wrong with that, how many people would have placed their bets if they were asked who would be the first man to have 100 international centuries in the game of cricket. Be it the back to back match saving knocks in sharjah to win the cup against the aussies and in particular Shane Warne. To quote, shane warne got his T shirt signed by sachin after this happened. He has always been a thorn in shane warne's memory and many others bowlers to add to that. Shane warne himself has quoted that he always has had nightmares when he thinks about bowling to sachin. This proves the fact that what a great batsman the god of cricket has been. Dennis Lilee once said in a interview that if he had to bowl to sachin then he would bowl with a helmet on since he felt that no one else in world cricket hits the hard so straignt and back past the bowler. There are too many instances to quote and then this blog needs to be splits into multiple parts hence i am limiting myself from quoting all the instances of the genius master piece innings. In a Nutshell he is a man of extreme brilliance and he possesses uncomplicated approch towards the game of cricket.
Needless to say everyone adores the brilliance and humbleness of little master, the best compliment for him came from another god of cricket none other than Don Bradman, when he realized that the style with the little genius played reminded him of playing style and his cricketing days. This is the highest point of recognition that anyone can get. I believe that the next guy who could get this is yet to be born, true to the fact normal people are born everyday but genius are once in a rarity. No wonder that all the records in the cricketing book belongs to this gentleman and only one feather missing in his hat is the worldcup win. At the current rate in both LOI and Test cricket, with the sublime form and impeccable keeness towards the game i doubt if that would remain a distant dream beyond 2011 worldcup. As huge number of crowds join hands and celebrate the happiness of the Team India and in particular the magnificence of their hero, should i be left out of the chain???
