BAT(G)PIPER i.e A Bagpiper with the Bat...

Before some thousand's of years...
After a long wait when the crown was placed on Rama's head each and every citizen of Ayodhya felt happy as if the crown was placed on their own heads and they are proclaimed kings recorded a poet about the sworn in ceremony of Lord Rama.People wanted him to be the king more than Rama himself for his virtues and courage.They also were dejected and depressed as if they were denied the crown and kingdom when Lord Rama was sent into exile by his father.


Today in 2010...
People of India,nope, i must people all over the world despite the language and landmark barriers celebrated one such milestone of  a person who is also as disciplined and as humble following an age old legacy of Indians exemplified by Lord Rama himself .When that man caressed a delivery from Dale steyn  through covers for a single the time rolled back and displayed  the imagery of exact unconditional  love and affection the people of Ayodhya had once on their king.


This day showed the love of  the entire mass on their king who doesn't rule any land except peoples'  heart, who doesn't wage war and massacre people by his sword but massacre the moral of team playing against India with his bat.Nonetheless there are not too many differences between his bat and sword.Both sends shivers across the people who dare to encounter it. As it is the case with Ram, even people turn off TV sets and gets frustrated when this champ gets out.When he succeeds people think they have succeeded and when ever he fails people think they themselves are defeated.


He is like a bagpiper to whom we are mesmerized like the rats spell bound for a tune once in stories.But we are the rats with six sense who are aware of  the addiction to the magical ba(t)gpiper's every move and stance.Even after being conscious of  the addiction,we fall in love with the sweet thudding tone of his bat which has the power to change our  emotions at its will.When he plays well he can make us go crazy and when he stumbles he makes us to sulk.One man can make the whole country laugh and make the whole country cry. Isn't it amazing?.


That shows the amount  of love the country has on its Loving son and the amount of affection people have on this man as if he is their blood relation.It will be unfitting to say that he is exclusive and  restricted to the love of Indians.The way even the South African supporters chanted "Sachin..!Sachin...!" when he was on 99 said it all on the eve of 50 th test century.He is a gift to the entire world who has to be celebrated.


Sachin's is a marvelous example which shows that you will be loved unconditionally when you be honest,hard working and when you dedicate yourself to the country despite personal loses and be a absolute team man or rather the man who puts the country and society ahead of himself.Its not easy to do and when you manage to do that the entire mass will dance to your all your tunes.That doesn't happen always and its once in thousands of year phenomenon which happens with magical beings.With magical beings like Sachin we can say.. :-)

Sachin's 50 century photo Gallery

Sachin:The history of batsmanship in one man

Comeback!!!.When that word is uttered, many people in cricketing fraternity cite Mohinder Amarnath's string of comebacks (which includes heroic comeback and the subsequent on the top performance in 1983 world cup) and Sourav Ganguly's comeback to the Indian squad after he was sidelined by controversies brought forth by Greg Chappell.But wait a sec,before you make a final decision on a fairytale comeback tell me how about this one?. After amassing hundreds of thousands of runs as he is born to do exactly that all of a sudden his golden touch and dominance of 18 years is questioned and he is made to look like a mere mortal where blasphemies were hurled at him to stop breathing runs.


Two years pass and then the same man scales just another n-th peak for the n-th time which not only reverberates the irresistible dominance once he had but also his genius that featured a pinnacle array of impeccable displays .The best part is how and at what rate these peaks were scaled after those stupid criticisms.Defining this as a comeback might be little catchy.Because he never went missing from the picture and he was never missed from Indian cricket.If so then how come it could be a comeback?.However in another perspective he has shown the morons who called for his retirement by implicitly saying that they should retire from speaking non-sense by his performances.


Not only that, he also managed to show that "A lion is a lion no matter whether it is 16 or 60" by tantalizingly massacring foxes by his mere stare.(Well,2 foxes now have confessed that they are sick of seeing this phenomenon piling up runs). What augurs the mania on him and his sort-of-comeback is the fact that he has floored down a red-hot batsmen like sehwag (who is redefining test cricket) to reclaim No.1 spot in ICC test rankings when some pricks thought he will be sitting in home already at 37.


Forget about it,if i start to enumerate his greatness not only this blog would run out of space but also the entire blogger and wordpress.And most importantly i must not have enough skills to put up a good writing on this Legendary legend when greatest of great cricketers and writers find it difficult to capture his greatness in words.But yet i wanted to write this only to pay homage to this uncrowned king of hearts.While talking about many of his golden attributes like his fabulous dominating presence for over two decades,his unbelievable statistics that reflects all that a batsman can achieve and his repertoire for playing innings that would be possible for others only in their dream and his range of shots one important thing must not be forgotten that distinguishes him.The class and the quality!!!!..That should be the one reason why he is so mesmerizing and spellbinding.


Certainly its great to see him scoring hundreds and making all those records nevertheless the real treat is not in watching his tons being scored or in seeing him crossing mile stones but in relishing this artists every move on the field.Yup.He is more of a artist that appeals most to me and the million others than his unrepeatable heroics. There is more about the artistic style than the substance he has.The spectator is more transfixed to watch him belt down a Brett Lee delivery down the track with double the amount of speed it was delivered and defining a new kinda shot (Coz that particular shot was named Bullet drive as the ball traveled like a bullet and even in the replays it was raising to the fence) than watching him score a century.


Personally i like his straight drive,flick and cover drives.Nothing gets better than watching him play these shots.They quote VVS Laxman for style and elegance,Rahul Dravid for solidity and technique,Brain Lara for temperament and determination,Dhoni for power hitting,Hayden and Gilchrist for lethal strokeplay.But if one likes yo see all this and some more attributes in one man then you have to see Sachin Tendulkar.This is not just for the sake of saying but an obvious truth which has been accepted by everyone.The words that i read in an article in cricinfo sums this up" It is possible when Tendulkar bats to see through him the whole history of batsmanship: WG Grace's playing back, Ranjitsinhji's playing to leg, Bradman's playing across the line, Gavaskar's stoic endurance, Richards' instinct to dominate. "


Showing the whole history of batsman-ship!!!!...Thats the essence...Leaving this comeback and all that aside one more thing which forms the best part of his recent times is his contribution in taking India to top of the Test Rankings and making Indian ODI side a more tough competitive side.As he himself puts across that he is satisfied when India wins than in instances he piles up runs.Perhaps its the finest thing happened to Indian cricket in recent times.And in that Sachin Tendulkar's part is one of the considerable one.


Yes,one of the considerable one!!!.Nothing more than that.Even though I'm a die-hard Sachin fan i understand that this golden era of Indian test cricket had not happened over night and because of a single person.It all started with Sourav Ganguly who started winning matches abroad and it was carried over by some of the throughly incredible innings from the likes of Dravid and Laxman.I think as far as batsmen are concerned these two have lot to do with test cricket in the early part of 2000s.Their partnerships in famous Eden garden Test and in Australia can not be forgotten.Though a lot has been going on with Dravid being out of form i guess he is one of the greatest Indian batsman of modern era(being a test batsman 10k runs in ODIs is not an ordinary feat).I consider him the next best batsman in the Fab 4 of Sachin,Ganguly,Dravid and Laxman.


Laxman also worth the praise.His early contributions were phenomenal against Aus(mostly against Aus).But recently he started torturing other teams as well with his smiling face and his pleasing thoroughly artistic stroke-play.Under pressure he is the man most sought after these days.(That was epitomized in the recent times in mohali and in lanka).As far as Ganguly is concerned i can say a lot about his captaincy than his batsmanship.The seeds sown by these guys have been reaped now.Having said all this Dhoni too is maintaining what was left to him.He is doing pretty well to make the mos of it.But to say MSD is the best captain of all time and all it should take some time.Long way to go.


Amidst this,contributions of Bahjji and Zaheer in the bowling can not be forgotten.Its an overall team effort over the years.The contributions of Ishant,RP singh,Sree,Mishra,Ojha for a brief period is also worth mentioning.Even i feel the same about Aus and its success over years,a considerable part of credit goes to Mark Taylor and Steve Waugh than its portrayed like Ponting is the man who redeemed Aus cricket.He was able to enjoy success only coz of the team abd the culture built by his predecessors.Chris cairns once aptly said"Even my mom(who doesn't know anything about cricket) will win matches for Aus when the team has guys like Mcgrath,Warne,Gilly and Hayden are there".It might look like I'm a Ponting hater.But i can't help it,one has to say what he feels is true.


What ever it is,Whether India is at the top of ICC rankings or not it always has been a challenging side which plays a unique brand of uncompetitive cricket.(It is the only side to have constantly troubled and conquered Aus a few times in the last decade).As opposed to Ian chappell's malign comment -" After the victory India remained No. 1 and Australia at 4, as recorded by the computer. However, computers only tell you about history; they have no concept of heart."- i guess India thoroughly deserves what ever it is enjoying now.Perhaps,Ian chappell has forgotten that same stupid ranking system that said Aus are the best for a decade and pity that he could bot say the above comments by then.


Coming back to Sachin,A lot has been said about him.He had not won matches for India,he perishes under pressure,talks surrounding that he is next only to Don bradman etc etc.But I personnaly have not seen Don Bradman scoring runs for 20 years all over the globe,I have not seen Viv Richards or Clive Llyod treating the best bowlers like Shane warne a club bowler,I have not seen Gavaskar skillfully scoring 500 or 600 odd runs in two world cups ,I have not seen any other batsman of any era who had scored 10k runs in both forms of cricket.And in reality i don't wanna know or i don't wanna see any other player, for a simple reason.You know what????...I HAVE SEEN SACHIN TENDULKAR..THE ENTIRE HISTORY OF BATSMANSHIP IN ONE MAN...Period...







Check this out about the stats that says his redemption. http://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/450014.html

SACHIN'S RARE VIDEOS

This one is the most favorite knock of the master himself...A solid 114 at the bouncing  WACA at his early years.He says that it was his morale booster...If he himself can cherish this much then i guess we will enjoy it much more..Enjoy the clip... And the next one is the famous four sixes which he struck off Abdul Qadir.Check those shots and what Sachin has to say about it?

THOSE 200 RUNS

 

  

 

The legendary unending era

Year 1989...

It was an shorter format exhibition game between India and Pakistan...The prominent Spin wizard Abdul Qadir was bowling...He walks to the middle and says "why are you only hitting the kid?..Hit me too.."after that 17 year old kid belted Saqlain mustaq for 2 towering sixes...The very next over Abdul Qadir was struck for 28 runs including 4 sixes...

All started there and it has not come to an end until the recent One-Of-The-Best-Knocks in cricket which was a single handed effort of 175 to tame the Australians.Needless to say that i'm talking about Sachin Tendlkar.Many bowlers had/having the same nightmare which Abdul Qadir had before 20 years.Many bowlers tried to sledge him,tried to intimidate him but whenever it happened they were on the loosing side.They were subjected to same nightmare.He never involved in verbal duels but instead he will let his bat do the talking.

He made the staticians busy by scripting whatever record that can be achieved by a batsman...He left no stones unturned.What makes him the best is his never ending desire and hunger to excel.The man still plays cricket only because of his love for the country and the game.No one can be that humble and no one can have that humility.He is touted as the GOD OF CRICKET but yet you can never see any sign or expression of that greatness in his persona.That humility perhaps has taken him to great heights.

Many stupid sentiments are doing rounds that sachin has not won matches for India,he buckles under pressure in important matches and the most stupidest of all which is as follows whenever sachin hits century India will lose...Eventhough that is baseless,i can see the reason behind that.The reason might be perhaps as follows...when sachin is on song not only the bowler gets intimidated but also the non-strikers and his teammates.A sort of respect and awe develops in them due to his innings.Their ego dies there.They were transcended to an altogether different experience which leaves them stunned.If u watch carefully whenever Sachin played mercurial innings(like the recent one against Australia) no other player will spark.It is because of the reason i have stated above.

I said about his humility before...We saw little kids in the bloke jumping and cheering and yelling whenever they played well..They also made it a trend to associate with bollywood actresses(idhula mattum correct ah irunga da..) after they got little popularity...The instant success got to their heads(they play nowadays as if they were born to win and the opponents are stupids) and we saw India failing in major tournaments(like T-20 WC tournament and champions trophy)...These kids should learn the composure and temperament from this legend...

It was a huge disgrace the way India lost to Australia recently...Especially the match in which sachin scored 175...The recent failures of Team India is due to couple of reasons...One Mr.M S Dhoni and two, BCCI..

MSD paved the way for India's debacle by his selection startegies(eventhough he is doing a good job and plays occassionaly well,some of his decisions simply makes no sense)..i don't know on what basis Ravindra jadeja was picked for the playing 11.He never scored more than 20 runs in this series and if u say he was picked for his bowling abilities then i must ask, then what the hell Amit mishra was selected for..why don't you pick a regular bowler if you wanna strengthen bowling attack...Dhoni's many such illogical decisions hurted India..He opened with the great great Rohit sharma in T-20 WC and pushed in-form Raina down the order...(His judgement and the ability to grasp a situation quickly has gone..He looks off color)

On the otherhand BCCI is also playing a crucial role in India's downfall..They don't understand the players who are picked are humans and not machines...Look at the schedule they play, its a non-stop cricket for one year with not even one month gap.. Understand not even great great champions can win all games...If even a machine requires rest just think about humans...You want money and for that you are breaking the players back...And i don't understand why they keep on having match against srilanka..I think this is 6th or 7th encounter against sri lanka for us in the last 2 years..Why do you wanna play always against the same lankans again and again...We have some other international teams as well...

Whatever finally they have made a second string Auz team champions and gifted a legendary player tears after he did all that one can do to win a game...Over the years team India have not changed even though they once gave an otherwise impression ...I never felt bad for India for not becoming no.1 team..because we don't deserve that..Do not say talent wise we are competent...Hell with your talents,application is important..how much u turn things with your efforts count..And the man we are talking about(sachin) has done that for more than 20 years with enormous ease..time to take a leaf out of his carrer kids...Never forget he has both talent and application...

He is the only one who gets standing ovation in all parts of the world(In Auz,England and Even in pak)..There is no division in celebrating sachin and his success..people from all parts of the world irrespective of country,race and religion admires this five foot maestro..He is one such human being and player whom the opponents even will respect...

Finally I feel very honoured when i say i am a sachin tendulkar fan...Because he is worth that...You don't see legends and special talents always...Its a great gift to see and to live in the same period in which such an legend lives...Sachin is one such unforgettable Legend.If someone wants to be successful they must choose a better role model from whom they can get inspiration...I would say i got my perfect rolemodel in the form of sachin...Every time he walks to the middle with his mighty MRF( now adidas bat ) and the expectation of millions i get a lot of inspiration.The way he handled a huge success and the way he goes about his task at hand is fabulous...That is something we must learn from him...May god have enough kindness on him to fulfill his dream of playing and winning 2011 WC (Lets god gift WC in his home ground Mumbai)...

SACHIN-THE MAESTRO

Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar this is the name which has terrorized /has been terrorizing many “Ace” bowlers for a very long time even in their sleeps that they were left with no other option but to get smashed by his MIGHTY MRF bat. One will be left with no paper if they start writing about this great and no stones if they start depicting his achievements.It can be said simply if somebody asks what his achievement is?,

"He is still ruling the cricketing world at the age of 36 and continues to be a nightmare to many folks in world cricket"......

Tantalizing Tornado

Booker T.Washington says,

“Character, not the circumstances makes the person”

Sachin unlike other fellow cricketers, has the capability to deliver his best against the best without even strains of difficulty. He even makes “Herculean tasks” look easy through his inimitable technique.This “Tantalizing Tornado” can play a ball bowled at him in three different ways.He is not the one who buckles under pressure but the one who pressurizes the opponents. He continues to be a biggest threat when he is on the ground.He plays mind games not only with the bowlers but also with opposition captains that they find it very difficult to set field for him.

The leg spinning legend Shane Warne once said that,I bowled six different deliveries to him in an Over, to which most of the batsman will not have any reply but sachin played every ball clearly and finally looked at me as if like questioning me 'Do u have anything left that u can bowl at me?'

He always gives something to think about to the opponents and always keeps them guessing. He is merciless to the bowlers and “meets the fire with fire” that he never showed respect or what so ever to their reputation ,what he knows is to whack the ball when he is inside the ground.

Midas Touch

The classical English proverb says,

“Jack of all trade is master of none.”

But Sachin has falsified this proverb that he fortunately has a “Midas Touch” that whatever he tried and touched has turned out to be a biggest bonanza for him. Not only he has established and proved himself as a batsman but also as a bowler. He has best bowling figures of 5/32 & 5/40 against Pakistan and Australia respectively. He is also good in fielding and he continues to be a reliable and robust fielder who always gives his best. The “Little champion” has only spared wicket keeping as if he has a great heart to allow other people to earn name.He is inimitable in finding the gaps ,running between the wickets, making clever use of field sets and remembers the field set for him .

LEAN LAPS

It is obvious and quite well known that

“Everybody’s life is filled with highs and lows .”

He also holds the record for hitting many nineties which could have been easily converted to centuries. In 2007 alone he missed 7 centuries that he got out in nineties which people termed “NERVOUS NINETIES.”Sachin also had that lean lap in his life, but the way he recovered was unbelievable.

“Whenever u are criticized don't get upset always remember

this no stones are thrown on a fruitless tree.”

Many stones were thrown at him, because he is a tree with fruit which is as good as “Elixir”. His pictures and effigies were burnt by some senseless,stupid, mindless and heartless creatures which are wallowing in earth in the name of humans, post world cup' 07.Many people who were expecting some opportunity to poke their nose,pounced on to this opportunity.They were yelling and crying that the Living Legend should retire from cricket. But the Mumbaikar made them to put their fingers on to their noses by giving a strong reply with his bat in the matches that followed.

Ravi Shastri gave those people an unquestionable reply,

Let the less mortals speak about the immortal because he Knows his things ,he shall retire only when he wants , not by any others pressure or stupid suggestions.

Considerate True Gentleman:

Sachin is the worst enemy to the opponents only when he is on the field.But Off the field he is more cordial and friendly.Remember that he has a good rapport with the likes of shane warne,Glen Mcgrath,Bret Lee, Brian Lara, Inzamam-Ul-Huq and many others. Even in today’s sledging and ill mouthed cricketing world he continues to be a gentleman cricketer.

If somebody stares at him or gives him a blow with the ball then the reaction from him will be obviously with the bat and the very next delivery will be whacked out of the boundary ropes.He doesn't even mind leaving a smile to the worst stare that he gets. He lets his bat to do the talking when he is on field. Shane warne and Sachin were so close that sachin visited him, when he was injured during Australian tour long back and he even gets leggie tips from Shane sometimes.

Legends on Legend:

Let us see what the greats of cricket has to say about this all

time great.This compilation only finds the most recently told

things during Australian series.

Ajit Wadekar former captian:

If any one has to be given Bharath Ratna, it is Sachin

Tendulkar since it is he who deserves the most.

Ravi Shastri after sachin's century in sydney under crucial

circumstances:

Sachin produced a vintage innings . A century by the

great man is now a matter of routine.

Danish Kaneria before the start of Indian tour by Pakistan:

He may be getting on in years but he remains a Master

Batsman and as for as i know he would be really gritting his

teeth to prove a point or two to us and to his critics.

M.S.Dhoni on sachin’s match winning knock in the series decider

against Pakistan in 2007:

Sachin was the difference between us and Pakistan today.

His knock was truly special . He has batted for a long time

now and knows what it takes to win at this stage. He also helps

others to bat in and around him.

Dhoni about sachin missing many centuries due to his dismissals

in the nineties:

We are all very sad for him. Most cricketers retire without scoring six centuries in their life and he just missed that many this year!!!!. He knows his way out and that was the secret of our success.

Above all The British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said,

I would like to see some of the great players of modern era

-like sachin tendulkar-proposed for the honorary awards like knightship so that the British nation can salute their achievements.

He also added that knighthood should be given to the “Little

Master” which is going to be another feather to his cap.

Conclusion

Knowing ,understanding and admiring a True legend is a marvelous thing that happens in some body’s life, since legends are not sporadic.

It is even better and it is a blessing if we are allowed by the

Almighty to see the legends and Maestros at least once in our life.

But it is a great boon if one is blessed by the God not only to see a "Living legend", but also to live in the era in which he is living and to admire him,adore him and get inspired and motivated by him.

It doesn't even matter if we don't admire him,adore him but let

us not try to criticize him or comment him not only because that one needs some qualification to criticize someone like him but also,

“Mortals Should Not Talk About Immortals.”

(As i have mentioned in the about me section,this was my first article which i prepared for my communication lab...I just thought of sharing this with you people.Its little lenghty but hope u like it)

sachin's game at its excellence

SACHIN RARE PHOTO'S-1

IN WIMBLEDON...



WITH VIRU FOR ENDORSEMENT...



IN EARLY DAYS...



IN A FUNCTION...(Majestic)

SACHIN RARE PHOTO-2

BULLET DRIVES AGAINST LEE...

STUNNING STRAIGHT DRIVES....

Leave the argument that whether Lara or sachin is best..
Just take a look at this clip it will say the rest.....
And who is the best....

LITTLE MASTER'S BIG MOMENTS...

AFTER BEATING BRIAN LARA'S RECORD..


IN OZ..


CB SERIES....


N-POWER SERIES ENGLAND...

People this is something that i wrote as a part of my college assignmtent for communication Lab...I thought of sharing this with you all....

Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar this was the name which has

terrorized /has been terrorizing many “Ace” bowlers for a very

long time even in their sleep that they were left with no other

option but to get smashed by his MIGHTY MRF bat. One will be

left with no paper if they are going to write about this great and no stones if they start depicting his achievements.It can be said simply if somebody asks what his achievement is?,

"He is still ruling the cricketing world at the age of 36 and continues to be a nightmare in world cricket"......

well if u need a more specific and fitting introduction about him,

it may be like this, sachin is the,

· Highest run scorer in both ODI's(about 16000) and

Test matches(more than 11000).

· Awarded most number of man of the matches(56) and

man of the series (14) in ODIs.

· Most number of hundreds in ODI's(42) and in tests (39).

· He has been awarded

Ø PADMA VIBHUSHAN '07,PADMA SHRI '99,

Ø RAJIV GANDHI KHEL RATNA '98,ARJUNA AWARDS,

Ø WISDEN'S CRICKETER OF THE YEAR.

· He was the player of the tournament in WC' 03 and

· highest run scorer in WC '97.

· Has played most number of ODI's(417).

· Only player to be in top 10 ICC rankings for 10 years.

Tantalizing Tornado

Booker T.Washington says,

“Character, not the circumstances makes the person”

Sachin unlike the other fellow cricketers, has the capability to

deliver his best against the best without even the strain of

difficulty. He even makes the “Herculean tasks” look easy

through his technique, that this “Tantalizing Tornado” can play a ball bowled at him in three different ways.

He is not the one who buckles under pressure but the one who

pressurize the opponents. He continues to be a threat in the

minds in the ground. He plays mind games not only with

The bowlers but also with opposition captains that they find

it difficult to set field for him.

The leg spinning legend Shane Warne once said that,

I bowled six different deliveries to him in an

Over, to which most of the batsman will not have any reply

but sachin played every ball clearly and finally looked at me as if like questioning me 'Do u have anything left that u can bowl at me?'

He always gives something to think about to the opponents and

always keeps them guessing. He is merciless to the bowlers and “meets the fire with fire” that he never showed respect or what so ever to their reputation ,what he knows is to whack the ball when he is inside the ground.

.

Midas Touch

The classical English proverb says,

“Jack of all trade is master of none.”

But Sachin has falsified the above proverb that he fortunately has a “Midas Touch” that whatever he tried and touched has turned out to be a biggest bonanza for him. Not only he has established and proved himself as a batsman but also as a bowler. He has best bowling figure of 5/32 & 5/40 against Pakistan and Australia respectively. He is also good in fielding and he continues to be a reliable and robust fielder who always gives his best. The “Little champion” has only spared wicket keeping as though he has a great heart to allow other people to do something. He is inimitable in finding the gaps ,running between the wickets, making clever use of field sets, remembering the fields set for him .

LEAN LAPS

It is obvious and quite well known that

“Everybody’s life is filled

with highs and lows .”

He also holds the record for hitting many nineties which could have been easily converted to centuries. In 2007 alone he missed 7 centuries that he got out in nineties which people termed “NERVOUS NINETIES.”

Sachin also had that lean lap in his life, but the way he recovered was unbelievable.

“Whenever u are criticized don't get upset always remember

this no stones are thrown on a fruitless tree.”

Many stones were thrown at him, because he is a tree with

fruit which is as good as “Elixir”. His pictures and effigies were burnt by some senseless,stupid, mindless and heartless creatures which were wallowing in earth in the name of humans, durimg the aftermath of world cup' 07.

Many people who were expecting some opportunity to poke their nose,pounced on to this opportunity, they were yelling and crying that the Living Legend should retire from cricket. But the Mumbaikar made them to put their fingers on their noses by giving a strong reply with his bat in the matches that followed.

Ravi Shastri gave those people an unquestionable reply,

Let the less mortals speak about the immortal because he

Knows his things ,he shall retire only when he wants , not by

any others pressure or stupid suggestions.

Considerate True Gentleman:

Sachin is the worst enemy to the opponents only when he is

on the field.But Off the field he is more cordial and friendly.Remember that he has a good rapport with the likes of shane warne,Glen Mcgrath,Bret Lee, Brian Lara, Inzamam-Ul-Huq and many others. Even in today’s sledging and stinking mouthed cricketing world he continues to be a gentleman cricketer.

If somebody stares at him or gives him a blow with the ball then the reaction from him will be obviously with the bat and in the very next moment he will be whacked out of the boundary ropes.He doesn't even mind leaving a smile to the worst stare that he gets. He lets his bat to do the talking when he is on field. Shane warne and Sachin were so close that sachin visited him, when he was injured during Australian tour long back and he even gets leggie tips from Shane sometimes.

Legends on Legend:

Let us see what the greats of cricket has to say about this all

time great.This compilation only finds the most recently told

things during Australian series.

Ajit Wadekar former captian:

If any one has to be given Bharath Ratna, it is Sachin

Tendulkar since it is he who deserves the most.

Ravi Shastri after sachin's century in sydney under crucial

circumstances:

Sachin produced a vintage innings . A century by the

great man is now a matter of routine.

Danish Kaneria before the start of Indian tour by Pakistan:

He may be getting on in years but he remains a Master

Batsman and as for as i know he would be really gritting his

teeth to prove a point or two to us and to his critics.

M.S.Dhoni on sachin’s match winning knock in the series decider

against Pakistan in 2007:

Sachin was the difference between us and Pakistan today.

His knock was truly special . He has batted for a long time

now and knows what it takes to win at this stage. He also helps

others to bat in and around him.

Dhoni about sachin missing many centuries due to his dismissals

in the nineties:

We are all very sad for him. Most cricketers retire without scoring six centuries in their life and he just missed that many this year!!!!. He knows his way out and that was the secret of our success.

Above all The British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said,

I would like to see some of the great players of modern era

-like sachin tendulkar-proposed for the honorary awards like knightship so that the British nation can salute their achievements.

He also added that knighthood should be given to the “Little

Master” which is going to be another feather to his cap.

Conclusion

Knowing ,understanding and admiring a True legend is a marvelous thing that happens in some body’s life, since legends are not sporadic.

It is even better and it is a blessing if we are allowed by the

Almighty to see the legends and Maestros at least once in our life.

But it is a great boon if one is blessed by the God not only to see a "Living legend", but also to live in the era in which he is living and to admire him,adore him and get inspired and motivated by him.

It doesn't even matter if we don't admire him,adore him but let

us not try to criticize him or comment him not only because that one needs some qualification to criticize someone like him but also,

“Mortals Should Not Talk About Immortals.”