Sir Sachin Tendulkar - The Greatest Cricketer Ever

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29th March 2009, 02:49 AM
crajkumar_be

Just to clarify, "mental" as in "its all in the mind" :)
29th March 2009, 02:56 AM
ajithfederer

Thanks for posting, Gourav-ji.

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Originally Posted by sourav

Sachin’s other love: Tennis, F1
Bobilli Vijay Kumar

Napier: The Indian players had one eye on the scoreboard as New Zealand piled on runs on top of their agony; but some of them also had the other one on Melbourne, across the Tasman Sea.
Well, with the Grand Prix season beginning in less than 24 hours from now, the speed junkies would understandably be excited: most of them follow the races closely, anyway, enjoying the thrills and spills on the fast track, through the year.
“It was one of my greatest experiences,” said Sachin Tendulkar, during a casual conversation earlier on this tour. “The roar of the cars pumps up the adrenaline. I loved watching the action from the pit,” he said, with stars in his eyes. Last year, he managed to catch two races.
The little master-blaster has a soft corner for Team Ferrari, thanks partly to his association with Fiat. He owns a Scarlet Beauty, of course, and takes particular pride in taking it out on a spin incognito (basically when Mumbai is fast asleep). “There is nothing like watching sport at the venue, a stadium,” he explained even as a local rugby match was being aired on TV. “I am not much into rugby but I have seen a couple of games live and the atmosphere inside is electric,” he ruminated.
Tendulkar, of course, loves tennis and soccer too. He, along with some of his team members, had made it for a Man U match in 2007 when the Indian team was touring England. “The atmosphere was amazing. The involvement of fans, the singing, it’s just too much,” he said. His sweetest moment as a spectator, however, came last year at Wimbledon. “I was a guest in the Royal Box on the first Saturday. To my left was Martina Navratilova and to my right Billie Jean-King. I felt really, reall special,” he admitted.
Did they recognize you? Do they know you? “Oh yes, Martina follows cricket. In fact, most of the tennis players end up getting a close look at the game as the Australian Open and Wimbledon take place during the cricket season.
“I hear that Roger Federer is a big fan of cricket,” he added. Sachin, of course, is a big fan of Federer himself. :P “He walked by me during my last visit to Wimbledon but I didn’t get to meet him,” he sighed.
So what does he think of Federer’s in the next Grand Slam: the French. He simply smiled, shaking his head. “Nadal is unbeatable on clay,” he agreed. “I love Federer but I am now starting to like Nadal too.” The transformation, of co
urse, is happening thanks to Nadal’s grace.

http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Defau...1703&AppName=1
29th March 2009, 10:05 PM
ajithfederer

http://www.orkut.com/Main#CommMsgs.a...08522017362382

This thread is taken from orkut which discusses Sachin's relatively short knocks (Scores < 50) but still made a difference in the match.

Sachin's Great shortest Knock

Hi guys this thread created to find out what's the sachin's best shortest knock's
the knocks where he didnt make centuries and half centuries
just a 20 or a odd 30 (destructive knocks he played which admired you )

My best knock was the 38 v australia he made against australia at nairobi
ICC Knock OUT
41 off 25 balls ... Finals against Pakistan in Dhaka in 1998 ... we won chasing 300+ which was really rare those days 27 Mar (2 days ago) Revanth
50 off 50 against england at WC 2003... 27 Mar

To add to that above knock the one more knock he played against
pakistan in wc1999 45 from 65 balls in a seamy track in manchester
against the lights off akram akthar saqlain etx

ODI #264 of god(2001) vs Aus.
35 from 26 balls 6 x 4, 1 x6 .The first ball of 7th over is a must watch for all fans.Its a beauty for a six off Mcgrath.

the one in west indies where he made 44 in some 41 balls with 10 fours...the best knock.. even dravid has mentioned about it
http://content.cricinfo.com/india/co...ry/229160.html
Sachin's greatest attribute is his ability to adapt to different situations. It doesn't matter if the wicket is low and slow, or fast and bouncy - he just works out what shots he has to play and goes about it. I remember how once in the West Indies in 1997 we played a one-dayer at Trinidad in which we had to bat first against Curtly Ambrose, Courtney Walsh, Ian Bishop and Franklyn Rose on a pitch on which the ball was doing all sorts of things. Sachin sized up the situation quickly and unleashed a flurry of strokes to disconcert the bowlers. He was out for 44, by which time he had already hit 10 fours.
This was written by rahul dravid

I haven't seen this knock of Sachin but for me its easil;y one of the best knocks of Sachin..

No! It's not a century neither is it a belligerent quickfire fifty that snatched the game away from the opposition but certainly its a precursor...an indication of a legend in the making..

I am talking about the fifty that he scored against Pak in only his second match...59 at Faisalbad where he got hit by a Waqar Younis delivery but scored a gutsy half century..

Guys you all are forgetting a lovely test inning of 28* against england in Kanpur.

For me it was amazing as Sachin managed to pierce a field with 7 men protecting the boundary 5 times (almost at will) while everyone else was struggling to find gap .

To be continued:
30th March 2009, 08:35 AM
crajkumar_be

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41 off 25 balls ... Finals against Pakistan in Dhaka in 1998 ... we won chasing 300+ which was really rare those days

Absolutely fantastic knock. In the other final (best of 3), he scored a hundred of course. This was special, a blitzkrieg. Saqlain-a piricheduthiruppaan...
30th March 2009, 08:47 AM
ajithfederer

Yes. Incidentally it was the highest chase victory for India at that time, i am not sure about the world chase record at that time.

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Originally Posted by crajkumar_be

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41 off 25 balls ... Finals against Pakistan in Dhaka in 1998 ... we won chasing 300+ which was really rare those days

Absolutely fantastic knock. In the other final (best of 3), he scored a hundred of course. This was special, a blitzkrieg. Saqlain-a piricheduthiruppaan...
30th March 2009, 09:57 AM
P_R

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Originally Posted by crajkumar_be

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41 off 25 balls ... Finals against Pakistan in Dhaka in 1998 ... we won chasing 300+ which was really rare those days

The lasting memory I have of that match is not concerning Sachin. It is a lovely pic that came in the Hindu.

If you recall Ganguly and Robin had a looong partnership. Robin made 80 odd at run-a-ball with only some 3-4 boundaries. So basically it was more running than was usually Ganguly was equal to. So around the 40th over Ganguly was out and on his back. Moin Khan (or was it Rashid Latif) holding up Ganguly's foot and signalling to the Indian dressing room to send the physio. Robin - fittest man playing the match that day, not getting what's wrong with the young boy - watches on in complete perplexion. :D
30th March 2009, 10:07 AM
crajkumar_be

:lol:

BTW, chinna vayasulerndhu enakkoru doubt. That ubiquitous holding the legs and pressing down treatment. Kaadhula adipatta kooda idhe reatment dhaana? Ive always wondered whats with that.. (cramps ku dhaane adha panraanga? - feet, hamstring, calf etc)?
30th March 2009, 10:57 AM
P_R

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Originally Posted by crajkumar_be

Kaadhula adipatta kooda idhe reatment dhaana?

:lol:

Yes it is a treatment for cramps in the calf muscles - that is what most fatigued runners get..... Ganguly was just out that day. He resolved then to thenceforth make his runs and exit before Robin entered the field.
30th March 2009, 12:54 PM
littlemaster1982

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Originally Posted by crajkumar_be

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41 off 25 balls ... Finals against Pakistan in Dhaka in 1998 ... we won chasing 300+ which was really rare those days

Absolutely fantastic knock. In the other final (best of 3), he scored a hundred of course. This was special, a blitzkrieg. Saqlain-a piricheduthiruppaan...

Sachin didn't score a hundred in that tournament. It is actually a 78 ball 95. He simply murdered spin bowling in that match.

My favorite short knock of Sachin is this மின்னல் வேகக் கவிதை*. I have mentioned about this knock before too.

* - Dinamalar's description of this innings.
30th March 2009, 01:12 PM
Vivasaayi

Sachins cameo is still in my mind....sema adi...It actually set the tone for ganguly and co to go for the win.

kadaisi balla oru four adichathukaga ... kanitkar ethana match osila velayadirupan???????

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