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NOTHING TO WORRY
Threat to Sachin was just an intel faux pas
Soumittra S Bose | TNN
Nagpur: It is one incident that would raise a fresh question mark over the ‘intelligence inputs’ that various agencies routinely receive. On Sunday, the Nagpur police tightened the security arrangements being made for the Indian and Australian teams arriving in the city on Monday for the fourth Test.
This was done in view of specific intelligence input that terrorist outfit JeM might try to target Sachin Tendulkar. This was carried by a section of the media and understandably raised concerns everywhere. However, by Monday, city police chief Praveen Dixit had a lot of explaining to do.
Apparently, the city police’s special branch which looks after the intelligence gathering and interpretation had goofed up by dusting up an old 2006 memo and circulating it as new. Dixit told the media there was no threat to any player or team. “The security arrangement has been drawn up keeping the general threat perception in view which existed from the first day of the series and not just the test match in the city,” he said.
It turned out that the SB had managed to dig out a ‘threat’ of 2006 when central intelligence and interrogation details of some suspects in 7/11 bomb blast in Mumbai had indicated that there was a threat on Tendulkar, Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan and Mukesh Ambani. Tendulkar’s security was stepped up following the report.
Intelligence department had learnt in 2004 that outfits like JeM wanted to kidnap Tendulkar and former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly and use them to free two jailed militants. This JeM threat was included by SB while alerting the city police for security arrangements to be made for the Test match beginning on Friday. The message was copied from the old 2006 document. It urged all police stations to remain on high alert about a possible terror attack. Interestingly, the message this time does not mention Ganguly though he is very much a part of the team and was subject of earlier threat. Dixit clarified the situation in a press conference at Police Gymkhana on Monday.
Special Branch, which is responsible for alerting police stations and set up the guidelines for security arrangement prior to any big event, is known to have followed its age-old tradition of simply copying the old pattern while issuing messages.
An assistant police inspector in SB is learnt to have put up the two-year-old input without updating for signature by DCP of zone-I Suresh Mekala, who holds additional charge of special branch. The fact remains that though it contained something as dramatic as that, it was signed unquestioningly by the senior officer too. City police spokesperson ACP Madhuri Godse parried media queries about it saying the matter was of administrative nature and media should have nothing to do with it.
A Story a Day - All about Sachin
No.2
The year was 1989, the little master had recently made his debut in Pakistan. Sachin not even old enough to get a driving licence Sachin Tendulkar was facing the best bowlers in the business. As the Pakistani crowds jeered and mocked Sachin holding out the placards saying ""Dudh Pita Bhachcha ..ghar jaake dhoodh pee", (hey kid, go home and drink milk), Sachin sent the then young leg spinner Mustaq Ahmed hiding for cover (he had hit two sixes in one over. The frustaded mentor of Mustaq Ahmed the legendary Abdul Qadir challenges Sachin saying "Bachchon ko kyon mar rahe ho? Hamein bhi maar dikhao` (`Why are you hitting kids? Try and hit me.`).
Sachin was silent, since then we all have come to know that he lets his bat do the talking. Abdul Quadir had made a simple request and Sachin obliged, and how. Sachin hit 4 sixes in the over, making the spinner look like a kid in the contest. The over read 6, 0, 4, 6 6 6, David had felled Goliath ... and a legend was born.
P.S: The match was not official. The official one-dayer had been abandoned because of bad light and a 20-over exhibition match organised instead.
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Sachin Tendulkar - Lord of the Runs 1-1
Sachin Tendulkar - Lord of the Runs 1-2
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Sachin: The iron man of India
Sachin in his 20-year career, faced both his admirers and critics with equal respect, but do we give him the respect he deserves? A man of his class, lets his bat do the talking. He surpassed Lara to cross the 12000 run mark in test cricket.
ON MARCH 19, 2006, Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar, India’s favourite son was booed on his way back to the dressing room by the crowd at the Wankhede. His sin was that after 17 years in the game and 132 test matches, he was out on the 21st ball, scoring just one run. The media had turned hostile. Everyone wanted him to declare his innings as a player. All his perseverance and dedication of years was buried six feet under, when his home crowd disrespected him. Some wrote his failure in the last eleven test knocks as pathetic or tragic. His flawless stroke play was over-burdened by talks of his dismissals.
On October 18, 2008, exactly two years and six months later, Sachin re-wrote history. A man of his class, remains quite and lets his bat do the talking. He surpassed Brian Lara and became the first player to cross the 12000 run mark in test cricket. Now, every Indian has praises and accolades fom him. The stadium at Mohali was buzzing with the chants of ‘Sachin’. Speculations of his retirement have vanished and now everyone in a jiffy wants him to play the next world cup. Media is going frenzy about Sachin and his stroke play. As Sachin reached the predictable 12000 mark, he looked at the heavens and bowed down to the almighty. He remains as humble as he was when he hit his first century. After 16000 one day runs and 12000 test runs, the little maestro continues to strive for newer heights and toils to be perfect in his already flawless stroke play. With every record broken and history rewritten again and again, the short man from Mumbai stands tall and taller.
I’m one of those fans who watch a match for Sachin. I used switch off the television set when Sachin got out and even today, I continue to watch a match till Sachin bats. I keep my fingers crossed and continue sending prayers for his success. On his every stroke, I utter a few tips, as if it would help him in his shots. Over the lost two decades, Sachin has been the captain of the Indian ship and most teams felt that if they get Sachin’s wicket, half the battle is won.
The little master has gone about doing his job day in and day out without being into controversies.
But such is the irony of the Indian public that they do not respect the sheer class of the player he is. The view of the media and the public keeps changing with the changing times and the talent remains unrecognised to some extent. The little man, from being Sachin has gone to be the ’God of the Game’ and we still fail to salute his greatness. When will the media and the public give him the respect he deserves? We need to understand that he has selflessly served the country and disrespecting him is like disrespecting the nation.
Sachin is a global ambassador of this country and he is above the normal human touch. In the true sense, he is god’s gift to India. We need to keep faith in him and be happy for what he has achieved. Our expectations should be controlled and all decisions should be left to him. Whether it is playing the next world cup or retiring next year is completely his choice.
Sachin has had his ups and downs and he surely will retire but we need to let him take the call, for the manner in which he likes to bow down.
Tendulkar, Sehwag may return to ODI squad :redjump:
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NAGPUR, Nov. 4: Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag (In Photo), who missed the previous One Day Internationals series in Sri Lanka, are set to return to the Indian limited overs squad when the national selectors meet here tomorrow to name the team for the seven-match series against England starting on 14 November at Rajkot.
http://www.thestatesman.net/page.new...ss=1&id=229587
Born champions
They say champions are born, not made. Just like Lewis Hamilton. A look at some prodigies who have lived up to their promise, like the British F1 driver.
Sachin Tendulkar
At 35, Sachin Tendulkar has almost every batting record to his name. His greatness was predicted even when he was playing for his school team. He was thrown to the wolves, as a 16-year-old making his international debut against a ferocious Pakistan bowling attack. That was back in 1989, where he also scored his first Test half-century. 19 years hence, India’s greatest batsman, second only to Don Bradman has made all prophesies come true and gone further than any man before.
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