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Dinesh - Nothing serious, ennala namba mudila.
Sschandrar enna paNNuvAr?
SAmiyAr.
avar nAsamAppO appidinnu aaseervaadham paNravanga amOgamA varuvaanga.
nallA irunnu vaazhthura usilaimaNi, Omakuchi aayiduvaar.
Sachin Tendulkar's landmark ton
The best of the lot
Sachin Tendulkar's 50th century is another major statistical highlight of an already glorious Test career
Madhusudhan Ramakrishnan
Sachin Tendulkar added yet another record to his glittering Test career when he became the first batsman to score 50 centuries. At the end of his ninth match, when he scored his first century, he averaged just under 43. Thereafter, his 10th, 20th and 30th centuries came in intervals of 46, 47 and 52 innings respectively. Injuries and a form slump meant that it took him 93 innings to progress from his 30th and 40th century. A remarkable resurgence in performance since 2008 has meant his last ten centuries have come in just 34 innings.
Tendulkar's landmark centuries in Tests Century number Score Venue Date Match number Innings number Average after match
1 119* Old Trafford Aug 09, 1990 9 14 42.76
10 177 Nottingham Jul 04, 1996 41 60 54.92
20 126* New Zealand Oct 10, 1999 69 107 55.42
30 193 Leeds Aug 22, 2002 99 159 57.99
40 109 Nagpur Nov 06, 2008 154 252 54.30
50 107* Centurion Dec 16, 2010 175 286 56.89
Tendulkar's spurt of hundreds over the last few years has improved his innings-per-century figure considerably. At one stage, he had scored 39 hundreds in 250 innings, an average of 6.41 innings per hundred. Since then, he has notched up 11 in 36 to bring his overall innings-per-century average to 5.72. Among batsmen with at least 25 hundreds, only Don Bradman has a better average.
Batsmen with best ratios of innings per century in Tests (Qual: 25 hundreds) Batsman Innings 100s Ratio
Don Bradman 80 29 2.76
Sachin Tendulkar 286 50 5.72
Matthew Hayden 184 30 6.13
Garry Sobers 160 26 6.15
Sunil Gavaskar 214 34 6.29
Jacques Kallis 242 38 6.37
Ricky Ponting 257 39 6.59
Mahela Jayawardene 190 28 6.79
Brian Lara 232 34 6.82
In the 50 innings in which he scored hundreds, Tendulkar averages 214.26, though this number has been increased by the fact that he has remained not out 16 times. Jacques Kallis and Steve Waugh are the others who have averages of more than 200, and both have also remained not out on more than ten occasions - Kallis has 13 undefeated hundreds, while Waugh has 15.
Top century getters in Tests Batsman Centuries Runs HS Average century
Sachin Tendulkar 50 7285 248* 214.26
Ricky Ponting 39 5634 257 176.06
Jacques Kallis 38 5120 201* 204.80
Sunil Gavaskar 34 4802 236* 177.85
Brian Lara 34 5889 400* 184.03
Steve Waugh 32 4342 200 255.41
Tendulkar's hallmark has been his consistency and ability to score in all conditions. He averages over 60 in England and Sri Lanka and nearly 59 in Australia. His record isn't as good in Pakistan, where he averages just over 40 with one century. Zimbabwe remains the only country where Tendulkar has not scored a century.
Tendulkar's record in each country Country Matches Innings Runs 100s 50s HS Average
Australia 16 30 1522 6 5 241* 58.53
Bangladesh 7 9 820 5 0 248* 136.66
England 13 22 1302 4 6 193 62.00
India 79 130 6547 22 27 217 56.93
New Zealand 11 18 842 2 5 160 49.52
Pakistan 10 13 483 1 2 194* 40.25
South Africa 13 24 978 4 3 169 44.45
Sri Lanka 12 19 1155 5 4 203 67.94
West Indies 10 14 620 1 5 117 47.69
Zimbabwe 4 7 240 0 2 74 40.00
Tendulkar's batting has been remarkably effective across all four innings of a match. He is the top century scorer in the first, second and third innings, and is second only in the number of centuries scored in the fourth innings. The table lists the top century getters in each match innings in Tests.
Top century getters in each match innings 1st innings 2nd innings 3rd innings 4th innings
Ricky Ponting(20) Sachin Tendulkar(17) Matthew Hayden(10) Sunil Gavakar(4)
Sachin Tendulkar(20) Mahela Jayawardene(13) Sachin Tendulkar(10) Ricky Ponting(4)
Jacques Kallis(17) Brian Lara(13) Allan Border(9) Ramnaresh Sarwan(4)
Steve Waugh(17) Mohammad Yousuf(13) Martin Crowe(8) Younis Khan(4)
Rahul Dravid(14) Ricky Ponting(13) Jacques Kallis(8) Sachin Tendulkar(3)
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Sachin Tendulkar's landmark ton
A decade of covering Sachin charting the highs and lows, the changing roles and the changing game of the Indian legend since century No. 25
Dileep Premachandran
December 20, 2010
The first hundred that I watched Sachin Tendulkar make was his 25th, at a venue that will always have a special place in his affections. It was March 2001, and VVS Laxman and Rahul Dravid had just ruined everything. Whichever benchmarks are used, that Test match at the Eden Gardens will always belong in the top five whenever the greatest games played are mentioned. It was my first Test match and I left Kolkata suddenly aware that it would only be downhill from there on. The chances of covering such a match again? As likely as a Chris Martin hundred.
In Chennai on the eve of the decisive third Test, I was watching Tendulkar in the nets with Peter Roebuck alongside me. A lot of people there were trying to guess Tendulkar's state of mind. He had been magnificent in Mumbai, the Lone Ranger as India were outclassed in three days. Then, in the greatest match that India had ever played, his primary contribution was three wickets on the final evening. With the bat, he had contributed just 10 and 10.
As we watched him play ball after ball in the nets, Roebuck told me: "He'll score a hundred here. I'm certain of it." That prophecy couldn't be tested on the first two days, dominated by a Matthew Hayden double and the Australian collapse that was to ultimately cost them the series.
Tendulkar was in the middle to face the second ball of the third day after Glenn McGrath had trapped Shiv Sundar Das in front with the first. I don't recall each of the 15 fours or two sixes that he hit that day, but as ever it was the contest with Shane Warne that had everyone on seat-edge. There was one over in the afternoon, with Tendulkar and Dravid having drawn the sting out of the attack.
Warne was bowling round the wicket, targeting the rough in an effort to keep the runs down. Tendulkar backed away from the stumps and just bunted the ball over the slip cordon. Warne tried again. Same result. By the time Tendulkar did it a third time, he had been reduced to swearing in frustration.
The next time the two teams met in Australia, Warne was serving a suspension and confined to the commentary box. Tendulkar's fortunes had also dipped. In his previous seven Tests, including the first three of that tour, he had eked out 253 runs at less than 20. The Guardian commissioned me to do a story on the slump, asking me to talk to another batting great on the subject.
The obvious choice was Greg Chappell, then doing commentary, who had gone through a similar dip in 1981-82. "I don't think there's much wrong with his technique," he said. "The thing with slumps is that it takes just an innings or two to put doubts in your mind. And when you're tense, your reactions tend to be that touch slower than if you are relaxed."
As I was walking back to the press box, Chappell added: "There were signs here that he's getting it back [he had made 44 in the second innings]. Don't be surprised if he scores a big one in Sydney."
Sydney was where he had first unveiled his talent for an Australian audience 12 years earlier. Yet, the innings he played in January 2004 was a completely different beast. Reams have been written of how he hardly hit a ball into the off side through the innings. But for me, it was notable for how he grew into a different role. Laxman, in the form of his life, played an innings touched with magic. Tendulkar's 241 was workmanlike in comparison. After years of carrying the team, he now had a superbly talented support cast around him. It no longer mattered if he didn't set the tone.
By the time he got to Delhi in December 2005, having been level on 34 hundreds with Sunil Gavaskar for nearly a year, expectations had changed. Those watching still expected the moon each time he walked out, but the days of "Tendulkar out, all out" were long gone.
The middle of the decade was a tough time, with tennis elbow and a shoulder problem restricting movement and affecting confidence. At the Kotla, against Murali bowling as well as he ever did in India, there were glimpses of the Tendulkar of old, but by and large the dominator had given way to a man astute at assessing percentages.
Even then, the failures mounted. At Mumbai in March 2006, there were boos when he was dismissed on the final day, and up in the press box, an England international who had once played against him called him a "walking wicket". The consensus was that the glory days were gone. After all, even Gavaskar and Richards had only lasted 16 years at the top.
There were signs of revival in 2007 in England, but the rehabilitation was complete only on his favourite tour. He had never left Australia without a hundred, and in Sydney, in a Test now sadly remembered for the wrong reasons, he rolled back the years with a magnificent innings. He followed that with another in Adelaide, finishing the series with nearly 500 runs.
As much as the runs though, it was the way he was received that meant so much to him. At every venue, the ovation that he got when he walked out was spellbinding. It was common to meet fans who wanted to see India thrashed, and Tendulkar doing well.
Just as Picasso went from his Blue period to Cubism to Surrealism, so Tendulkar has tweaked his game to accommodate both physical changes and the demands of an evolving game
It was much the same at Centurion over the last two days. There was no question of mixed allegiances but the moment Tendulkar walked out, even the most vocal South African fans stood up to applaud. Some, like Dale Steyn, were small kids when Tendulkar first toured. That he was still around when they brought their own young families to the cricket almost defied belief.
At Chennai two years ago, when he scored what he says was his favourite hundred, Kevin Pietersen dramatically described him as Superman. Nearly a decade earlier, some in the stands had wept as one of his finest centuries had been unable to take India over the line against Pakistan. The tears I saw in 2008 were different, happy homage to a man who has been deified in his own lifetime.
What does it feel like to watch him, a decade on from No. 25? In terms of longevity, you can perhaps compare him to Pablo Picasso, another prodigy who never believed in resting on his laurels. And just as Picasso went from his Blue period to Cubism to Surrealism, so Tendulkar has tweaked his game to accommodate both physical changes and the demands of an evolving game.
The technique was always exceptional - how many 18-year-olds could have coped with the pace and bounce that the WACA offered in 1992? - but in recent times it appears more watertight than ever. The full repertoire of shots remains, but the frills are avoided. Like the rich man who knows the value of each penny, he simply refuses to ease up.
Such tunnel vision doesn't sit easy with everyone. "I'd rather watch Graeme Swann bat," said a friend a couple of days back. "Tendulkar's become bloodless and clinical," said another. But just as the praise often leaves him embarrassed and lost for words, so the criticism washes off him. After 21 years, which have encompassed a slump that might have ended other careers, he knows his game better than any outsider. And just like the battered old bat that has been such a trusty aide for the last two years and more, you sense that there are a few more shots to play.
Dileep Premachandran is an associate editor at Cricinfo
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2 page kku munnadiyae pottutinga lm :)
:oops: I had this doubt and checked, saw only Trinidad 100 posted. 96 century adichaa idhaan prachnai :P
"I'd like to ask him just how he has managed to work so hard to stay at the top for so long and what advice he'd give other sportsmen."
The fastest man on earth, Usain Bolt, is a fan
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Sachin Tendulkar's landmark ton
The best of the lot
Sachin Tendulkar's 50th century is another major statistical highlight of an already glorious Test career
Sachin Tendulkar added yet another record to his glittering Test career when he became the first batsman to score 50 centuries. At the end of his ninth match, when he scored his first century, he averaged just under 43. Thereafter, his 10th, 20th and 30th centuries came in intervals of 46, 47 and 52 innings respectively. Injuries and a form slump meant that it took him 93 innings to progress from his 30th and 40th century. A remarkable resurgence in performance since 2008 has meant his last ten centuries have come in just 34 innings.
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Tendulkar's spurt of hundreds over the last few years has improved his innings-per-century figure considerably. At one stage, he had scored 39 hundreds in 250 innings, an average of 6.41 innings per hundred. Since then, he has notched up 11 in 36 to bring his overall innings-per-century average to 5.72. Among batsmen with at least 25 hundreds, only Don Bradman has a better average.
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In the 50 innings in which he scored hundreds, Tendulkar averages 214.26, though this number has been increased by the fact that he has remained not out 16 times. Jacques Kallis and Steve Waugh are the others who have averages of more than 200, and both have also remained not out on more than ten occasions - Kallis has 13 undefeated hundreds, while Waugh has 15.
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Tendulkar's hallmark has been his consistency and ability to score in all conditions. He averages over 60 in England and Sri Lanka and nearly 59 in Australia. His record isn't as good in Pakistan, where he averages just over 40 with one century. Zimbabwe remains the only country where Tendulkar has not scored a century.
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Tendulkar's batting has been remarkably effective across all four innings of a match. He is the top century scorer in the first, second and third innings, and is second only in the number of centuries scored in the fourth innings. The table lists the top century getters in each match innings in Tests.
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Tendulkar :clap:
50 centuries :notworthy: :thumbsup:
Many records which he has will always be his :yes:
I think if there had been more 5 test series, Tendulkar will average higher.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gideon Haigh
Because, if you see, a 5 test series gives a batsman time to readjust technique and come out of a slump
Example1: Tendullar and 241 in 2004
Example2: Ponting in the current Ashes series - sure, he has scored only 83 runs in 6 inns but see what he is going to do in the next 4 innings!
If Tendulkar had that luxury of 5 test Ashes series like Ponting, his record will be much better
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Sourav :clap:
1992:Became the first player dismissed by television replays -- itha koodavaaya Sachin record'la saerpeenga..
Frozen at 18
There was a moment during the New Zealand series when Sachin Tendulkar chased a ball in the outfield. Watching him, it struck me that nothing had changed at all with him. He was still going earnestly after the ball, with the same speed and enthusiasm that he would have displayed 20 years or more ago. When you see ageing cricketers on the field, you don't see quite the same enthusiasm and agility as they had before. You can tell a veteran in the field from a distance.
Tendulkar seems to be frozen in time. It got me thinking: what is it about this guy that he can still look an integral part of a young cricketing outfit at the age of 37 and after 21 years in international cricket? People might say that he has kept himself physically fit and kept his interest in the game alive, but I know for a fact that Tendulkar was never a fitness fanatic.
I played alongside him until 1996, during his fundamental years and he didn't spend a lot of time in the gym. In fact, the Mumbai boys always prided themselves on this: it was more the culture of cricketers from north India, particularly Delhi, to hit the gym; we just batted and fielded. The senior Mumbai players, like Sunil Gavaskar, Dilip Vengsarkar and Ravi Shastri, helped instill in us the belief that cricketers should be on the field not in the gym. Tendulkar was very much a product of that culture. I am sure he spends a little more time in the gym now than he did earlier, and watches his diet, but I'd guess that's about it.
The key to his game is his enthusiasm for it. He is like an evergreen film hero, and that is possible only because of the mind. A young mind will find ways to keep the body young. His body may be 37 years old but his mind is still 18, the time when he established himself in international cricket.
In fact that is Tendulkar's nature: he's child-like. He still gets excited by things that excited him when he was 18. Most of us change as we grow old; our ways of relaxing, our choices of reading, the movies we watch, and even the friends we keep, change. Not so with Tendulkar. He still has the same friends with whom he enjoyed spending time back then. They crack the same kinds of jokes. That same masti (enjoyment) continues. That is the real secret to Tendulkar's longevity - his heart and mind are still those of a teenage boy. And teenage boys love to play sport, don't they?
Chandrakant Pandit, the director of the Mumbai Cricket Association's academy, says that when Tendulkar comes to practise there, boyish squeals of delight can be heard. In the early years, during the last few minutes of his batting session, Tendulkar would challenge the net bowlers: last four balls, 15 to win. Pandit tells me Tendulkar does that even today. He also still argues with the net bowlers about whether his shot was a four and whether he was dismissed or not. Most ageing batsmen I know tend to have almost sombre net sessions and leave. Not Tendulkar, it seems, from what we hear.
Everyone knows Tendulkar is a very private person. He opens up only around his close friends, in a secure environment. Once he steps out into the public domain, even if there are only a couple of people around, he is aware of them and is immediately on red alert. When he is out on the cricket field, in the public domain, be it a Ranji game or an exhibition match, he is aware he's being watched. And once that is the case, he wants to come out looking nothing but the best. That's innate to his nature and has been right through his career. I have never seen him go out and play silly or casual cricket, whatever the game. You cannot say the same about too many other great cricketers.
"I don't like getting out," he said somewhere after the 50th Test hundred. That's true with him for all cricket, all the time. He will bat with the same intent against Bangladesh on a flat track as he would against Australia in Brisbane. Or for that matter against Tamil Nadu in the odd Ranji game for Mumbai as in a benefit match for an ex-cricketer. Once Tendulkar is in the public view, he is not willing to look any less than what he is: a great performer and a competitor.
His sprinting after the ball on the field comes from the same mindset. People are watching. It may not be the most significant moment of the day but people are watching me. I cannot be seen not excelling. And that is the attitude when it comes to his fielding, bowling, and of course his batting.
I think these are the two fundamental reasons - the child-like enthusiasm and a fierce desire to look his best every time he is on stage - why he is able to have had the kind of run he has had. That he is still able to bring the same value and more to this Indian Test team that he did as an 18-year-old is truly remarkable, apart from being rare.
There is another factor that I would like to explain with the example of Imran Khan. As he grew older, Imran changed from being a fast-bowling allrounder to a leader of Pakistan cricket. Cricket to him had become more than just batting and bowling. Because he was educated at Oxford, and studied political science, politics held great interest for him. Towards the end of his career, the cancer hospital became his obsession. And now it is about trying to effect a social change in Pakistan.
Even after 21 years of cricket at the highest level, nothing appeals to Tendulkar more than cricket. Also, by remaining a pure batting performer, rather than being a long-term captain or a leader of thoughts in Indian cricket, he has been able to devote all his energies, skills and focus to one thing and one thing only - getting runs.
Getting those fifties and hundreds. That is his single-minded obsession, and has been for the last 25 years, since the time he started off playing official cricket at 12 for his school, Shardashram Vidyamandir.
Getting runs gives him the greatest joy. The other stuff - the fast cars, new electronic gadgets, good food and friends are passions, but the obsession is just one: batting and getting those centuries for India.
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Good article :clap: :clap: Sanju Manju washes his sins of "white elephant" article with this one.
yellem, Sanjrekar has put banana needle:
adhAvadhu Indhiya veRRIkku pAdu padAma, tahnnOda centuryE kuRiyA iruppArAm.Quote:
just one: batting and getting those centuries for India.
idhu puriyAma nIngaLum...
plum,
centuries for india'nu dhane solraar...
AyyO adhu indernet poll-aam. :lol2: Bold ellAm eduthurunga.Quote:
Originally Posted by Plum
Note the 'for'Quote:
Originally Posted by Plum
Not that Manju is not given to blabbering.
varalARu miga mukkiyam. 100 varudathukku piRagu varum madayargaLukku...Quote:
Originally Posted by P_R
No, the tone is less on his passion towards contribution towards team wins and more on his obsession with personal milestones.Quote:
Originally Posted by P_R
I get the feeling sanju was forced to write that - he still has some misgivings.
Even that bit about "not becoming thought leader" helping sachin focus on batting shows some bosom envy.
Besides, who is the expert on "banana needle" here? nIngaLA? nAnA? Expert solREn kEttukkunga
CV of Sachin Tendulkar :notworthy: :notworthy:
Good read albeit a few facual errorsQuote:
Originally Posted by littlemaster1982
Yes, runs in 2003 WC, MOM tally are wrong.
also, his Matchwinning score Vs Aus at Brisbane in 2008 (after 117* at Sydney) is 91 and not 93.Quote:
Originally Posted by littlemaster1982
Thanks sourav :)
Quote:
Originally Posted by Sourav
Just read Steve waugh's piece on Annan: Enna dhan naama nottai sonnalum Vellaikaaran vellaikaaran dhan ya :clap:. A thoroughly thought processed written piece. He is damm on spot with Thalaivar's bowling talents and says his only grouse with sachin is he didn't put his mind into bowling more leg breaks. He also concedes that sachin turned the ball more than many regulation spinners.
Steve waugh :clap:
AF,
Which article is that?
Thanks AF, couldn't find it in the sea of links :)
Tendulkar's way of getting basics right
G. Viswanath
A little past the twilight hours in mid-October, Sunil Gavaskar was full of cheer, receiving guests on the lawns of the Wellington Golf Club, Mahalaxmi. He had thrown a party to celebrate Professional Management Group's silver jubilee year and he turned out to be the perfect host.
He also appeared to be pleased with the way in which India had prevailed over Australia in the two-Test series with Sachin Tendulkar running up scores of 98, 38, 214 and 53 not out.
Gavaskar appeared to be in awe at the manner in which Tendulkar prepared for a Test and One-Day International. As part of the commentary team for the official broadcasters in India and on occasions elsewhere in the world, Gavaskar has his duties on the eve of the match at the venue and also hours before the start of each day's play. Obviously he makes it a point to see the way the teams prepare, especially the way the Indian team goes about its business while training.
The party at the Wellington Club was yet to warm up and the discussion, for a good 20 minutes, revolved around how to face short-pitched bowling. Of course, Gavaskar was the one who occupied centrestage and the rest were all ears listening to the nuggets of wisdom from a batsman who was the first to break the 10,000-run barrier in Test cricket.
Different preparation
Gavaskar talked at length about the nuances of batting and especially the way Tendulkar prepared at the nets singling out a particular aspect.
“His preparation is different from most others. Tendulkar never tries to hit fours or sixes when he goes out to bat at the nets. For a good deal of time Tendulkar practises the defensive shots first. He makes sure that his bat comes down as straight as possible with the full face while meeting the ball.
“One would find most others hitting the ball long and up. But Tendulkar, whether he is facing throw-downs (from a short distance) or the normal deliveries sent down by bowlers, spends a lot of time on this aspect and that's why it is said do your basics well,'' said the legendary former India opener who presented a skinny 16-year-old Tendulkar a pair of pads after he and Vinod Kambli had made 664 runs in an inter-school match.
While Gavaskar with a keen eye for the basics pointed out Tendulkar's particular way of practising at the nets, the world's longest serving cricketer is known to prepare in advance in his own way to meet different challenges.
Once before a home series in Australia, he practised facing Laxman Sivaramakrishnan and on many occasions he has simulated assorted situations at the Mumbai Cricket Association's Bandra-Kurla Complex and at the MIG Club in order to face the bowling combinations of visiting teams.
It is also said that during England's last tour, he asked Zaheer Khan to bowl at him with a ball soaked in a bucket of water!
Upper cut
On the 2001 tour of South Africa, Tendulkar found the ‘upper cut' that sailed well clear of the slip cordon and scored quick runs against Shaun Pollock, Nantie Hayward, Jacques Kallis, Makhaya Ntini and Lance Klusener at Bloemfontein. Making his Test debut in the middle order, Virender Sehwag almost matched Tendulkar executing that shot.
And, Gavaskar likened Tendulkar's 50th Test century to Bob Beamon's long jump record at the 1968 Mexico Olympics.
http://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/article968269.ece
AF, I can't see the article. Can you please post it's transcript?Quote:
Originally Posted by ajithfederer
Sledging only strengthened Sachin’s resolve
The quintessential Aussie, Steve Waugh, recalls the tough times he’s had as captain when he tried in vain to set a field to Tendulkar in full cry
THE first time I saw Sachin Tendulkar play, I had all the time in the world to study him and analyse his technique. I had been dropped from the Australian side, and was watching him on television as he was on his way to scoring a remarkable century in Perth. The schoolboy with an unruly mop announced himself as a special talent to the world, on one of the fastest pitches, against a very good pace attack.
I watched him live again last year when he was on his way to a spectacular 175, in Hyderabad and once again I felt that I was watching a player who comes but once in a century. It can be said that he is the Bradman of our times, and I do feel privileged to have played a lot of cricket against him.
Sachin always brought with him an amazing sporting presence. It was a captain’s nightmare to set a field when he was in full flow. It was akin to getting stuck in a tornado - the noise made it impossible to communicate with the fielders, the bowlers looked demoralised and you could sense that Sachin himself was delighted at the disarray he created in the opposition. Whether in India or elsewhere, there were always enough fans to create a deafening din whenever he was at his best.
On his day, Sachin could take a game away from under your nose very quickly. His uncanny ability to find gaps, his running between the wickets and his sheer presence at the wicket were unsettling for the opposition. Sachin rarely got into verbal duels, and soon we too realised that sledging him only helped strengthen his concentration and resolve. No wonder then that some of the most talkative Australians went quiet when Sachin was in the middle. There have been occasions when he did indulge in some chat himself, but on the whole he was quiet, focussed and seriously tough.
Like many cricketers who were involved in that tournament, my favourite Sachin knock came in Sharjah, in what is now known as the ‘sandstorm innings’. Not only did he singlehandedly get his team into the finals, he then went on to try and win the game from an impossible situation. Allan Border was stand-in coach for that series, and I remember him saying that that knock was one of the best he had witnessed. He soothed our frayed nerves by adding that the good news was that Sachin had peaked too early and that he would not make a big score in the final.
The final was on Sachin’s birthday, and he scored 140-odd and won the tournament for his team. Those two knocks were gems - works of pure genius.
Sachin has always been a favourite with Australian crowds and has the unreserved respect of Australian cricketers because he possesses many traits that we respect and value among sportsmen. He is fiercely competitive, never backs off from a contest, never gives up, but is always fair. His innate decency has always shone through his ruthlessness on the field. For most of his career, he’s wanted to dominate the bowler and stamp his supremacy on the opposition.
Importantly, he’s always been a team man and he still has a word of advice for everybody, even the pace bowlers. A big reason why his wicket’s so prized is because the opposition knows that his teammates feed off his good form. There’s always that little extra bit of joy when they see his back. We always sensed that once we take him out of the game, his teammates tended to lose some of their spirit. This might not be the case today, but for a decade, getting Sachin early was the key to beating India.
Today, Sachin is at the summit of a monumental career, in terms of runs, years and milestones. However, none of this would have captured the imagination of a billion Indians if it were not for the personality of Sachin. I will not claim to know him well, but in our limited interactions, he comes across as a shy, decent, humble person. He has a small circle of friends and generally keeps to himself.
He has always conducted himself exceptionally in public life, which must not be easy. I know that Sachin has learnt to embrace the pressure and expectations that 1.2 billion fans place on him. He seems to thrive on their goodwill, and has rarely mentioned it as a burden. More creditably he has taken the criticism and backlash that follows a poor run of scores with dignity, never letting frustration or doubt creep in. Sachin’s love for the game is still palpable, his hunger for runs remains unquenched, and it’s really up to him to decide when to hang up those gloves.
As a contemporary, I feel that he has fulfilled his destiny as a batsman in ample measure, and if I have any criticism it’s that he did not give his leg breaks any importance. I always thought he could spin the ball a lot more than many regular spinners, and could have claimed a 100 Test sticks if he had put his mind to it.
Twenty one years of cricket is testimony not only to his talent, but also to the dedication and time he has devoted to his fitness. He is the best judge of how long he can carry on, but I personally feel he does have another two to three years of cricket in him—his fans can rest easy, the run machine still has some fuel left in there!
(THIS PIECE WAS COMMISSIONED BY TOI FOR ITS CREST EDITION WHEN TENDULKAR COMPLETED 20 YEARS IN INTERNATIONAL CRICKET)
Tendulkar, Sehwag in ICC shortlist for all-time greatest ODI team
http://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/article969880.ece
Indian batting icon Sachin Tendulkar, along with Virender Sehwag, today found a place in the list of players nominated for an ICC online poll to pick the all—time greatest team as part of one—day cricket’s 40th anniversary celebrations.
The retired Sourav Ganguly is also part of the list of openers, from which only two would make the final dream team.
“To mark the 40th anniversary of One-Day International cricket, the ICC’s official website is asking supporters from across the globe to select their choice of the greatest ODI match and team of all-time,” the ICC said in a statement.
Website www.icc-cricket.com is asking supporters to select a dream team from a shortlist of 48 players and pick their favourite game from a choice of 10 memorable matches.
Fans can select dream team and favourite game till January 2, with the choices set to be announced on January 5 to coincide with the 40th anniversary of the first-ever ODI match between Australia and England.
“With the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 now less than two months away, excitement and interest in the one-day format of the game will certainly intensify. We know that fans will enjoy having the chance to remember some of the great games and great players that have played in ODI cricket during the past 40 years,” ICC Chief Executive Haroon Lorgat said.
The Australian ODI team from 1971 will also be presented to the crowd during the innings break of the first ODI match of the series between Australia and England at the MCG on January 16.
In the nominees for the Greatest ODI team of all time, Mahendra Singh Dhoni is the lone Indian in the list of wicketkeepers.
However, no Indian has found a place in the list of middle-order batsmen and fast bowlers, while the legendary Kapil Dev has found a mention in the all-rounders’ nomination.
Anil Kumble and Harbhajan Singh have made the list of spinners shortlisted for the dream team.
Two India match (the win over West Indies by 43 runs at Lord’s, 25 June 1983 and the triumph against Pakistan by five runs at Karachi, 13 March 2004) are there in the list of nominees for the greatest ODI match.
The shortlist for Dream Team:
Opening batsmen (2) — Saeed Anwar, Sourav Ganguly, Gordon Greenidge, Matthew Hayden, Sanath Jayasuriya, Virender Sehwag, Sachin Tendulkar, Glenn Turner.
Middle—order batsmen (3) — Michael Bevan, Martin Crowe, Aravinda de Silva, Inzamam—ul Haq, Brian Lara, Javed Miandad, Ricky Ponting, Viv Richards.
All—rounder (1) — Ian Botham, Kapil Dev, Andrew Flintoff, Richard Hadlee, Jacques Kallis, Imran Khan, Lance Klusener, Shaun Pollock.
Wicketkeeper (1) — Mark Boucher, MS Dhoni, Andy Flower Adam Gilchrist, Romesh Kaluwitharana, Moin Khan, Alec Stewart, Kumar Sangakkara.
Fast bowlers (3) — Wasim Akram, Allan Donald, Joel Garner, Michael Holding, Dennis Lillee, Glenn McGrath, Chaminda Vaas, Waqar Younis.
Spinners (1) — Shahid Afridi, Carl Hooper, Anil Kumble, Muttiah Muralitharan, Saqlain Mushtaq, Harbhajan Singh, Shane Warne, Daniel Vettori.
Greatest ODI match of all—time:
West Indies beat Australia by 17 runs at Lord’s, 21 June 1975.
India beat West Indies by 43 runs at Lord’s, 25 June 1983.
Pakistan beat India won by one—wicket at Sharjah, 18 April 1986.
England won by three wickets against Australia at Sydney, 22 January 1987.
Australia won by one—wicket against West Indies at Sydney, 12 January 1996.
Australia tied with South Africa at Edgbaston, 17 June 1999.
Pakistan tied with Sri Lanka, at Sharjah, 15 October 1999.
India beat Pakistan by five runs at Karachi, 13 March 2004.
Bangladesh beat Australia by five wickets at Cardiff, 18 June 2005.
South Africa beat Australia by one—wicket at Johannesburg, 12 March 2006.
Fast bowlers (3) — Wasim Akram, Allan Donald, Joel Garner, Michael Holding, Dennis Lillee, Glenn McGrath, Chaminda Vaas, Waqar Younis.
though this list looks OK, I wish Ambrose & Walsh would have been included
Greatest match - SA one wicket win vs Aus than... 8-)