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And Mods here should warn some trolls before warning us fans here. We are not ready to show another cheek when we are slapped. We will show the trolls what they deserve.
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Sachin rates Chennai ton against England most important
2009-06-26 16:40:00
Last Updated: 2009-06-26 18:08:51
London: Sachin Tendulkar has revealed that the century he hit against England just after the 26/11 Mumbai attacks gave him more satisfaction than all his other tons in all varieties of the game, since it brought back smiles on the faces of terror-hit Indians.
Tendulkar was a 14-year-old schoolboy, when Dilip Vengsarkar, the then Indian captain, judged him ready to play first-class cricket and he has since gone on to hit 85 centuries in international cricket.
There was, however, little hesitation when he was asked to choose his most important ton.
"I think the one against England in Chennai last year," he said.
"After what happened in Mumbai (the terrorist attacks), the mood of the entire nation was low. Something was needed to put smiles on people's faces. I am by no means suggesting that the people who lost near and dear ones could forget their terrible loss, but if we as a team were able to make them smile for just a couple of seconds, that was an achievement," The Independent quoted Tendulkar, as saying.
"And thanks to the England cricket team who came back very graciously and played against us. You know, cricket in India brings the entire nation together, from the poorest child to a billionaire. We are in a position to make everyone happy, which is very special for me and the whole cricketing fraternity," he said.
He said the other knocks that he considered important were played during his school days.
"I would say that there were a couple in my schooldays that changed my life. In the semi-final of an Under-17s tournament, I scored 326 not out, which is when everyone in Mumbai took notice of me. I then scored 346 not out in the final, with Dilip Vengsarkar and Sunil Gavaskar watching."
"I was only 14 at the time, but Vengsarkar wanted me to join the Mumbai first-class team, which contained nine Test players. He had to be sure I was ready. So he invited me to play in the India nets. The Indian team had a camp in Mumbai, and he made Kapil Dev and all these guys bowl at me in the nets. After that session he gave a green signal to the selectors," he told The Independent in an interview.
The master blaster said that in his first domestic season, he scored the highest number of runs for the team.
"There are three trophies in India, and in all three I scored a century on my debut, so my performances were very good, but also the timing was perfect," he said.
http://sify.com/sports/fullstory.php?a=jg0qEvciehd&title=Tendulkar__rates _ton_against_England_at_Chennai_following__26/11_attacks_his_'most_important_knock'
A fan's creative ode to highest run maker - Part 1
HERE IS some good news for all sachin Tendulkar’s fan, who are always eager to know some or the other thing about Sachin. Well now you have reason to put that big smile on your face. And whatever you will come to know that will make you swing.
Available in the market is a book of over hundred poems, Sachin Tumhe Salaam (Sachin, a salute to you) dedicated to the master-blaster’s life, having a, b, c to x, y, z of his life till date. But, alas! No takers and no hype. Because the author here is neither a big literary figure nor a celebrity but a struggling person with a humble background, who lives underneath an asbestos-roof and shares his bathroom with others in a rented accommodation in a down-trodden colony of north-east Delhi. Though a homeopath by profession, Dr. Madan Mohan Sharma’s life is not less than a daily-wager, who completes the basic needs of his family with a sort of creative-bent of mind by writing scripts, dialogues, songs, shaayari, and ghazals for regional Haryanvi and Bhojpuri films, as well.
All, without ever meeting the champion, the 34-year old Sharma’s tryst with Sachin goes back to the late eighties and early nineties, when like every cricket-buff he did first watch Tendulkar playing his debut international venture against Pakistan, on his neighbour’s black and white television at his native village, Peelakpur Gumani in the Muradabad district of Uttar Pradesh. Although Sachin was not a big thing during those days, Sharma’s infatuation with the little master in-waiting gradually continues since then. Steadily, the player in Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar grew, groomed; shone, toned; struck, rocked and finally went on to become one of the greatest players across the globe in a span of nearly 18 years.
Similarly, Sharma’s surreal affection with the icon did not succumbed with the ups and downs of time, instead bloomed and blossomed within him and finally erupted like a volcano in the form of his creatively crafted ton, Sachin, which he authored in merely 27 days three years back.
That was late in the afternoon of December 14, 2005, when the homeopath on the ticket of another person had gone to see a part of the ongoing Test match between India and Sri Lanka at Feroze Shah Kotla stadium. The major highlight of the particular day was Sachin Tendulkar, who was all set to break the record of another legend Sunil Gavaskar’s highest number of centuries in the Test cricket. As per expectation, when the master-blaster flicked Lankan pacer Chaminda Vaas for a single to become Test cricket’s most prolific centurion, Sharma decided in the fading light of the Kotla to script his own ton. Soon after, within a month, on January 10, 2006, he was ready with his own creative ode to Sachin that has 101 poems dedicated to the master-blaster whose 35th ton broke the original little-master’s record of 34.
Starting with his icon’s Vandana, the book terminates with a proper Aarti on him like that of any deity. It has an amalgamation of almost all the incidents, acknowledgements and controversies on the highest ton-maker, which a cricket-buff or a Sachin’s fan wanted to know or vouch for. From Sachin’s maiden tour of Pakistan (1989-90) through his success and injuries to the records he now holds, Dr. Sharma’s hundred poems are full of details that mark the passion of an ardent Indian cricket fan.
Whether it’s his on-field sobriety like accepting an out and a defeat amicably or the off-field fidelity towards his family and kids or the social responsibilities that he carries on his shoulders like participating for the humanitarian causes, the book is a perfect blend of the master-blaster’s life.
“Googly ho ya swing, cutter; Bahut tej hai aapki nazar; Marte chauka gap dekh kar (whether the ball is a googly, swinging or a cutter, you follow the ball sharply and strike it away for a boundary through the gap)”, says one of the poems. Similarly, Sharma has complete words of praises for the all-rounder in another poem. It says, “Batting mein toh dhamaal karte hain; Lekin bowling bhi kamaal karte hain; Jab kisi ko wicket nahin milta; Tab in sahib ka jaadu chalta (already a hurricane in batting, he is also a genius in bowling. When no one gets the breakthrough then he works as a wonder).
Whereas, in another poem, Sharma refers to Sir Donald Bradman’s comment that Sachin had a batting style similar to his won. “1998 mein Sachin ko ghar bulaya; 90 ke ho chuke Bradman ne unhe gale lagaya (In 1998, he called Sachin home and the 90-year old Bradman hugged him),” the homeopath writes.
http://www.merinews.com/catFull.jsp?articleID=15774021
A fan's creative ode to highest run maker Part 2
RESIDING IN a flimsy rented house at Wazirabad in north-east Delhi, Sharma has only praiseworthy words for his idol. Despite being a father of two kids, he is influenced by Sachin’s charisma in such a way that the master-blaster seems to be in his blood, whom he idolises as a god and worships him daily. Moreover, he also asks his wife and kids to follow the same. Says the homeopath, “I have a proper pious shelf for Sachin’s photographs and albums in my room, where the idols of God and Goddess are also placed.
No fan is ordinary but Sharma is definitely extraordinary who believes in Sachin like anything. Everyday, after bath, I don’t forget to show him ‘Aggarbatti’. Though he is a year younger than his hero and their birthdays are separated by a day, Dr Sharma celebrates Sachin’s birthday on April 24 as his own by distributing sweets to his neighbours and friends. Even while traveling and commuting, the homeopath keeps himself engaged in creative-thoughts to pen down for his hero rather than getting involved in non-sense talks. “Whatever I’ve dedicated to Sachin is not a child’s play. I had to go through a proper research over him by taking help from different reference books, magazines, newspapers and Internet,” he adds.
Referring to the Sachin, Sharma says, “It’s my ode to the great player. What he has given to the country is incomparable and unparallel. Apart from being honest, reticent and balanced, the biggest quality in him is that he does not go ballistic with words unlike many others, instead speak and blast with his bat. When he is in form, no bowlers stay before him. For instance, see the case of Shane Warne, Mc Grath and Shoaib Akhtar that how they bowed down before him. Whenever he plays, my eyes are only on him.”
Besides, what touches him most in Sachin is his simplicity. “He is a complete family man, which a wife can dream of. When you see him with his wife Anjali or daughter Sara, you can easily see the love in his eyes,” He extends, elaborating Sachin Honhaar Pati and Beti Sara (daughter Sara).
Although a whole poem titled ‘Ferrari’ talks of the hullabaloo that swamped Tendulkar when he reportedly sought import duty exemption for a Ferrari car, Sharma diplomatically maintains his idol is without blemish. He asks, “How many cricketers can play for India for a stretch of 18 years without any blot against their name?” Moreover, he also advises every cricket-buff to not take these controversies seriously, as it is a part and parcel of all public figure’s life. Instead, we should have a full faith on this kind of player.
So, how much time did he take in writing all these and what were their processes? Pat comes the reply, “Though there was no time limitation to pen down a poem as it varied from one hour to 24 hours, I finished the entire 101 poems in merely 27 days. Due to clinical job during day-time, I stayed up nights burning mid-night oil in order to complete my rare feat. Moreover, my wife is quite supportive. She encouraged me throughout.”
Now, what makes his tale interesting is that despite being associated with creative writing since his school days, the next big challenge for him was to find a publisher, for which he wandered like an insane from one publication-house to the other. Shares the ardent fan, “It was not less than a nightmare for me to reach a like-minded publisher even though I had been into writing ghazals, shayaris, bhajans, short stories and vernacular film scripts on part-time professional basis for local media houses like Chanda Cassette, Sonotek, Raj Video, etc. Even now, I am associated with a number of Haryanvi and Bhojpuri private albums, some of which are yet to be release.”
However, he finally discovered after a long struggle and the book was published late last year by the Delhi based ‘Bal Sahitya Prakashan’, run by another enthusiastic Tendulkar fan, Narayan Dutt Mishra, who also owns the 50-year old ‘Maulik Sahitya Prakashan’.
“Initially, I was not sure whether this book would succeed. But Sharma’s great enthusiasm convinced me. Besides, I too believe such a book on Sachin Tendulkar was needed,” says 70-year old Mishra.
Two years after he had finished writing the poems, Sharma was again back at the same Kotla stadium in March last year to welcome the victorious Team India back from Australia, eager to meet his hero but failed. He along with the publisher even approached the ex-cricketer Chetan Chauhan to facilitate their meeting. But due to looming terror threat over the Indian players that time, when Sri Lanka last came here, Chauhan’s all possible effort went in vain and he had to call it off for a while.
Now, Sharma has just one aspiration-cum-dream and that undoubtedly is to meet his hero and present him a copy of Sachin Tumhe Salaam, for which he is still optimistic. Last but not the least, he prays for Sachin to play the next World Cup. “By then, I’ll be ready with a new set of creative write-up, which may be humorous, on him,” Sharma signs off.
http://www.merinews.com/catFull.jsp?articleID=15774022
Sachin in campaign against drug abuse
Mumbai : Narcotics Control Bureau will use the images of Sachin Tendulkar in their campaign against Drug abuse. The campaign is a part of International Day against Drug Abuse, which is being observed on Friday.
Buzz up!
“Sachin has allowed his photo to be used to send a message to the youth against drugs,” Zonal Director Yashodhan Wanage of the Narcotics Control Bureau said.
The posters featuring Tendulkar will be placed at railway stations in the city and on 30 buses to spread the message against narcotics, he said.
The NCB has also tied up with an outdoor advertising company to show anti-narcotics messages on display screens put up at popular coffee bars and eateries.
Tendulkar salutes Tendulkar
“We will also be setting up a stall at Dadar railway station which will provide information regarding drug related issues and distribute pamphlets,” Wanage said.
SMS messages will also be sent to people and a rally by school students in Dharavi which will be addressed by local police and NCB officials.
The drug enforcement agency has also tied up with an NGO to open a rehabiliatation clinic in the Dharavi area for 15 days as part of the campaign.
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It was important to stem demand for narcotics to ensure that the supply of drugs into society could also be curbed, Wanage said.
http://thatscricket.oneindia.in/news...rug-abuse.html
Sachin tells Aussies to target Pietersen, Flintoff
By Andrew Fifield – Jun 11, 2009
LONDON (AFP) — Sachin Tendulkar has told Australia to target Kevin Pietersen and Andrew Flintoff if they want to retain the Ashes in England this year.
The Indian batting great believes England will struggle to cope with Ricky Ponting's side if Pietersen and Flintoff fail to fire, despite the tourists' wobbly form in the build-up to the five-Test series.
Australia, who whitewashed England 5-0 'Down Under' in 2006/07, were bundled out of the World Twenty20 tournament after falling to successive defeats by the West Indies and Sri Lanka.
They now face two weeks without competitive cricket ahead of the first Test at Cardiff starting on July 8.
England have problems of their own, not least the fitness of Pietersen, who is carrying a troublesome Achilles injury, and Flintoff, who has only just recovered from a knee operation.
Tendulkar insists the series will be too close to call, but he has pinpointed the form of England's dynamic duo as central to the outcome.
"England rely heavily on a couple of players, Kevin Pietersen and Andrew Flintoff," he told reporters in London on Thursday at an event to publicise the launch of the official Tendulkar Opus website on June 18.
"The others have to step up as well but they are the key ones.
"Australia have aggressive players and a well balanced bowling attack but it will be a great series to watch.
"I cannot say who will win, it's a tough question. The last (Ashes) series in England (in 2005 which England won 2-1) was one of the best I have ever witnessed - it was a treat for every cricket follower. I see no difference this time and it will be very exciting."
Tendulkar, not taking part in the ongoing World Twenty20 in England having opted out of international cricket in this format, warned the South Africa born Pietersen not to attempt to win the Ashes on his own, despite his status as England's batting talisman.
"He can't be thinking of carrying the hopes of a nation when he's walking out to bat," he added. "All the England batsmen have to go out there and express themselves and be fearless in their approach.
"That's what I did when I started in Test cricket. I was thinking about feeling at home - I had to follow the bowler as best as I could and react so I just focused on that and didn't think of anything else."
The 36-year-old Tendulkar has rewritten the record books with his prodigious feats of batting.
In 2008 he passed Brian Lara as the leading Test run-scorer and the first to 12,000 runs. He also currently holds the record for most hundreds in both Tests and one-day internationals.
However, he insisted: "I have always thought about my own expectations and not worried about the other stuff."
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp...CjhMBY84YySENQ
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Originally Posted by crajkumar_be
Today is the day when sachin scored 15000 runs
When Sachin Tendulkar played an Andre Nel delivery towards mid-off and scampered down the pitch, history was made. With the recent glut of one-day internationals, several men will cross 10,000 runs. Few though will even get a sniff of Tendulkar's remarkable tally. Though he missed out on a 42nd hundred against South Africa at Stormont in Belfast, that nudge past the bowler took him past 15,000 runs. A giant leap for a small man, and one unlikely to be replicated anytime soon.
http://www.orkut.com/Main#CommMsgs.a...763578&start=1
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Sachin's words changed life: Tiwary
Sun, Jun 28 05:30 AM
A brief interaction with Sachin Tendulkar changed Manoj Tiwary's attitude towards life just when the Bengal and Delhi Daredevils batsman was pondering over his future, having been ruled out of the Indian Premier League's season two owing to a finger injury.
"I will treasure those 20 minutes," says Tiwary of the discussion he had with Tendulkar South Africa. "I was disappointed after the injury. I was among the 30 probables for the World Twenty20 and a good tournament would've helped me a lot. However, Sachin made me understand that it was not the end of the world. He told me that I had age on my side and there's every chance that I would make a comeback.
"He also said after these injuries, I would come back stronger. It helped me change my perspective towards life," says Tiwary, whose career has been punctuated by injuries.
In 2007, on the eve of his ODI debut against Bangladesh, he had hurt his shoulder and had to return home. Maybe, it's the Tendulkar effect but he doesn't rue the missed opportunities anymore. "The lay off allowed me to read a couple of books on Oscar Pistorius and Lance Armstrong. They were really motivating," says the right-hander.
Having recovered from the finger injury, Tiwary has set his sights on the opportunities ahead. "Up next is the Emerging Players tournament in Australia and the Champions League. Delhi Daredevils have qualified for the league and a good performance there will once again bring me back in contention. The next World T20 is less than a year away. I hope the rub of the green starts going my favour."
http://in.news.yahoo.com/48/20090628...fe-tiwary.html
GIVE ME MORE!!!!!
Probably there is nothing left which Sachin hs not acheived in his entire life...but yeh dil mange more...i,e we the fans will never be satisfied nd wld always want more with whtever mster has given to us so far.....following are a few things which i still expect frm Master...
1) atleast fifty 100s in both odi and test
2)ipl trophy as mumbai indian captain...
3) atleast 75 man of the match in odi and 25 in tests...
4) atleast 20,000 in odi nd 15,000 in tests
5) atleast 5 more hundred in fourth inning of a test match in a winning cause
6) atleast one tripple hundred in tests...
7) a double century in odi( and i feel u can do it)
8)century in both the innings of a test match
9) lofted sixes straight over the head of a spinner and a seamer( d memories of 98 to be refreshed)
AND LAST BUT NOT THE LEAST
10) A WORLD CUP TROPHY IN UR HAND AND U BEING MAN OF THE FINAL AND D MAN OF D TOURNAMENT!!!!
P.S I THINK NONE OF THE EXPECTATION MENTIONED ABOVE IS EXAGGERATED AND ARE VERY MUCH IN DOMAIN OF GOD.......
PLZ GOD GIVE ME MORE!!!
http://www.orkut.com/Main#CommMsgs.a...083488&start=1
A guy in orkut wrote as such.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTUqB...eature=related
his is a short compilation of some of the shots involved during Sachin Tendulkars massacre against the kiwis. Not every shot... But you get the drift of how the innings went, and get to see some of the amazing strokeplay. He scored 163 runs off 133 balls before retiring hurt in the 45th over after a full toss no=ball from Jesse Ryder hit him in the ribs... If only he played the full 50... 200 perhaps?
Very baed players contracted by CAQuote:
Pietersen 'the world's best'
KEVIN Pietersen is the best batsman in the world. Just ask him. "You are not God, you are a cricketer, and I'm a better one," he said to India's Yuvraj Singh during a Test in Mohali last year.
It turns out many of Pietersen's Ashes opponents agree with him. In a survey of Australian cricketers this year, players contracted to Cricket Australia were asked to name the best batsman in the world outside Australia, and Pietersen (with 50% of the vote) was by far the most popular choice.
Not Sachin Tendulkar, the little master who has made more Test runs than anyone else and flayed Australian attacks for 18 years but did not attract a vote from Cricket Australia-contracted players (state players still hold him in high regard). Not Graeme Smith (7 %), who at the time of the survey had just peeled off 1656 runs in a calendar year and led South Africa to inflict Australia's first defeat on home soil for 16 years, or his Proteas teammate Jacques Kallis (also 7%). The other 34 per cent went for Kumar Sangakkara, the classy Sri Lankan who had recently played as well as any touring batsman to fall just short of a double century against the Australians in Hobart.
It is little wonder Pietersen is regarded by the Australians as the Englishman to be feared most in this Ashes series. Batsmen want to be him, envying his audaciousness, and bowlers want to be a long way away from him. Pietersen has made 963 runs at 53.50 against Australia, but the 29-year-old's attitude that attracts just as much admiration as his record. The arrogrance apparent in his outstanding sledge to Yuvraj has made him a divisive and abrasive character in dressing rooms, condemning him to a short and turbulent reign as England captain, but it has also made him a champion.
"He's the sort of player that is always taking the game forward. I'm not sure of his strike rate in Test cricket (63.35) but generally when he makes runs he gets them at a pretty good speed," said Ricky Ponting, who would have stolen some votes from Pietersen if the survey had covered Australian players.
"He's always putting it back on the bowler, the way he moves his feet, the way he walks across the stumps and does things, it's continually challenging the bowler. That in itself says a lot about you. You need great confidence to be able to do that, because if you get out doing that, at the end of the day you can punish yourself.
"He's got a very good Test record, he averages over 50 and that's not an easy thing to do as a top order player," the Australian captain said, and he should know. "I think Pietersen is their classiest player. He's aggressive, he takes the game on, and those sort of players, when they start to get going, they can bring a few more of their teammates along with them. He hasn't been in his best form in the last half a dozen or 10 Test matches he's played but I still think he's the most dangerous."
Lots of Aussies were disappointed with Sachin's testimony in favour of Harbhajan in the Symonds-Harbhajan controversy.
I was kinda dissappointed too. I felt Sachin was led by a misplaced sense of solidarity to the team than the interests of the spirit of the game. Of course, we never know enough to have a strong opinion. We never know what happened on the field. ellAm oru impression dhaan.
varungaalathula suyasaridhai ezhudhuvaanga. students ellAm notes eduppAnga.
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Pietersen 'the world's best'
KEVIN Pietersen is the best batsman in the world. Just ask him. "You are not God, you are a cricketer, and I'm a better one," he said to India's Yuvraj Singh during a Test in Mohali last year.
It turns out many of Pietersen's Ashes opponents agree with him. In a survey of Australian cricketers this year, players contracted to Cricket Australia were asked to name the best batsman in the world outside Australia, and Pietersen (with 50% of the vote) was by far the most popular choice.
Not Sachin Tendulkar, the little master who has made more Test runs than anyone else and flayed Australian attacks for 18 years but did not attract a vote from Cricket Australia-contracted players (state players still hold him in high regard). Not Graeme Smith (7 %), who at the time of the survey had just peeled off 1656 runs in a calendar year and led South Africa to inflict Australia's first defeat on home soil for 16 years, or his Proteas teammate Jacques Kallis (also 7%). The other 34 per cent went for Kumar Sangakkara, the classy Sri Lankan who had recently played as well as any touring batsman to fall just short of a double century against the Australians in Hobart.
It is little wonder Pietersen is regarded by the Australians as the Englishman to be feared most in this Ashes series. Batsmen want to be him, envying his audaciousness, and bowlers want to be a long way away from him. Pietersen has made 963 runs at 53.50 against Australia, but the 29-year-old's attitude that attracts just as much admiration as his record. The arrogrance apparent in his outstanding sledge to Yuvraj has made him a divisive and abrasive character in dressing rooms, condemning him to a short and turbulent reign as England captain, but it has also made him a champion.
"He's the sort of player that is always taking the game forward. I'm not sure of his strike rate in Test cricket (63.35) but generally when he makes runs he gets them at a pretty good speed," said Ricky Ponting, who would have stolen some votes from Pietersen if the survey had covered Australian players.
"He's always putting it back on the bowler, the way he moves his feet, the way he walks across the stumps and does things, it's continually challenging the bowler. That in itself says a lot about you. You need great confidence to be able to do that, because if you get out doing that, at the end of the day you can punish yourself.
"He's got a very good Test record, he averages over 50 and that's not an easy thing to do as a top order player," the Australian captain said, and he should know. "I think Pietersen is their classiest player. He's aggressive, he takes the game on, and those sort of players, when they start to get going, they can bring a few more of their teammates along with them. He hasn't been in his best form in the last half a dozen or 10 Test matches he's played but I still think he's the most dangerous."
yeah, I was even more disappointed because I aint no fan of big mouth Singh. I wanted his goose to be cooked - infact, I wouldnt have been unhappy if Sachin had *lied* to incriminate Harbhajan :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by Prabhu Ram
Though a smug Ponting would have been a horrible sight, a smug Harbhajan is proving to be a even less palatable sight.
Kalyasi
Idhellam oru news-nnu adha ingae vera post panreenga?? :)
http://www.topnews.in/federer-wins-r...-title-2186166
Looks like sachin tendulkar had attended the match yesterday at the royal box.
http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Wimble...im10207051316/
Sachin Tendulkar, right and wife Anjali arrives at the Centre Court to watch Roger Federer of Switzerland against Andy Roddick of U.S. in their men's final match at Wimbledon, Sunday, July 5, 2009.
Highlights from the launch of the Sachin Tendulkar Opus at the Opus Store on 11 June 2009.
The Tendulkar Opus will feature previously unpublished family pictures, rare memorabilia and action shots chosen by Sachin himself and complemented by his own reminiscences will ensure this Opus is the definitive work on the record-breaking batsman.
Sachin Tendulkar event in London - 1 - announces Opus (HD)
Sachin Tendulkar event in London - 2 - visits school (HD)
On the day that the Tendulkar Opus was announced, Sachin Tendulkar took time out of his busy schedule to visit a local school to answer a few questions for an enthusiastic group of young cricket fans.
Opus cameras were there to capture the question and answer session.
Sachin Tendulkar event in London - 3 - press conference for Opus
At the press conference to announce the Sachin Tendulkar Opus, the little master himself answered questions from the worlds press. He then became the first sportsman ever to give a DNA sample in a live press conference. Using rare DNA technology, the sample will be used to create a stunning two-metre wide multicoloured artwork in the Opus that will quite literally show the make-up of a sporting genius.
Sachin Tendulkar event in London - 4 - photo shoot for Opus
Late Bradman rates top 11 cricketers
Last Updated: Monday, August 13, 2001 | 8:02 PM ET
CBC Sports
Sir Donald Bradman, the greatest cricket batsman in history, rated India's Sachin Tendulkar as the only current international good enough to make his dream team, Bradman's biographer revealed Monday.
The launch of Bradman's biography and the contentious Bradman 11 was made almost six months after the former Australian cricket captain died at his Adelaide home at the age of 92.
Bradman included seven Australians in his 11 along with South African opener Barry Richards, West Indies all-rounder Sir Garfield Sobers, and English bowler Alec Bedser.
Another Englishman, Wally Hammond, was 12th man.
Bradman's biographer, Roland Perry, said the "The Don's" intention was to select an attacking combination, despite it containing only four specialist batsmen.
"If they can't make 500, who can?" was Bradman's argument, according to Perry.
Bradman selected himself as the No. 3 batsman behind openers Richards and Authur Morris, his teammate on Australia's "Invincibles" tour of England in 1948.
He picked Tendulkar at No. 4 :clap: and then Sobers as No. 5.
Australia's Don Tallon was selected as wicketkeeper.
Bradman opted for his contemporaries in the leg-spin department, preferring Bill O'Reilly and Clarrie Grimmett to Shane Warne, the current Australian spinner who is rated as the world's best.
Australians Ray Lindwall and Dennis Lillee were the pace spearheads of the five-pronged bowling attack.
The release of Bradman's team was delayed until after his death so that he would avoid being inundated with requests for explanations and interviews, Perry said.
Bradman scored 6,996 runs in 52 Tests spanning 20 years until 1948.
His average of 99.94 runs per Test innings was far superior to any other batsman.
South Africa's Graeme Pollock was next on the all-time averages standings with 60.97.
Sobers, described by Bradman as the greatest cricketer ever, had a batting average of 57.78.
Bradman's team: Barry Richards (South Africa), Arthur Morris (Australia), Don Bradman (Australia), Sachin Tendulkar (India), Garry Sobers (West Indies), Don Tallon (Australia), Ray Lindwall (Australia), Dennis Lillee (Australia), Alec Bedser (England), Bill O'Reilly (Australia), Clarrie Grimmett (Australia).
12th man Wally Hammond (England).
Sachin was not shown while lots of other celebrities were shown
Tendulkar not fit for T20: Buchanan
http://cricket.rediff.com/report/200...0-buchanan.htm
Naansense! He played really well for Mumbai Indians! :evil:Quote:
"In the position he plays -- as an opener of No 3 -- the T20 game requires not only the finesse and skills he has, but also the power and domination, an ability to take the bowlers on while being creative.
"You have to be inventive and fearless. And I don't see those qualities as part of Sachin's make-up at this stage of his career. Sachin Tendulkar is still a great player but not in this arena of T20," Buchanan said in the book, published by Orient Paperbacks.
buchanans take on t20 cricket pathi naade ariyum :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by Sanguine Sridhar
Tendulkar's criticism spells death for neutral venues
DNA CorrespondentThursday, July 9, 2009 2:14 IST
Mumbai: The Board seems to have paid heed to Sachin Tendulkar's view. The Little Master had last year criticised BCCI's policy of having neutral venues for Ranji knock-out games.
"I'm not in favour of neutral venues. I feel either team should play at its home ground.
As for the wicket, it should be monitored, which would be the case if a team is playing on its home ground. It is fun to have crowd supporting you at your home ground and against you in away games. That adds to the intensity, people rooting for you, the atmosphere is just different," Tendulkar had said ahead of the Mumbai-Saurashtra semifinal in Chennai.
The technical committee of the Board reversed the decision on Wednesday. It said all the knock-out matches will be played on home and away basis. A top official of the Board confirmed that Tendulkar comments were taken with a lot of seriousness. The neutral venues system for the knock-out matches in Ranji Trophy was in place for the last two years.
"The Ranji knockout matches will be played on a home and away basis, as opposed to the 'neutral venue' system," the Board said. As an extension to the policy, the Board said the pitches for all the knock-out matches will be monitored by a special committee consisting of Sunil Gavaskar,Chetan Chauhan, Sourav Ganguly and K Srikkanth.
http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/report...venues_1272441
Is he under drugs by any chance. How in the world he forgot the drubbing given by sachin to his KKR Team this IPL?.
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Originally Posted by Sanguine Sridhar
I thought sachin will retire with the centuries and run aggregate records and then ponting will break it. But looks like ponting will have the record even before.
Bloody english nincompoops - swann podrache well bowled bhajji-nu oru sound vutta ricky velavelathu poyida mattan?
how many matches sachin play in this year?..against which opposition? :?Quote:
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Originally Posted by Plum
Strongly agree
November 4, 2006 Sachin TendulkarJuly 10, 2009
First Published: 00:29 IST(10/7/2009)
Last Updated: 17:09 IST(10/7/2009)
You’ve always been my hero: TendulkarCertain moments stay fresh in memory.
Like my first meeting with Sunil Gavaskar.
I was a ball boy at the Wankhede during the 1987 World Cup. My interest in cricket really took root after we won the 1983 World Cup, and for an aspiring youngster, to be at the ground during the next edition of the Cup and watch his heroes from close quarters was an unforgettable experience.
What made it even more special was when he called me to the Indian dressing room and introduced me to the team’s superstars. I had just entered my teens and couldn’t believe my eyes. These were the men I adored, and here I was, shaking hands with them. See pictures
What’s more, he spoke highly of me and my cricketing ability to his teammates. It was a big moment, a huge inspiration.
After all, how many cricketers get the opportunity to enter the Indian dressing room before making it to the national team?
I was then a school cricketer, but from the way he treated me, it felt like I had already played for India. I could feel his affection. Twenty-two years down the line, nothing has changed. I receive that same love and affection from him even today.
In many ways, 1987 was a watershed year. I remember batting particularly well, making more than 1500 runs, so it was disappointing not to get the best junior cricketer award from the Mumbai Cricket Association.
That’s when I got a letter from him. He wrote that I should not be disappointed because bigger awards were in store. At the end, he mentioned that if I looked at the list of players who had received the award, there would be one name missing that hadn’t done too badly in international cricket!
He was referring to himself. That letter is as valuable as any other award I have ever received. That was the beginning of a long and cherished association.
Just before my Ranji Trophy debut, he gave me a pair of his pads, which I was thrilled to use. It was light and not many of my age could afford them. Though I was young, I could see that there was a special place in his heart for me, something I am as proud of now as I was then. Over the years, we have spent countless hours in Mumbai and almost every cricket ground around the world, discussing cricket.
During our first few meetings, it was one-way traffic as I hardly spoke. For one, I was in awe of him, and then, I wanted to make the most of being privy to the wisdom of Sunil Gavaskar. When our coaches told us to follow a particular routine and we asked why, the reply was:”SMG did this”. He was the ultimate example, and to our coaches and to us, if he did something, then we had to do it as well.
Whichever way you look at it, he is an institution. When he retired, for our generation, 34 Test hundreds was the ultimate ambition.
I have been fortunate to have done a few special things myself. One of my abiding memories is my 34th Test century in Dhaka. For one, I had equalled him statistically, and he was present at the ground.
It was wonderful to be hugged by him after crossing the boundary rope during a break. Seeing him standing there to receive me signified the coming together of my childhood days, my adolescence and youth. After congratulating me, he said: “Please enjoy the rare moments of becoming a member of a rare, elite club.” But for me, it was a great feeling to climb the same peak as Sunil Gavaskar.
Later, he gave me 34 bottles of champagne and I have been fortunate to receive gifts from him time and again. When I got my 35th ton at the Kotla, he wasn’t in India. But just before dinner that night, he called from Nepal to congratulate me. I had really been waiting for that call. People say he does not miss a special occasion and I can vouch for that. I’m really fortunate that I have had the wisdom of a legend to fall back on. When I got the opportunity to write this piece on his 60th birthday, I told myself: “time flies”.
He still is and will continue to remain my hero, the same person I first met in 1987. The only change is that my respect for him has increased over the years. Many happy returns, and here’s wishing you a 35th hundred! (PMG)
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http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryP...6-e2c0ccfe42ef
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Often, I'm tempted to think Gavaskar's on-drive (especially the one off the back foot) is even better than Sachin's!
Sariyana Moocha nan!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Vivasaayi
Another Website for Sachin
http://tendulkaropus.com/static.php?page=index2
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Beyond legendary
He has played for two decades, carrying the hopes of a nation, and done it with grace and class. Tendulkar has transcended every other cricket hero there is
Kumar Sangakkara
As an international cricketer of the current generation, the Tendulkar era, I will always have one striking memory of Sachin that will be forever etched in my mind: his thrilling entrance onto a cricket field. The anticipation of him emerging from the pavilion, and his walk from the boundary to the centre, is almost surreal. The sound of a passionate Indian crowd all chanting "Sachin, Sachin" as they wait in anticipation, followed by the enormous roar when he emerges onto the field, is electrifying.
That experience also tells you much about Sachin and his special place in the game's history. He is not just the finest and most complete batsman of the past two decades. In a country that is cricket-mad, where players are deified and worshipped, he stands out and stands alone. In a continent of cricketing legends of the calibre of Sunil Gavaskar and Kapil Dev, and in a tradition of cricket that has produced other great heroes, Sachin seems to have transcended all of them and achieved a revered, almost superhuman, stature.
I remember playing in a charity game in 2003 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Thousands of people turned out to watch the match and the familiar chant filled the ground as he walked out to take strike with Virender Sehwag. However, two overs later, Sachin's dismissal was followed by pin-drop silence. As he left the field, the only sound was the murmur of the dispersing crowd. For me, that kind of pressure every single day, and the lack of a truly private life, would, I believe, prove too much.
But Sachin, somehow, has taken it in his stride for an incredible 20 years almost. To my mind that ranks as a higher achievement than the long lists of statistical records he has claimed. Playing for India is no easy task. The pressure to perform in every single outing, to win every single match, is tremendous. Magnify that a thousand-fold and that is what Sachin has to deal with.
He may have millions of fans, but he has his share of critics as well. Many times over the years India has failed to convert an appearance in a final into a win, and when this happens the first barbs of criticisms are invariably aimed at one man. "Sachin," they say, "does not win India finals." The man who has been rewriting the record books has been judged by some to have failed India in some crucial games that everyone seems to remember and talk about.
This criticism is totally unfounded and unfair. Sachin is extremely strong mentally. You have to be, to last 20 years at the top. That he is still able to carve out match-winning performances now, despite all the injuries and the physical and mental overload that comes with being a top-flight international cricketer, is testament to his mental toughness. India have not lost so many finals because of Tendulkar; they have lost because of poor team performances.
Therein lies the danger of having individual brilliance in your cricket team. Many are the times I have sat in the dressing room, watching Sanath Jayasuriya single-handedly win matches. However, without realising it, we reached the stage, at one point, where our whole confidence hinged on the rise and fall of Sanath. His early dismissal would sow seeds of doubt, and his continued presence in the middle would fuel confidence. We have succeeded now in breaking free of that dependence. It is a similar battle that India have fought with Sachin.
I first watched Sachin on TV when I was 12 years old, and for me the most striking thing about his batting has been its beautiful simplicity. The picture-perfect stance; the straight, measured back-lift; the neat forward-defensive and the checked-drive have changed little over the years. Of course, he was blessed with enormous natural talent, but that talent has been fulfilled because of a rock-solid technical foundation.
His simple technique has helped him adapt to, and dominate, all formats of the game under all conditions. Use Cricinfo's Statsguru to assess his overall record and you can only marvel at the completeness of his career. He has scored runs in every cricketing country, on every type of pitch, against every bowling attack. Furthermore, his dominance extends from Test cricket to one-day cricket, and even to the newest format, the Twenty20 game.
Various teams have used different tactics against him over the years, probing his technique to find weaknesses. However, even if they did find any, he was always able to adapt and evolve his game to overcome the challenge. That is what great players do. To my mind, his only obvious weak spot has been against the ball that nips back in from outside off stump - a delivery that troubles several of India's batsmen, though for different reasons.
Since 2003, life does seem to have become tougher for Sachin, mainly because of injuries and the physical toll of the international treadmill. I sense that this - especially the injuries - has introduced a more cautious attitude to his batting. Which is why the appearance of Sachin today does not bring with it a cloud of doom for the fielding team, as it used to do. His increased conservatism has dulled his threat, although he remains very capable of compiling match-winning scores.
Despite his great achievements Sachin has managed to stay an unassuming, humble and very approachable human being. He is a family man whose life is steeped in good moral and religious values. His interaction with players, both in his own team and in the opposition, has given many a cricketer a humbling insight into the mind of this genius. He is always ready to accommodate his fellow cricketers in conversations that might range from cricket to his family, food, travel, and his two other passions: cars and watches.
This is all revealing because it helps explain where he gets his mental strength from. His simple private life, his clear values and strong ethics, and a very good support system in terms of his family and close friends, have given him the foundation and strength to be able to shoulder the hopes and expectations of millions. Underpinning him is a natural zest for life, a passion for cricket and also for humanity. To me, he is the embodiment of the gentleman cricketer. He does not need aggressive rhetoric or psychological battles to prove his worth. He has his bat and he lets it do the talking.
Thanks wibha for posting the news. Do post here more. This is not just to wibha alone other fans/hubbers also should post here regularly be it either opinions or news.
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Originally Posted by Wibha
அசலூர் காரன் உனக்கு தெரியுது உள்ளூர்ல இருக்கிற லூசுகளுக்கு புரியலீயே.
Well said, Quite right of an example too. :clap:.Quote:
Originally Posted by littlemaster1982
Well said. It's not that sachin doesn't have weaknesses but he has always played around it. He has curbed few shots and he has produced new ones too.Quote:
Originally Posted by littlemaster1982
Thanks for the article, LM. Idhu dhaan old article. :lol:.Quote:
Originally Posted by littlemaster1982