LM,
Not sure if u r aware of this.. Russel Radhakrishnan, in an interview, said that whenever Sachin goes for gymming, he takes the discman (no ipods then) with him and that too with only one album always. LAGAAN.
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LM,
Not sure if u r aware of this.. Russel Radhakrishnan, in an interview, said that whenever Sachin goes for gymming, he takes the discman (no ipods then) with him and that too with only one album always. LAGAAN.
Sachin Tendulkar has reason to wonder what's going on
Vaibhav Purandare, Hindustan Times
March 15, 2011
There seems to be a huge gap in the quality of cricket that Sachin Tendulkar is playing in the 2011 World Cup, and many of his team-mates are. And the gap is just as enormous in terms of thinking and approach. This was never as starkly evident as in the match against South Africa in Nagpur. <
P>Tendulkar batted against Steyn and Co. at what, in terms of fineness and brilliance, can be called the highest level possible on the global stage; some others came up with the kind of performance that would scarcely qualify as befitting a team competing for the sport's most prestigious trophy.
In the process of pulverising the South African attack, he hit his favourite straight drive with the elbow held high, the feet neatly placed and the body beautifully balanced, pivoted on the back foot and played the hook to perfection, smacked the ball once through the covers off Morkel at a speed his friend Schumacher would be proud of, hit powerfully and effectively in the air in the manner of the destructive Sachin of the 1990s, and outwitted one bowler who, having bowled a dot ball to him which was fielded at mid-wicket, bowled the next one at the same spot, by just slightly changing the angle of the bat and sending it through the gaps for four.
His command over the proceedings was complete, and his mind, ever responsive to the needs of the situation. He ran his singles quickly and gave Virender Sehwag a lot of strike when the Delhi hitter was at his destructive best, and took on the role of aggressor when Gautam Gambhir needed some time to get into his rhythm. Always, he batted along with his batting partner, not in competition with him. And, much as he toyed with the bowling, he did not for a moment breach the principles of sensible cricket. There was no blind hitting, no reckless aggression; the knock of 111 off 101 balls was full of purpose and focus, intended to take the match away from the opposition.
It did indeed take the team to an unassailable position: 267 for 1, with more than 10 overs to go. If India had got no more than just one run per ball from there on, the total would have been in excess of 330. If they had taken singles off most deliveries and hit at least some of them for 2s, 3s and boundaries, the total would have been in excess of 350.
So all the batsmen had to do was to play out the remaining overs. Which they couldn't. Casual cricket quickly wiped out a world-class effort.
The most intriguing response to the harakiri was Dhoni's. At the end of the match, he alleged that the batsmen had been trying to please the crowds. He was at the other end when this shoddy display was under way. Did he say anything to them in the middle? It is not clear. Also, after the major batsmen got out, Dhoni could have taken it upon himself to attack and to play out at least 4 balls every over. Instead, he kept getting the singles, and the batsmen at the other end attacked. What, really, was going on?
When Tendulkar was at the crease with Sehwag, and especially with Gambhir, the conversation between them was continual without being disruptive. What happened to the communication levels with the skipper in the middle?
In the field, again, Tendulkar's efforts surpassed those of younger members of the team. His intensity was fierce; he dived to save singles, ran and threw in briskly; and once, he picked up the ball at third-man and threw swiftly in one easy, uninterrupted action to prevent what would have been an easy two runs.
The Indian wicket-keeper struggled to effect stumpings; one fielder at mid-wicket, and another in the deep, dropped regular catches, and the fielding and throwing left a lot to be desired, so much so that almost every time, the SA batsmen could run one for the throw. The captaincy, of course, was thoroughly unimaginative.
Tendulkar has got two hundreds in the tournament so far, against two major teams in the group; both have been nullified by poor team effort, though he batted nearly 40 overs in each of the games. Even against Ireland, he batted with responsibility after Sehwag and Gambhir got out early, and had he not strung a partnership with Virat Kohli before being caught plumb by teenager George Dockrell - who was born after Sachin had played his first World Cup in 1992 - the game could, perhaps, have ended differently. In any case, India made the chase hard for itself after he had got out.
'After Tendulkar, the deluge' has become a reality once again for Indian cricket, in this tournament. And batting, apparently, is India's greatest (and, at the moment, only) strength.
This is not quite the way Tendulkar would have liked to be on the cusp of a hundred hundreds in international cricket. He would be disturbed.
(Vaibhav Purandare is the author of Sachin Tendulkar: A Definitive Biography, published in India and the UK. As a schoolboy, in 1987-88, he watched helplessly as Tendulkar and his partner-in-amassing-runs, Vinod Kambli, got a world record 664-run partnership against his school, St Xavier's, Mumbai. He is currently senior associate editor, Hindustan Times, Mumbai
http://www.hindustantimes.com/specia...10-673770.aspx
HT writes pretty good on Tendulkar atleast better than TOI, The Sandhu etc....
agree to each and every word of the above article..
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Harsha Bhogle on Sachin Tendulkar...On a serious note
by Swapnil Anil Bhurat
Remember when you failed an examination. How many people recall that, your class, friends, relatives? You failed to make it to the IITs or IIMs. Who remembers. How many times have you had the feeling of being the best in your class, school , university, state….., you failed to get a visa stamped this quarter…, you missed a promotion this year…, how did it feel when you dad told you in your early twenties that you are good for nothing…..and now your boss tell you the same...
You keep introspecting and go into a shell when people most of whom don’t matter a dime in your life criticize you, back bite you, make fun of you. You are left sad and shattered and you cry when your own kin scoffs at you. You say I am feeling low today. It takes a lot from us to come out of these everyday situations and move on. A lot??? really?
Now here’s a man standing on the third man boundary in the last over of a world cup match. The bowler just has to bowl sensibly to win this game. What the man at the boundary sees is 4 rank bad bowls bowled without any sense of focus, planning or regret. India loses, yet again in those circumstances when he has done just about everything right.
He does not cry. Does not show any emotion. Just keeps his head down and leaves the field. He has seen these failures for 22 years now. And not just his class, relatives, friends but the whole world has seen these failures. We are too immature to even imagine what goes on in that mind and heart of his. That’s why I would never want to be Sachin.
True, he has single handedly lifted to moods of this entire nation umpteen number of times. He has been an inspiration to rise above our mediocrity. Nobody who has ever lifted the willow even comes close to this man’s genius. His dedication and metal strength is unparallel. This is specially for those people who would have made fun of him again last night when India lost. They are people who are mediocre in their own lives. Who just scoff at others to create cheap fun. Who have lived in a small hole throughout their lives and thought they have seen the oceans.
Think about the man himself. He is 37 years of age. He has been playing almost non stop for 22 years. The way he was running and diving around the field last night would have put 22 year olds to shame. The way he played the best opening quickies in the world was breathtaking. He just keeps getting better which is by the way humanly impossible. Its not for nothing that people call him GOD.
But still I don’t want to be in those shoes. We struggle in keeping our monotonous lives straight, lives which affect a limited number of people. Imagine what would be the magnitude of the inner struggle for him, pain both mental and physical, tears that have frozen with time, knees and ankles and every other joint in the body that is either bandaged or needs to be attended to every night, eyes that don’t sleep before a big game, bats that have scored 99 international tons and still see expectations from a billion people.
Well I think its time that his team realizes that enough is enough. They have an obligation, not towards their country alone but towards sachin. They need to win this one for him. Stay assured that he himself will still deliver and leave no stone unturned to make sure India wins this cup.
This is not just a game, and he is not just a sportsman. Its much more than this. Words fail here...
I don't like this do it for Sachin thingie. It is as if Yuvi-Raina-Pathan are better than Rahul-Lax-Ganguly and this team is the best chance for a world cup for Sachin.
Sachin has played alongside better batsmen and incredibly, better bowlers. Few months back, this team wqas said emphatically as the best Sachin ever played with and therefore will win the cup for him.
But even if they win now, it is clear they need a lot of things to go theor way. This team isn't much better than previous ones irrespective of results they achieve.
In a way, it will be a honour for Sachin for the story of his life to play out again. He was too good for his team - and he still is. It would be a tragedy if india wins now and people claim this team is worthy of sachin - as if the team that had rahul, kumble, srinath er al was less worthy of Sachin
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Would like to add an anecdote here...At Chepauk, against England, it was a very hot afternoon and Strauss and Collingwood were just blocking away to death. The post lunch session had just started.
All the people in the D Stand (Squatting Stand, which directly faces the sun in the afternoon) some 1000-2000 of them, moved up in the stand so that they come into the limited shade the roof offered. Then Sachin came to that boundary as a result of a feld change..THE Entire Stand came pouring down to grab the fence just to be near him facing the 38 degree Sun directlly.. Then Strauss takes a single and Sachin moves back to the infield, The entire crowd moves back up...
This happened for one entire session...
India is normally crazy about Cricket..but with Sachin, The craziness is something that can only be experienced and despite my meagre efforts cant be described with mere words
Plum is this from guardian??
Yes, yes. It is.Quote:
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7VrsxaqDGc
Sachin Tendulkar 118 v Pakistan 1996
LM, Very urgent - Please note. Linshakaleel (Zim Benoni 100 video uploader) has put this message in his channel. I tried uploading but it says its not permitted in the US.
Bulletin by linshakaleel (2 days ago) I have uploaded a torrent in isohunt You can download if you want http://isohunt.com/release/624813/Sac... It is a programme telecasted by ESPN Star and it is 18 innings in which sachin has made 90+ scores in Tests and ODIs i have 16 of them and...see more
I have uploaded a torrent in isohunt You can download if you want
http://isohunt.com/release/624813/Sac...
It is a programme telecasted by ESPN Star and it is 18 innings in which sachin has made 90+ scores in Tests and ODIs i have 16 of them and posted as a torrent in isohunt.com
Thanks for the notification AF. Unfortunately, broadband is not working in my home from this morning. Hope it gets right by tonight. Will DL as soon as the connection is fixed.
Please d/l and let me know the contents and the running time lm. Thanks.
Found this on FB. The only way to win the WC :lol:
http://i52.tinypic.com/72st2o.jpg
Amazing information.. antha book-a padichey aaganum pola. I have never seen Sachin mentioning ARR ever.
Maddy, inimelum neenga convert aagalaina, unga pechu kaa
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Ep1 - Old Trafford - ESPN.avi 132 MBQuote:
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Ep10 - Sydney - Star.avi 388.3 MB
Ep11 - Dhaka - Star.avi 297.2 MB
Ep12 - Benoni - Star.avi 254.2 MB
Ep13 - Hobart - Star.avi 220.9 MB
Ep14 - Harare - Star.avi 305.5 MB
Ep15 - Johannesburg - Star.avi 217.9 MB
Ep17 - Durham - Star.avi 231.5 MB
Ep18 - Bristol - Star.avi 217 MB
Ep2 - Edgbaston - ESPN.avi 300.1 MB
Ep3 - Trentbridge - Star.avi 259.8 MB
Ep4 - Capetown - Star.avi 355.8 MB
Ep5 - Wellington - Star.avi 232.3 MB
Ep6 - Melbourne - Star.avi 231.2 MB
Ep8 - Trentbridge - Star.avi 177.3 MB
Ep9 - Leeds - Star.avi 325.1 MB
16 episodes x 20 mins approx. Should be around 5 hours in total.
17,95 three.
47 for 18 Grand.
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These are scores of 90's-99's???. ODI's??? Or Tests?. Looks like ODI's.
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Looks ODI to me too. Will get the exact matches later.
Sachin Tendulkar does 'blind' training
Dwaipayan Datta, TNN | Mar 19, 2011, 12.11am IST
CHENNAI: Sachin Tendulkar can get it right even with his eyes wide shut.
The Chennai heat was unbearable, most of the players had wrapped up the practice proceedings, but not Tendulkar. He put a couple of fielders within the net, asked bowling coach Eric Simons to give him throwdowns, and kept finding the gaps with his "eyes closed."
"He asked us to stand at short cover and short point and closed his eyes right at the moment of impact. We were supposed to say 'right' if the shot pierced the gap and 'wrong' if it didn't," one of the fielders who represented Tamil Nadu in the U-16 level and was fielding within the nets, told the TOI after the practice session. The player sounded really amazed when he said that Tendulkar kept getting it right, more often than not. "I don't know how he was doing it...But we couldn't believe our eyes as the ball went between us over and over again," the player added.
The pitch on which Tendulkar was batting was pretty similar to the Chepauk track, on which the match would be played on Sunday. "The ball was stopping and coming...The pace at which he asked the bowling coach to throw the balls, it appeared that he was getting ready to play Kemar Roach. And he is certain that there will be two fielders in short cover and short point to snap him up. That's why he was trying to play the shots along the ground and looked to find the gap with his eyes closed," the young player added.
When Tendulkar had started practising, some of the drives that he tried went into the air, which annoyed the Little Master. He had a talk with Simons and then asked the fielders to stand in those close in positions.
"It's an education watching him from so close. How on earth can a player get the shot right even with his eyes closed? Probably, it was a practice to ensure that he doesn't play a shot in the air on reflex on such tracks where the ball was stopping," the player added.
The 100th international century can very well come here, but the Little Master just doesn't want to talk about that milestone. The instruction was given strictly to all the practice bowlers that no one should ask him about the record for which the whole country is waiting.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/s...ow/7739777.cms
Peela vuduranugala nnu theriala.
Sachin is ‘grateful’ to fans at Eden
LOKENDRA PRATAP SAHI
Chennai: Sachin Tendulkar, The Master, is touched that the 30,000-plus who attended the first World Cup match at the renovated Eden, on Tuesday, kept chanting his name.
“I’m thankful to those who remembered me that day (during the South Africa-Ireland match)... It means a lot to me... In fact, I’m grateful,” Sachin told The Telegraph on Friday.
Speaking at the Sheraton Park, Sachin added: “Through you, I would like to convey my good wishes to each one of them...”
Sachin’s last appearance at the Eden was 13 months ago, when he scored a typically outstanding 106 in India’s innings win over South Africa.
http://www.telegraphindia.com/111031...y_13736256.jsp
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Ep1 - Old Trafford - ESPN.avi -117 vs Eng 1990
Ep2 - Edgbaston - ESPN.avi - 122 vs Eng 1996
Ep3 - Trentbridge - Star.avi - 177 vs Eng 1996
Ep4 - Capetown - Star.avi - 169 vs SA 1997
Ep5 - Wellington - Star.avi - 113 vs NZ 1998
Ep6 - Melbourne - Star.avi - 116 vs Aus 1999
Ep8 - Trentbridge - Star.avi - 92 vs Eng 2002
Ep9 - Leeds - Star.avi - 194 vs Eng 2002
Ep10 - Sydney - Star.avi - 241 vs Aus 2004
Ep11 - Dhaka - Star.avi - 248 vs Ban 2004
Ep12 - Benoni - Star.avi - 104 vs Zim 1997
Ep13 - Hobart - Star.avi - 93 vs Pak 2000
Ep14 - Harare - Star.avi - 122 vs WI 2001
Ep15 - Johannesburg - Star.avi - 101 vs SA 2001
Ep17 - Durham - Star.avi - 105 vs Eng 2002
Ep18 - Bristol - Star.avi - 113 vs SL 2002
Episodes 1 to 11 - tests. Below them are ODIs. And we have some of these episodes in better quality dl-ed from BwT.
Thanks lm :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZBfeBqICsg&feature=channel_video_title
Sachin Tendulkar 54* - India vs Pakistan 1992 World Cup at Sydney
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Gf9XCVQCpQ&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL
Never knew that sachin has taken laras wkt 4 times in ODI's.
He got Lara bowled in Hero cup final before Kumble ran through WI batting. Most memorable wicket taken by Sachin, for me :)Quote:
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QX3ZnrZHKpM
Sachin hitting McGrath all over the place in Nairobi, Champions Trophy 2000. At last Rob uploads it :redjump:
actually the next video after that was very exciting for me... :D Sachin Tendulkar 1st runs in ODI vs NZ in 1990.. playing against Hadlee... that too without wearning a helmet.. :redjump:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3NlgcCG7r8
Sachin Tendulkar 44 vs South Africa Johannesburg 2006
A very rare video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fl0QcqDsn4Q
Sachin Tendulkar 111 vs South Africa CWC 2011.avi
when did they telecast this program?Quote:
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that manja-sattai guy predicts that he will be the highest run getter in odi and test and more not of centuries in both the formats...
on the other hand, he doesn look like 16 yr... avlo chinnappayyanaa therilaa...
This is 2000 Champions trophy quarter finals in Kenya, Nairobi. Yuvaraasa's debut match where he scored 84*
http://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/130400/130464.jpg
Sachin Tendulkar got past 18,000 ODI runs, India v Australia, 2nd quarter-final, Ahmedabad, World Cup 2011, March 24, 2011
http://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/130400/130465.jpg
Ricky Ponting and Sachin Tendulkar have a chat, India v Australia, 2nd quarter-final, Ahmedabad, World Cup 2011, March 24, 2011
18000 + :2thumbsup: Whenever he crossed such milestone (10000, 14000) against Australia, he ended up scoring centuries too.. This time missed.
17,000 he scored 175(141) against Australia. But it doesn't matter we won.
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LM, Rob (Robelinda2)'s comments in his youtube page when a guy asks abt India touring australia this december for 4 tests.
robelinda2 (17 minutes ago) No way, India will SLAUGHTER US!!! It will be glorious for Sachin, he will get 150 in every test, based on his displays vs SA a few months ago, we will be pie chucking our way to a 4-0 loss
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