Indian Air Force drops Sachin Tendulkar as brand ambassador.
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Indian Air Force drops Sachin Tendulkar as brand ambassador.
http://tamil.webdunia.com/sports/oth...30806020_1.htm
மாநிலங்களவையில் மேஜையைத் தட்டி சச்சின் ஆரவாரம்!
நாடாளுமன்றத்தில் மழைக்கால கூட்டத் தொடர் நடந்துகொண்டிருக்கிறது. அதற்கு வருகை தந்த சச்சின் தனது உற்சாகத்தினால் பலரின் கவனத்தை ஈர்த்துள்ளார்.
மாநிலங்களவைத் தலைவர் ஹமீத் அன்சாரி சாம்பியன்ஸ் கோப்பையை இந்தியா வென்றதற்கு பாராட்டுத் தெரிவிக்கையில் சச்சின் டெண்டுல்கர் உற்சாகமாக மேஜையைத் தட்டி ஆரவாரத்துடன் தன் மகிழ்ச்சியை தெரிவித்தார்.(ஆஹா மேஜைத் தட்டும் பழக்கம் நம்மவரையும் தொற்றிக் கொண்டு விட்டதே! அடுத்து என்ன அரசியல்தான்!)
பிரதமர் மன்மோகனைச் சந்தித்து வாழ்த்து பெற்றார். சச்சின் மனைவி அஞ்சலி பார்வையாளர் பகுதியில் அமர்ந்திருந்தார்.
முன்னதாக இருக்கையில் அமரும் முன்னர் பல உறுப்பினர்களும் சச்சினுக்கு கை கொடுத்தனர். பாலிவுட் பாடலாசிரியர் ஜாவேத் அக்தருடன் சச்சின் கலந்துரையாடினார்.
Ehh, most probably it must be one of his PR guys who is replying to these tweets.
answering the prayers is important, does not matter if he delegates the responsibility...
Two Shots for a Lifetime
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It’s been 23 years since Sachin Tendulkar scored his first century in the international stage. It feels like only yesterday when a young boy walked off the field in the company of Manoj Prabhakar at Old Trafford having saved a Test for India, with his bandaged Power bat politely raised in acknowledgment of the cheers, shirt slightly open, sleeves rolled up, with oversized pads that looked to be covering half his 17 year old body. Now he has 99 more of those hundreds.
It wasn’t until Tendulkar was on the threshold of 100 international hundreds that I had the opportunity to see him wield the willow, in the flesh, at Lord’s. But the 100th hundred wasn’t to be. Not for another 9 months. A seemingly made up stat looked to be weighing down the man who had shouldered the burden of billion expectations rather quite easily for 23 years. Such is sport.
I saw him ping the English bowling at Trent Bridge with a pretty fifty. On his home turf in Mumbai, he toyed with the West Indians to fall only 6 short. A majestic 73 at Melbourne was cut short by a Peter Siddle ripper. I also witnessed an innings that promised a lot more than the eventual 80 when a defensive prod found Hussey in the slips at Sydney. I have seen him bat in 7 Test matches in the space of 18 months. It was like an itinerant father trying to make up for all the lost time, of playing ball with his son in the backyard. There isn’t much time left now – got to make the most of it.
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Tendulkar’s mastery with a cricket bat in hand has been described as many things, mostly invoking “Genius” and “Great” pretty generously, and without reservations. The Average also noted that of all batsmen, he looked the closest in the way he used to bat. There isn’t a shot in the book that he can’t play while looking, in equal measures, graceful and authoritative.
Some batsmen are remembered for a particular shot that they played so well that they become the benchmark for it. This is what the commentators call it the “typical <insert player name> shot”. A Brian Lara pull to square leg, where he finishes as expertly balanced as a gymnast with one leg raised in the air; a dreamy VVS Laxman’s wristy flick; a King Viv hook (although he owned the leg side from backward square leg to long on), Ricky Ponting’s front full pull; a Virender Sehwag’s flay over backward point; Even as you read this, I’m sure your mind is already recreating those shots by those batsmen.
There was no one that could execute the straight drive with as much technical correctness, elegant ease and pin point precision as Tendulkar has, over the years. No bat-maker’s label reacquainted itself with bowlers of the world as much as Tendulkar’s. There have been countless drives that have scorched past the bowlers, on either side of the wicket, and I witnessed two from the stands that stirred emotions in me like nothing else.
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“He just sort of leans on it… it’s just a punch. There’s no big follow through, sort of thock. The head sort of goes to the off-stump and he punches it through mid on.”
“You sort of think that he hasn’t hit it, but it just rockets back past mid on. It is an exquisite shot.”
Those words of Nasser Hussain and Chris Cairns, respectively, were about Tendulkar’s signature shot, the on drive.
I was lucky enough to be at the Melbourne Cricket Ground when Tendulkar was in one of those moods where the conditions seemed to be irrelevant and the opposition, utilitarian. After a tentative start just before Tea on Day 2, Tendulkar opened the final session of the day, turning the clock back.
I was sitting in the first row, leaning on the fence, right next to the sightscreen in the Great Southern Stand along with a friend when Tendulkar bisected the gap between the non-striker (Rahul Dravid) and the stumps off a good length delivery from Ben Hilfenhaus. At that instant, in that stupendous moment of cricketing artistry, the joy I felt in watching something so sublime knew no bounds. Euphoria from having seen something supremely special washed over me—the tingling down the spine and the hairs on its end, that only a certain man with a willow in hand caressing a leather orb could cause.
My friend and I leapt out of our seats, cheered and high-fived. If not for that inner voice telling me “Don’t get arrested”, I was ready to jump across the fence and rush across the hallowed turf, to have a closer look at divinity in whites. There aren’t words to describe exactly what I felt at that moment in time. I remember thinking that the only way to convey it to him would be to give him a tight embrace and hope he understood. He surely would have. He must.
Trent Bridge, 2011. India soon to be halfway to a 4-0 shellacking and losing their Number One ranking in Tests to England. Faced with a monumental 4th innings target, Laxman and Dravid were already back in the hutch and the score was 13/2. I was seated in the Radcliffe Road End Lower Level, from which James Anderson was operating.
The arrival of Tendulkar to the crease almost always seems to put the match situation on hold, amongst the fans. After the standing ovation, the fans return to their seats, elbows resting on knees and hands under the chin, unbeknownst creep forward to the edge of their seats, in an avid expectation of a spiritual experience.
In a passage of play of 3 overs, Tendulkar unfurled a couple of off drives of the highest quality against a swing bowler who was on top of his game. Anderson adjusted his fielders at extra cover and mid off only for Tendulkar to find the gap when there was none.
Three slips. James Anderson with a pretty new nut, swinging. Tendulkar pressed forward, leaned in, transferred the weight, covered the line, the high left elbow and soft hands guiding the bat to meet the swerving ball soon after it pitched, screeched it past mid-off, straight towards us. Hallelujah! My English friend Rob, who had snuck in his camera with telephoto zoom lens, captured the moment that forever will be etched in my memory.
The reverberation of those shots still continue to echo in my subconscious – long after they were played; long after the crowds stood up collectively as one and applauded till their palms were sore.
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My father-in-law is a wise man, and I’m not just saying that for the obvious reason. I like engaging him in conversations on a range of topics from social issues to sports, from politics to religion and everything in between. During one of those chats, he once told me the feeling he had when he held his firstborn child in his hands for the first time. He said, “I could see infinity”, referring to the bond between him, the father, and his son.
I do not have any kids, but I think I know what he means.
^ Good article LM. So how many matches do you think our man have left?
I think he would call it a day after SA series.
Would like him to call it a day in India. But there are no test matches scheduled for the next 10 months here in India. Quite a bummer.
India news
Put temperament above stats - Tendulkar
Alagappan Muthu in Bangalore
August 18, 2013
Sachin Tendulkar speaks at a Karnataka State Cricket Association event, Bangalore, August 17, 2013
Sachin Tendulkar: "It's about vision" © ESPNcricinfo Ltd
Sachin Tendulkar has highlighted factors beyond statistics, particularly the skill to absorb pressure, as vital indicators of fresh talent. Former India captains Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid and GR Viswanath were in agreement with Tendulkar, during a discussion on the ingredients that make a good cricketer, at an event to commemorate the platinum jubilee of the Karnataka State Cricket Association in Bangalore on Saturday.
"It's about vision," Tendulkar said. "When it comes to selection, one has to analyse a player. Even if he fails in a few matches, one needs to see if he has the ability to withstand pressure and execute at the international level. I have seen players who are exceptionally good at the domestic level not being able to perform as well in international cricket."
That's a scenario that is not entirely unfamiliar to Karnataka. From dominating the Ranji Trophy in the late nineties, capped with three titles in four seasons from 1995-96 to 1998-99, and at one time boasting six players from the region on the Test side, Karnataka have had no new representatives at the highest level since Vinay Kumar's only Test in January 2012 - though Stuart Binny is currently with the A side on tour in South Africa.
Dravid, the last Karnataka regular in the Test side, identified experience and a desire to learn as remedies to bridge the gap between domestic and international cricket. "Hitting it off the middle in the nets is well and good, but it's different out in the field and under pressure," he said. "Watching the seniors helps. Sachin and Laxman and Sourav, the way they approach the game, the kind of shots they play, the kind of shots they don't play, the way they build an innings ..."
Viswanath continued in the same vein, saying hard work is an ally to talent. "When you look at four or five players, there will be somebody a little better [than the others]. But you can't just sit on your talent," he said. "You have to practice. You have to learn from your seniors. You have to keep working hard. Even Sachin did not become who he is overnight and I'm sure he is still working hard to stay on top of his game."
'Players that played me best'
Kumble - My team: Sehwag, Tendulkar, Laxman, Azharuddin; opposition: Lara, Steve Waugh, Hayden
Erapalli Prasanna - Chandu Borde, Vijay Manjrekar; Garry Sobers
Bishan Bedi - Viswanath; Sobers
Bhagwath Chandrashekar - Ken Barrington, because I could never beat him. I've beaten Sobers, Kanhai, but I was always disappointed bowling to him
Ganguly, though, was swift to point out that every player, while picking the brains of his seniors, must trust in his own style of play and be careful not to copy another's game. "No two players' techniques are the same," he said. "It's all about the basics, going back and going forward."
Dravid agreed: "Individuality is important. Everyone has unique skills. You need to build on your game and keep improving. I was never going to succeed if I batted like Sehwag."
The mantle of teacher need not necessarily be limited to one's seniors, Anil Kumble, the current KSCA president, suggested. He said he considered himself fortunate for having high-quality players of spin in his dressing room. "Bowling against Tendulkar, Ganguly, Sehwag, and Mohammad Azharuddin was a great education for me," he said.
Video footage is another useful tool for a young player, the panel indicated, which had not been available before. Tendulkar remembered his debut series against Pakistan in 1989, when practice sessions were not as organised. "Now we have laptops which provide direct access [to match footage] within seconds to help plan better," he said.
Though far from perfect, as evidenced in the recent Ashes series, Bishan Bedi believes the DRS is here to stay. "In due time it will improve and everything will fall into place," he said. "Cricketers of the modern generation could also help eradicate umpiring blunders by being honest with themselves."
"I see a lot more shots in Tests. We are getting more results," Ganguly said, when the conversation turned to Twenty20 cricket. "Scores of 350, 400 in ODIs. There has been innovation in the game, no doubt."
"Captains are also being creative," Tendulkar added. "They are taking more chances [even if it means] going for runs and trying to get wickets with the ball."
But the fundamentals for success in the longer format still apply, Dravid said: "If you look at Chris Gayle, Michael Hussey, AB de Villiers, they are all very good players in Tests. It is easier for a player with good basics to adapt to T20, but it rarely happens the other way around."
© ESPN Sports Media Ltd.
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^ This has again spiralled down to SRT getting criticised. Read news articles from Indiatimes and CNN IBN asking as to how an out of form Tendulkar can advise selectors. Guess people are just waiting for an opportunity to pounce on the man.
^^^^ Avanga kekkaradhum vaasthavam dhan. SA series oda muzhukku dhan nenaikuren.
He just answered a question posed to him. I am pretty sure it never implied him personally or any other cricketer. Its true that he's invoked a lot of criticism lately for extending his career.But this is just plain media scrutiny over an issue that doesn't require so much attention. For his sake I hope he plays well in SA and leaves on a high.
http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/co...ry/667541.html
Will be sorely disappointed if the SA tour is called off.Quote:
The BCCI has planned a Test series at home in November against West Indies, ahead of the scheduled South Africa tour, thus ensuring Sachin Tendulkar plays his landmark 200th Test at home; he will perhaps bid farewell to the game at the end of the Test series. However a list of upcoming series approved and announced by the board on Sunday made no mention of the tour of South Africa, scheduled to take place from the end of November.
Tendulkar, who is two Tests short of becoming the first cricketer to feature in 200 Tests, was expected to put an end to his 24-year sojourn at the highest level at the end of the South Africa Test series. The Tests series against West Indies, which will comprise of at least two Tests likely to be played in Kolkata and Mumbai in November, offers him a perfect stage to sign off in his hometown.
The BCCI claimed to have received an email from the WICB confirming its interest in the series, and accordingly placed the proposal before the working committee.
As important as the series is from the Tendulkar angle, the BCCI was also concerned about India's lack of home fixtures for almost 12 months. This would have meant the Indian board's revenues would have taken a hit.
AF, LM....Have a read at this article on Sachin's 90 against Australia in the 96 WC. Probably one of the best articles that I've read on SRT.....
http://www.wisdenindia.com/cricket-a...innocent/76462
And as a reference, here is the ball by ball footage from Robelinda aka Rob MoodyQuote:
February 27, 1996. Sachin Tendulkar stands in the middle of Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium, his home ground, a pulsing floodlit amphitheatre that sways to his command. He scans the field, dotted with Australian fielders, splotches of mustard sauce in a vast expanse of green. His palms grasp a plank of balsa that points heavenwards. Damien Fleming, goateed, hustles in from the Tata End. Tendulkar pats his bat against the earth once, then twice. The crowd’s chant approaches crescendo. Another pat and Tendulkar is ready; ready for mischief.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqoCKWzfvvw
..............And there it is..
Tendulkar to retire after 200th Test
http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/co...ry/678469.html
News padikkum podhey my heart is heavy...
he has made it really easy for us by moving out in phases...
we were almost prepared for it in the past one year and so it is manageable...
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"All my life, I have had a dream of playing cricket for India. I have been living this dream every day for the last 24 years. It’s hard for me to imagine a life without playing cricket because it’s all I have ever done since I was 11 years old.
It’s been a huge honour to have represented my country and played all over the world. I look forward to playing my 200th Test Match on home soil, as I call it a day.
I thank the BCCI for everything over the years and for permitting me to move on when my heart feels it's time! I thank my family for their patience and understanding.
Most of all, I thank my fans and well-wishers who through their prayers and wishes have given me the strength to go out and perform at my best” - Sachin Tendulkar.
200th match venue? Has to be Mumbai...Chennai-la nadatha aasa pattalum mazha vandhrumnu nenaikiren.
Definitely won't be in Chennai. Wankhede will be the correct venue... Just couldn't imagine how time runs so fast !!! Ippo dhaan ivar vandha maadhiri irukku.
He would like to be at Wankhede, but honestly, those guys don't deserve that :evil:
Thank you Sachin, for all the memories. I'm officially retiring from watching Cricket :wave:
hmmm so end of 90's era in Indian cricket. All the best for your future endeavours Sachin. Try to stay away from BCCI and ESPN Star group :).
My favorite pic 8-)
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I was thinking about how bad we would miss old matches/innings if youtube is not there. At least we are blessed to repeatedly watch our fav cricketrs innings. Namma appa generation lam paavam.
Agreed LM :)Quote:
Originally Posted by littlemaster1982
Evlo sollalaam.. ippodhaiku :notworthy: nalla irunga thalaivare..
:lol:
A greatness that transcends the instant
Gideon Haigh: Boxing Day Test match, 2003. Virender Sehwag slashing the ball to all points. But the crowd is waiting for Sachin; it's almost like they're holding something back in expectation. Finally he appears, a tiny white dot amid the coloured throng, and emerges from the gate to a reception of a kind I can imagine greeting Bradman in his pomp. This is the moment. This is the man. I've seen many great visiting players at the MCG, but none, I suspect, whom the crowd has so openly wanted to succeed - his achievement, they sense, will ennoble them also.
Sachin Tendulkar gets a standing ovation of the MCG, Australia v India, 1st Test, Melbourne, 4th day, December 29, 2011
Well loved in Melbourne: Tendulkar at the MCG in 2011 © AFP
Sod's Law. Murphy's Law. The Little Master feathers his first ball down the leg side to the keeper, and the crowd, which has barely finished applauding Tendulkar's entrance, begins to applaud his exit. I am quite proud of my fellow Melburnians. They know that Tendulkar's greatness transcends the fallibility of the instant, and they cheer him to the echo all the way off. At the end of my aisle, two people get up and leave. They've come to see Tendulkar, and not even Sehwag will do. I saw Tendulkar make tons of runs, but this isolated failure, and the public's response, was a telling event in itself.
Gideon Haigh is a cricket writer and historian in Australia
http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine...ry/678555.html
I am still unable to digest the fact that Sachin won't play... Nee velada venaam, field-la ninnaale nee azhagu! :(
Hopefully he plays his last series with the freedom he deserved all through his career. And would be great if the first match is scheduled in Chennai( very much next to impossible though).
oh ya.. and stick to Congress party and the M.P post. BCCI and ESPN is pretty much required for him. What he should stay away from is politics unless he is going to become the president of IndiaQuote:
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Selva .. WB :)
Who will be 4 now? Rohit?
Who is rohit?Quote:
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sharmaQuote:
Originally Posted by selvakumar
The legend caps off his Ranji career with a match-winning fourth innings 79* against Haryana. Started his Ranji career with a century and ends it after 25 years with a match-winning innings.
The very thought that we will not have Sachin to lean back to....after the West Indies tour is kinda depressing.
Led by Ajay Jadeja
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A perfect combination of talent and hard work - Laxman
http://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricke...cle5314779.ece