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Categories Countries Matches and Players Top Posts Apr 23rd, 2009 Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar – the name that elicits genuine admiration and awe the world over. ... Apr 15th, 2009 In my last blog on this forum (http://cricketblog.aol.in/2009/04/14/ipl-preview-1/ ), I had ... Oct 22nd, 2008 As Ganguly's career winds down, it feels good to see him go with a bang rather than a whimper. For ... Recent Comments |
 Sep 9th, 2007
One fact is undisputable; His shot-making is not as destructive and fluent as before and that is to be expected; though I have been critical of his batting in the recent years, I have never really expected him to bat like he did in 1998, when he was probably approaching his best; All I wanted from him was to keep his attitude the same; A dominator should not suddenly not turn into Mr. poke-prod and that is exactly what was happening. Not in the ODI series against England that just finished. That is what continues to surprise me time and again; Should I say surprise or confuse? The Tendulkar I saw in this series was someone who hooked confidently whenever he did (he didn't too often but that is ok; We almost forgot he knew how to play the shot). He played on the up. He skipped down the track and hit the spinner and the fast bowler without mis-hitting it as he has in the recent past. He hasn't poked. He hasn't prodded. He hasn't looked a shadow of the greatest batsman I have seen in my lifetime. Ok, let's not get carried away either. He hasn't played like the Sachin Tendulkar of old but the good news is - he hasn't played like the Tendulkar of late. That is something to cheer about if you are like me and don't look at the score but the manner in which it was scored. Surprisingly, there came news reports (denied later) of Tendulkar planning to announce his retirement after the final ODI. Surprising because he finally looked like he wasn't a lost case yet! He could still hit the cherry like very few can. And he was suddenly going to retire after not retiring all the while when he was being (rightly) dissed for imitating a great batsman. Anyways, there are good challenges in the near future; Pakistan and Australia can challenge the best of batsmen and the performance in England has me looking at the upcoming series with more than a dash of interest. Even when he has played well in the recent past (Champions Trophy for example), I have noticed that against Australia, SRT seems to play almost in a scared manner. His old foe, Glenn McGrath will not be around and that should be a matter of relief not only for Tendulkar but for the entire Indian team. I am not that big on corny lines but I would really love to shout 'Chak De, India' in a India - Australia match as India deal a black eye to the Kangaroos. I would love it if it were Tendulkar who led the 'Chak'ing. Reader Comments 2. Tendulkar must continued he is the only player in team to boost moral of the indian team & he still has a good technique , stratige,players get confidence when he is in the sqad.
Dr.Rajesh Kumar Gangal
on Sep 16th, 2007
3. Tendulkar must continued he is the only player in team to boost moral of the indian team & he still has a good technique , stratige,players get confidence when he is in the sqad.
Dr.Rajesh Kumar Gangal
on Sep 16th, 2007
4. sachin must play till next world cup he is d only inform player in our team and he should be given captainship coz dhoni is not capable of handling pressure....
sujith
on Sep 18th, 2007
5. Sachin Tendulker is the most effecient player in the world. The Indian cricket team need his services.It is a bad thought to say goodby to cricket. I felt very unhappy on watching this news in net. Every Indian must want that Sachin must be in the team upto next World Cup to Boost up Indian team.
mudunuru satyanarayana varma
on Sep 23rd, 2007
6. Sachin,a disaster in Indian Cricket.......I agree he plays well but not all the times.Those days India have to depend on him,He'll never play....They are getting money from advertisement.So why they have to play..Now see these young players,they are confident and not at all in these advertisements.If they play or not they will get money.They all play for themselves.Now see without these Senior players,They defeted al the major countries.Please look into the beauty.They defeated the big teams who uusually play good cricket australia,pak,SA.........So jst imagine what confident level and how much they are willing tom play.The senior players are lazy asses...Its time to remove all those players from One dayer;s.Only in test they can show their talent....There are young blood to show the world what india is...
thoughtsof2008
on Sep 26th, 2007
7. Sachin's glory is well, past history. He is well past his shelf life. He should make a graceful exit to make way for talented youngsters like those who have given us the T20 victory. If he still holds on under his ego, he should be shown the door.
Arun Ravindran
on Oct 15th, 2007
8. Please guys... I have watched almost 30 of Sachin's centuries. I've felt proud that he was born in India. Never ever I thought I would get to see such a comment "disaster in Indian cricket". Now I think he should have been born somewhere else. May be in Bangladesh so that they would play consistantly better. Team India always depends on Sachin if he is in the team. Do you think all 41 hundreds scored by him were at a time when India didn't need it? Thats ridiculous... Look at his average-->44.5 and strike rate-->84. Mind you its for a career of 400 matches. just to tell you how consistent he is.... 41 centuries in 400 matches => 1 century in every 10th match! there are 125 occassions where he scored 50+. means in every third match he has scored a 50+. He is still playing with the same consistency! Whom do you want to replace him with? Gambhir? or someone else? Just ask yourself a question before deciding... Can they be as consistent as Sachin has been in whole of his career? IF you cannot talk good please don't talk rubbish about someone who deserves to be called GOD of cricket. Add your comments
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Sooner or later, I keep going back to the topic of Sachin Tendulkar and what surprises me is not that I want to express myself so often about the man but that every time I form an opinion of him, he shows up in a different light soon after.
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