"U can do any sin when Sachin is in the crease,God will not punish u,
bcos even god wil be watching him play !! "
-a famous quote on the maestro
What makes Sachin so special ?
Is it his technical perfection, fine tuned improvisations, perseverence,commitment,humility or is it his never dying passion for the game ?No definitions can define him,no metaphors can compare him...and probably thats how an art should be !
The crowds rise,rivals perspire,and partners are inspired, when this man enters the pitch.The lone warrior who carried the team and the hopes of a million countrymen on his shoulders.The very presence of the little man spreads an aura of faith,confidence and elegance all around.
The records queue up in his footsteps waiting to get broken and rewritten.The high standards set by himself has placed him in an elite class of his own.But he has managed to handle the burden of expectations throughout his stupendous career that has spanned for almost 2 decades now !
Ofcourse there is not even a tint of doubt in his abilities as a batsman but as a finisher he has miserably failed in many an occasion.The latest being his blistering innings of 175(141 balls) in the 5th ODI against the, no longer "mighty", Australians at Hyderabad(5 nov 2009).Only to end up in the losing side, with the team falling just 3 runs short of the target.It was his 45th ODI century.He also passed another milestone in the process-17000 runs in ODI cricket.But it was nothing less than heartbreak for his "worshippers" who were craving for such an innings,to see his valiant effort go in vain.
All through the innings you could see the glimpses of his prime time.May be the last big sparks from the greatest cricketer ever,easing to the twilight of his glorious career!!
1 comment:
Jishnu,
You are right in that for Sachin batting is an art. He is probably one of the two finest and most illustrious practitioners of that art in the modern era. You can compare him to Mozart, Beethoven, Van Gogh, Shakespeare, or any such virtuosos.
Unfortunately for him, cricket is a sport, and is more like a war. In that war, good fighters will prevail more often. While Sachin has a reasonably good track record as a fighter, he is not in the elite class in that category. To win fights, we need Napoleons, Churchills, or even Aurangzebs, and not Mozart et al.
I would rate Ponting higher than Sachin in that category - mind you, in that category alone. I think, in India Dravid shows better fighting spirit than Sachin does.
Having said that, I believe that we can't expect everything from him. He is not the hero of Bollywood film. It is cruel blame him for yesterday's defeat. Chasing 350 is a big task even in this age T-20. If not for Sachin's brilliance, India would have lost the match by well over 100 runs.
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