Sachin, What a player!
The push through covers brought him the most coveted 50th ton and millions of Indians heaved a sigh of relief. The tension had become unbearable after tea. Sitting on our sofas watching T.V., if we felt so tense, what the guy must have felt on the ground. It was fortunately not in India, where the stadium would have erupted with joy and the noise would have been deafening.
Now we await a century of centuries. The incredible Indian hunger keeps growing and Sachin keeps satisfying it. What a player! I wonder what will happen once he retires. I keep replaying the backfoot cover drives he played in this innings which were pure joy to behold. Our generation is a lucky one that we saw Sachin in action live. Perhaps we will value this blessing much after Sachin hangs his boots. I will end this blog with the typical chant heard in the Wankhede Stadium at Mumbai when a game is on..........Sachi....n Sachin, Sachi......n Sachin.
Now we await a century of centuries. The incredible Indian hunger keeps growing and Sachin keeps satisfying it. What a player! I wonder what will happen once he retires. I keep replaying the backfoot cover drives he played in this innings which were pure joy to behold. Our generation is a lucky one that we saw Sachin in action live. Perhaps we will value this blessing much after Sachin hangs his boots. I will end this blog with the typical chant heard in the Wankhede Stadium at Mumbai when a game is on..........Sachi....n Sachin, Sachi......n Sachin.
I do agree to your thoughts. Even the Australians who do not praise, what is not Australians, too went overboard and said Sachin is greater than Bradman. But somehow I feel that Gavaskar had the better technique than Sachin. This is not to deride the feat of Sachin, but we should not forget that Gavaskar never wore a helmet while facing the fastest bowlers from West Indies as well as Australians. And to face the fierce pace generated by Roberts, Garner, Holding and Marshall, not for one spell or two spells, but for the whole match requires something divine qualities. There would always be comparisons. This comparison is restricted only to the test matches. Gavaskar was never a one day player. Sachin is no doubt great.
ReplyDeleteI agree Milind. As far as technique is concerned, I too feel that Sunny was better than Sachin. Sunny always looked solid when set but Sachin never gives that feeling.
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