And finally we have the 100th ton from the Little master. An year was definitely not worth the wait for many of us.. for many reasons. Three rare things happened on that fine day in Bangladesh -
1. Sachin got a 100th hundered.. which makes him stand heads and shoulder above everyone
2. Bangladesh defeated India convincingly
3. 1 & 2 happened in the same match.
I think it's sad that people are giving all sorts of reasons as to why Sachin should retire. Like he said - "No one remembers the 99 centuries that I made..Everywhere I went, all people could talk about was the 100th century which was yet to come" .. I think (including many other rationals) that he has earned the right to define his cricketing future. Even without going into the Statistics, I can say that Ponting and Lara would be way behind him..
Many of us might say that Sachin has become slower and this 100's are rarely the winning ones. What we forget here is the persistence and grit that he has shown for the past 23 years. He started playing when I was not yet born.. a time when the likes of Ponting and Clarke were still in teens. Consider Lara and his 400.. I don't think he ever played for his team more than for personal records. When it comes to Sachin, a team win is more satisfying then a double hundred and a century is nothing if the team loses. How many of us would be willing to go ahead with the career when we can safely quit - you have loads of money and loads of fans.
Its foolish to question the unfathomable passion of Sachin for the game. It is not us who decides on his Cricketing future, it is he himself who holds the steering.. just like he has steered the team to so many victories. Respect the man and respect his achievement. It is very easy to sit in front of a television and say that the straight drive was not perfect..It's easy to forget all those perfect pulls and hooks that he used to demolish the best bowling attacks of the world..Its easy to forget all those towering sixes that he hit against the best spinners in the world..Its easy to ignore how he was such a gentleman and managed to have a clean career in every aspect when the likes of Ponting, Warne and Dhoni managed to get into controversies..
What is not easy is to last for 23 years in competitive cricket..under the expectations of a billion fans who expect you to be a for GOD..someone who performs every time he is on the field..fans who are so irrational that they can forget 23 years of passion and performance just because you do poorly in a series..
1. Sachin got a 100th hundered.. which makes him stand heads and shoulder above everyone
2. Bangladesh defeated India convincingly
3. 1 & 2 happened in the same match.
I think it's sad that people are giving all sorts of reasons as to why Sachin should retire. Like he said - "No one remembers the 99 centuries that I made..Everywhere I went, all people could talk about was the 100th century which was yet to come" .. I think (including many other rationals) that he has earned the right to define his cricketing future. Even without going into the Statistics, I can say that Ponting and Lara would be way behind him..
Many of us might say that Sachin has become slower and this 100's are rarely the winning ones. What we forget here is the persistence and grit that he has shown for the past 23 years. He started playing when I was not yet born.. a time when the likes of Ponting and Clarke were still in teens. Consider Lara and his 400.. I don't think he ever played for his team more than for personal records. When it comes to Sachin, a team win is more satisfying then a double hundred and a century is nothing if the team loses. How many of us would be willing to go ahead with the career when we can safely quit - you have loads of money and loads of fans.
Its foolish to question the unfathomable passion of Sachin for the game. It is not us who decides on his Cricketing future, it is he himself who holds the steering.. just like he has steered the team to so many victories. Respect the man and respect his achievement. It is very easy to sit in front of a television and say that the straight drive was not perfect..It's easy to forget all those perfect pulls and hooks that he used to demolish the best bowling attacks of the world..Its easy to forget all those towering sixes that he hit against the best spinners in the world..Its easy to ignore how he was such a gentleman and managed to have a clean career in every aspect when the likes of Ponting, Warne and Dhoni managed to get into controversies..
What is not easy is to last for 23 years in competitive cricket..under the expectations of a billion fans who expect you to be a for GOD..someone who performs every time he is on the field..fans who are so irrational that they can forget 23 years of passion and performance just because you do poorly in a series..
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