I am no great fan of cricket, apart from a passing interest generally displayed on lazy afternoons. My insider's dope on the personal lives of the cricketers is next to nil and heck I don't even have a autograph. No cricket bat/ball adorns my room and if someone invites me for a game of cricket, I settle down comfortably into the role of an arm chair critic. But after what I saw yesterday, my admiration for one man has reached the zenith - Sachin Tendulkar. Look at his figures. My eyes were riveted as this man stood his ground and took those amazing shots wherever it was possible and made the impossible seem achievable. His team mates came and went and contributed next to nothing (except for the likes of Sehwag and Raina) while this man chased, ran and exerted himself to every possible extent to show that this was not just a game of cricket. There was lot at stake. Even if he had to go down, he had to make noise and show that the victory would not be easy as long as the likes of him were around. That is why it was such a pleasure to watch him defeat the well-planned strategies of Ricky Ponting. And that is why it was with a sad sigh that I watched him fall down as the exhaustion finally caught up with him. And that is why I watched with anger as the rest of his teammates destroyed what he had so painstakingly built. It was like Taj Mahal being built in a fast forward mode, and then being subjected to brute destruction. While the better known of his teammates hog the headlines with their adverts, their driving Hummers without registration, and their occasional forays into the world of fashion and glamour, this silent genius prefers to rise to the occasion, like a lion. Hats off to Sachin Tendulkar!
5 comments:
whoa!!! didnt expect an opinion on cricket here!
yes, what could have been a grand castle changed into just a fancy one of sea sand! one small wave and the all the work was undone! pity! @$^%$^%#@%#!
btw, i wouldnt really agree on somebody carrying the tag of "the better known of his teammates". just that the sellers thought newer faces to be more appealing!
There have been several opinions - divided of course - about the utility of Tendulkar and his continuation in the Indian team. To carry on for 20 years and still play every shot in the book (and some more that cannot be there simply because only a genius can execute them), not have a single controversy attached to his name, win the respect of every foe he has crossed sword with and be a role model every parent would like his/her child to emulate, now this calls for a super human being. And that is what Tendulkar is. More than a cricketer, he is a good human being.
Going by the title and the picture, I thought you were about to pay tribute to David Shepherd!!!
Good post, nevertheless.
@Priya Mani - I really haven't followed David Sheperd to write about it.
@GSai - Advertising is not all about appealing faces sir.
@The Sai Family - I think the best way to illustrate the fact that Tendulkar is a good human being is his refusal to react to Thackeray's prattle. Sometimes silence indeed has more eloquence than words
You digress... anyway, i agree that advertising is not *all* about appealing faces, but it is a single biggest factor! The next time there's an ad break, don't switch to another channel that does not have an ad running at that moment!
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