Sachin Tendulkar!!!!! The God of Cricket!!

21 years, 18,000 runs, 453 matches and finally a dream has been realized. A dream with which Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar entered the World of Cricket more than two decades back. With the World Cup victory in his bag, Sachin has now achieved everything that a cricketer would ever dream of.



The year was 1992; 6 WC’s back, and a teenager from Mumbai started his journey towards bringing the ultimate cricketing glory back to India. After 19 years of tireless cricket, which has more often than not resulted in despair and agony, the World Cup has now finally been felt by our God… the joy of which can only be understood and felt by him.

He has carried the burden of an entire Nations expecations for 21 long years; since the time the Kohli’s and Raina’s would not even have known what cricket is. The hardwork that has been met and the toll cricket has taken on his body wouldn’t ever be imaginable for mortals likes us. For one thing we know, Sachin has delivered whenever we have wanted him to.

One year past two decades is a real long period and many feel Tendulkar’s time to retire wouldn’t be far and long. Every Indian would have woken up to this nightmare at least once in the last 21 years. And now when the moment is actually nearing, the anxiety of hundreds of millions cricket lovers would have no bounds.
Every ODI series would be desperately awaited from now on; every cricket news would be tracked with desperation… not to see how the team performs but to ensure that Sachin will carry his bat through another series. Judging by the kind of cricket he has been playing, the question of retirement may perhaps be out of reckoning. From being a perfect technician of the game to being an insignia of cricket worldwide, he has lived the dream of an entire Nation. While the fears of his retire surround us, there is one more question that keeps buzzing us; has he met the expectations of those hundreds of millions cricket lovers?? Have the fans watched enough??......... After a big silence, the answer would be a bigger “NO”. We have shed a bucket load of tears when Sachin got out on 18, can we be content without watching a WC finals century from the Master Blaster.

With all due respect, we, the fans, would not want Sachin to even think of retirement, before all our expectations are met. The target of 75 centuries and 20,000 runs in Test Cricket hasn’t been met yet. Nothing less than a century in the finals of world cup would fulfill our expectations; winning the IPL and Champions trophy isn’t on priority, but we would love if he does it; we hate it when someone calls him a bad captain; A triple century in test cricket, another double ton in ODI and a couple or more centuries in the T20 format are some more things doesn’t seem far for achieving. And last but not the least; we would love to watch him open the innings for India with his son.

Expectations are zillions, they are unique and when one expectation is met the other arises. Sometimes (many a times in case of Sachin) they are just not practical. The youth of India has grown up watching SRT play. There are many, like me, who heard the word Sachin Tendulkar before cricket. Would Sachin’s retirement mean any less than a calamity for the ardent fans in us?

Players like Yuvi, Gauti, MS Dhoni, Viru and Zaheer Khan have risen to the occasion as and when anything was demanded off them. They have equally been part of the team that has conquered the cricketing world. But can they match the ecstasy of a single Sachin Tendulkar innings?


As Claude Levi-Straus quotes in his innate manner, “The world began without man, and it will end without him”. Things will come out full circle eventually; the dawn of this golden episode will end some day. Cricket started without Sachin and will definitely end without him, something that we Indians would never like to believe. Long Live Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar!!

Cricket!!!

And a 28 year old drought is finally over. The wait, that lasted almost three decades, is realized as the Men In Blue win the most coveted prize in Cricket. In a Cricket frenzy Country like India, Cricket can bring things at a standstill, and, it’s the same game that can bring the entire nation on its toes. And this is exactly what Cricket has done today: Removed 9 hours from our life and added a lifetime worth of memories to cherish instead.



This is the nation of hundreds of millions of cricket fans, where a cricket victory is celebrated more than a birthday or a marriage. Here, cricketing heroes are worshipped day and night. This is the place where everybody has got a point or two to prove about their superstars at every moment. So much so, the players themselves have to keep proving themselves at every instance of time. Even the pure craftsmanship of Rahul Dravid and the Intelligence and shrewdness of Saurav Ganguly wasn’t spared. Spare a thought for the little master, coz he has been trying to answer questions since the past 21 years. While there were times he was questioned for not hitting a century, there were times where he has been questioned after having hit one. This world cup alone would have answered a heavy load of questions for him.

Since the last one month too there were questions, but the faces were different. Dhoni had to prove his capability, Yuvraj had to answer his critics that he still had the required character to sustain at the International level and Bhajji had quite a few things to prove. Similarly there were the smaller fishes who had to prove their worth at the international level. No matter how good or how bad they fared in doing so, but for today they are our Heroes and they would be for the next few days or months or years. All the Munaf’s and Sreesanth’s who have otherwise given us a few anxious moments, can have a sigh of relief, coz they are a part of the team that has brought us the ultimate glory in Cricket.


But would any of these personalities not be questioned tomorrow?? Would they not be asked to prove themselves on the fast and cruel tracks outside the sub-continent,or, would they not be questioned about their bowling attack?? Wouldn’t any cricketer be questioned for giving an IPL team preference over the country? Yes, they would be in all likelihood. This is the country where the 1983 WC winning captain wasn’t spared. Not even a year past celebrating India's first World Cup victory, the legendry player and captain was shown the door.

Things have changed in the past few years and will hopefully keep changing in the coming times too and we all wish that no questions would need to be asked or to be answered.

For now, it is time to feel nirvana. As Gautama Buddha quoted, "Where there is nothing; where naught is grasped, there is the Isle of No-Beyond. Nirvāṇa do I call it — the utter extinction of aging and dying”. It indeed is time to annihilate all unnecessary feelings.. Its time to cheer and feel pride for what the Men in Blue have achieved for us. We may question these men again tomorrow, but deep inside we know the amount joy they have given us, we shall always remember the 2nd of April for the moment of pride we Indians have experienced because of these men.

APOLOGY LETTER 2....

To

XYZCVAF

MNSIMD (Name of the PGDM school changed) ;)

Mysore

Date: 02-12-06

Respected Sir,

Sub: Apology letter

I, Murthy Vageesh S A (PGDBA No: 6089), would like to apologize for having copied in the recently concluded Corporate Accountancy Exams.

The circumstances were such that I did what I thought was best, at that time. But at the same time I sincerely agree that my act was not decent enough for a management student.

I request that this act of mine be condoned with a very minimal penalty.

I assure that I would not, in any circumstances, indulge in any of the activities which would be termed, against the rules, by the institute.

Yours Sincerely,

(Murthy Vageesh S A)

(PGDBA No. 6089)

APOLOGY LETTER 1....

To

XYZLJKLGDJD

NMSIMD (Name of the PGDM School changed) ;)

Mysore

Date: 02-12-06

Respected Sir,

Sub: Apology letter

I, Murthy Vageesh S A (PGDBA No: 6089), would like to give an explanation for the incident, because of which a complaint has been forwarded to you by the hostel authorities.

In mid September, a throw ball match was scheduled to be played between the first year and the second girls, at 9.30 pm. Due to the ground revamp work, the throw ball net was removed and kept in the basement room of the hostel, the keys of which were with one of the hostel workers. The keys were awaited for, till around 10.00 pm. Being a member of the sports committee, and after coming under certain pressure of the awaiting crowd, I had to take the unfortunate move of breaking the lock of the basement room. The lock was broken only after I had promised to replace it with a new lock the next morning. The throw ball net was then taken out without fiddling around with any other things in the room.

The circumstances were such that I did what I thought was best, at that time. But at the same time I sincerely agree that my act was not decent enough for a management student.

I request that this act of mine be condoned, and any nominal fine imposed will be accepted upon by me.

I assure that I would not, in any circumstances, indulge in any of the activities which would be termed, against the rules, by the institute.

Yours Sincerely,

(Murthy Vageesh S A)

(PGDBA No. 6089)