As Sachin turns one more page and completes 44 years today , I feel like getting down memory lane and rekindle the unimaginable reality which India lived with him for 24 years.
As a 16 year boy making his debut against the fearsome Akrams, Waqars the whole India watched the then Tendlya with an awe in that memorable 1989 series which is best remembered for Bradmansque and unbeatable Sanjay Manjrekar, undefeated Captain Shrikanth and David v/s Goliath battle between Sachin and Qadir during the one dayers and people adoring when Sachin played with bleeding nose and coming out with flying colours.
Centuries started flowing in and Sachin was looked upon as the next Gavaskar, the next VIV and last but not the least the Don himself, who too agreed to it but Sachin never moved away from the focus of batting . Who can forget the exploits at Sharjah against the Aussies under the rarest desert storm , scoring 241* against Aussies when being out of form ,scoring a century as a tribute to his late father against Kenya in 1999 WC, the duel against Shoaib in World Cup and unending wait of 2011 for the World Cup .
Remembering the mood of the nation , I am convinced with the fact that the entire India was overjoyed with WC victory but somewhere down there in hearts, we had tears of joy and relief for getting over the burden of winning the World Cup with and for Sachin.
100 centuries , 50k first class runs ,unbeatable record that would make anybody a legend but carrying that aura on the field and off it makes Sachin so special and is one of the rare phenomenon we have seen in our lives.
One always looks at the glory what Sachin achieved but the sacrifices his brother Ajit made , his parents understanding and supporting him to follow his dreams,his Kaka kaku playing the background role in the making of their nephew ,his kids taking their father's absence in their stride for his career ,wife Anjali taking a backseat when she herself could have got a flourishing career of her own , his coach Achrekar sir persistently believing in his student and the student never failing his master ,like a true Eklavya attitude that has made him what he is today.
Legends are not born but they are self made human beings and Sachin proved it to perfection.
Take a bow master !!
- Jayawant
Remembering the mood of the nation , I am convinced with the fact that the entire India was overjoyed with WC victory but somewhere down there in hearts, we had tears of joy and relief for getting over the burden of winning the World Cup with and for Sachin.
100 centuries , 50k first class runs ,unbeatable record that would make anybody a legend but carrying that aura on the field and off it makes Sachin so special and is one of the rare phenomenon we have seen in our lives.
One always looks at the glory what Sachin achieved but the sacrifices his brother Ajit made , his parents understanding and supporting him to follow his dreams,his Kaka kaku playing the background role in the making of their nephew ,his kids taking their father's absence in their stride for his career ,wife Anjali taking a backseat when she herself could have got a flourishing career of her own , his coach Achrekar sir persistently believing in his student and the student never failing his master ,like a true Eklavya attitude that has made him what he is today.
Legends are not born but they are self made human beings and Sachin proved it to perfection.
Take a bow master !!
- Jayawant
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