Sachin Tendulkar

[Mishra]

Organizer and the Brain Beneath the helmet, under that unruly curly hair, inside the cranium, there is something we don\'t know, something beyond scientific measure. Something that allows him to soar, to roam a territory of sport that,to destroy the Bowling, forget us, even those who are gifted enough to play alongside him cannot even fathom. When he goes out to bat, people switch on their television sets and switch off their lives. After 300 one day internationals, 12,000 runs and 34 centuries in limited-overs matches, Sachin Tendulkar, the little master blaster from Bombay, has achieved so much at the age of just 29 years.\"
\"A willow-wielder gifted with such an exciting co-ordination of brain, eye and foot can make the bat do anything. Sachin Tendulkar is born to greatness. There cannot be any doubt about that after the way he has run cricket writers out of superlatives to describe his exploits. He has established new standards of strokeplay as runs flow majestically from his bat much to the delight of crowds all over the cricketing world. The thrilling display of batsmanship is the kind that is all too rare, and for which cricket is better off in this era of packaged sport to match market expectations. It is this hype that is responsible for the young man\'s larger-than-life image.\"
Sachin Tendulkar The name itself strikes terror in the hearts of bowlers all around the world. Hailed as the next master-blaster following the legacy of the great West Indian Vivian Richards, this man has all the shots in the book, and a few more. There is nothing this man cannot do - he opens the batting for India in the one-dayers, comes at no. 4 in test matches, bowls rightarm offbreaks, legbreaks and even googlies (the wrong-un). He also swings the ball both ways when he bowls his medium pacers. It seems he had tried his hands at wicket-keeping too (in his school days), but gave it up in pursuit of what he does best - Batting. A genius! There cannot be any other thinking cricketer like Sachin Tendulkar. \"The Little Master\" of all times has maintained a steady cricketing reputation, which can be the envy of all. His great deeds on the field have endured him to cricket fans all over the world. So much even the legendary Don Bradman invited him to meet him in Australia. Sachin is indeed destined for great honours. He has a spate of records including the maximum number of centuries. He is one batsman who is capable of re-writing the records of Sunil Gavaskar (maximum Test centuries) and Allan Border (maximum Test runs). Sachin is a great delight to watch in both versions of the game. He is also a unique bowler, who can in one over bowl medium pace, off spin and leg spin. Sachin You are the Greatest.

[Shahed]

There is no doubting sachin\'s skills and technique and his achievements, and we can expect more from him in future... What irritates me is that if he fails in some matches people jump on his head and start beating drums. This is ridiculous. For instance, after losing the match against Australia, in Calcutta people take out a funeral procession of the Indian team near Eden Gardens. People threw oil and black paint on Kaif\'s home in Allahabad. And the tv channels say, \'Bhaartiya khilaadi maidaan mein ek baar phir kaagaz ke sher saabit huve.\' Something funny and unbelievable. This is the support we are giving to our team. There is a need to change our attitude... One can not expect the best everytime. Otherwise what is the charm of competition? We need to encourage the team and players at all the times, good or bad.