How can Sachin become MOS? Dravid besides captain who won the series for India, has scored more runs than Sachin.Ganguly who played 3 games aginst Sachin's 4, just scored 12 runs less.Well he can be MOM but not certainly MOS.Its baised decession.Thes 100 runs he scored was on batting friendly flat wicket and that too after Ganguly had made things easy by his brilliant opening knock.had he scored these runs in SA, then we can tell that he is still the best.
Farce by Sundararajan Padmanabhan on Feb 01, 2007 02:46 PM | Hide replies
Its good to see that Tendulkar hit a 100. Nice game nothing to take away. If he knows his game and he bats as he wants why is he not playing an individual sport like Tennis. You are a good batsman but you are not the best. If quantity alone matters then you are god. But the quality also matters. With cricket statistics available everybody has scored around the world not only you, but have you consistently contributed for a win like Shane warne, lara or dhoni (these days). in the final overs he hit around cross batted strokes and scored runs, that anybody can do in a good wicket. How can you accept the player of the series after a 0 in the 2nd match. Insult. Dravid scored more than you. Saurav and others set the game on fire in the first match that set the tone, even after a loss, saurav came back and scored and again we won. You are not the best. There are others better or equal to you.
RE:yes it is not false
by manoj kumar on Feb 01, 2007 10:31 PM
sachin will make big score if he needs not team neads if he got a hundred india lost the match for more times we need his cracking 50 from 30balls or 60 from 50 balls thats ok but he is going to make a century after 80 he will be a bullock cart one one one is run if sourav is coming to 80 to 100 there will be no gap he take time to settle that for the team needs but never wait for the 100, 100 is his personel thing, he will go for big hitting after 100 also bu u can see sachin had done just 100 more than 5 times. that is for his market value didnot decrease
RE:RE:yes it is not false
by ebodhi ebodhi on Feb 03, 2007 02:01 AM
If Rahul Dravid makes 50 off 75 balls we call it as a selfless performance. If Sachin makes 50 of 60 balls he is selfish.If Saurav makes 194 against Kenya it is still a great performance. If you ask me, I will say all performed well. Why Saurav should score less against Kenya? Similarly why Sachin must always score 50 of 30? All these players are great and they play as per their strengths. Let us not criticise any of them based on results. Matches are won by team not by individuals.
RE:yes it is not false
by shravan kumar on Feb 01, 2007 10:51 PM
" 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, 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 TV sets and switch off their lives " BBC on Sachin
Jab main chota ladka tha.. .
1998, Mumbai, February 23-25
Tendulkar, 14 and Kambli, 16, compile a 664-run unbroken partnership for Shardashram Vidyamandir against St Xavier's at Azad Maidan. It remains the highest partnership recorded in any form of cricket. Kambli made 349 not out , Tendulkar made 326 not out.
" Achrekar sir's assistant ran all around trying to attract our attention so that he could tell us to declare. Sachin kept telling me not to look at him " Vinod Kambli
First Blood
1989, Sialkot, 14 December
On that last day of the last Test of his first Test series in Pakistan Sachin gets hit on the nose by a Waqar delivery. Sachin falls down, gets up and wipes away the gushing blood. Eventually he scores 57.
" It didn't feel nice, with blood flowing from my nose, but I couldn't leave. I told myself, I want to thrash this bowler " Tendulkar
Topping the Test
1990, Old Trafford, 14th August
At 17 yrs and 112 days Sachin becomes the second-youngest centurion in Test history. His 119 not out against England helps India draw the game. It still remains among his most valuable Test innings.
" How could anyone so young be so good at the highest level " David Frith, cricket writer
Sachin ka favourite...
1992, Perth, 2-3 February India is struggling at 135 for 6 at the WACA, the bounciest cricket pitch in the world. Tendulkar scripts a counter-attacking gem of 114. It is his favourite innings.
" It's a great pity that an innings which deserved a viewership of a hundred thousand is being watched by such a small crowd " Richie Benaud
The Bowler
1993, Kolkata, 24 November With South Africa needing just six runs to win the last over of their Hero Cup semi-final against India, Tendulkar bowls a sensational last over giving away just 3 runs and fashioning an Indian win.
" I had on apprehension, that in trying to restrict the batsmen I would end up bowling a wide or a no-ball especially before I come in to bowl the last ball, I was ultra cautious " Sachin Tendulkar
Mera number aa gaya
1994, Auckland, 27th March Opens in an ODI for the first time against New Zealand. Goes on to make 82 off 49 balls.
" Tendulkar was editing the highlights too fast " Jeremy Coney
1995, Mumbai, October
Signs a 5-year contract worth Rs 31.5 crore with World Tel which makes him the richest cricketer of the world.
" I'm betting on the power of Sachin and the power of the Indian economy " Late Mark Mascrenhas, World Tel Chief
1996
Named Indian skipper at the age of 23.
" My gut feeling is that responsibility will see greater consistency from him and less throwing away of the wicket to casual shots " Sunil Gavaskar
The Pink Slip
1998
Tendulkar is sacked from captaincy after a 15-month tenure during which India won just 3 out of 17 Tests.
" We removed Sachin because he could not take the pressure of batting and captaincy " Ramakant Desai
Iski to gayee! (Reuters)
1998, Sharjah April 22-24
Scores two back-to-back tons against Australia to help India reach the final and win it.
" I'll be going to bed having nightmares of Sachin just running down the wicket and belting me back over the head for a six " Shane Warne
True grit (Reuters)
1999, 30-31 January
With an injured back, Tendulkar makes 136 chasing 271 against Pakistan. When Sachin gets out, India need 17 more runs. Eventually, India fall short by 12.
" It was one of the finest innings played under pressure. He is the best batsman in the world " Wasim Akram
'Careful with that ball Sachin' (Reuters)
2001, Port Elizabeth, 19 November
Tendulkar is cautioned and fined by match referee Mike Denness for ball tampering in the 2nd Test against South Africa. The resulting outcry in India and the impasse between BCCI and ICC forces the latter to review the decision.
" You have to think five times before you make such a decision " Chetan Chauhan
2002
Tendulkar's batting genius pulled India out out of trouble in the third and final Test against the West Indies in Kolkata. The little master's unbeaten 114, his 31st Test ton, helped India avoid an innings defeat. Tendulkar delighted nearly 60,000 spectators with his rich stroke-play as the Windies pace-attack looked clueless.
" Sachin denied us a win " Carl Hooper
Fanatical Flames (Reuters)
2004 -World Cup
After a public backlash following a disastrous performance against Australia, Tendulkar played the interlocutor, pleading to the fans to maintain calm in a rare public statement.
" We will fight till the last ball is bowled, please support us " Tendulkar
Mocking the attack (Reuters)
2004- World Cup It was a merciless Sachin that took on Shoaib Akhtar head on. The result: The faster Shoaib bowled, the quicker his deliveries screamed to the fence. Run odyssey An effortless clip to midwicket off Dutch bowler Edgar Schiferli, and Sachin Tendulkar eases past Javed Miandad as the highest run-getter in the World Cup. PREVIOUS NEXT
" Tujh ko pata hai tune kiska catch chora hai! " Akram to Razzak, after the latter dropped Tendulkar
Merlin of Multan
The Reaction!
Bamboozled Sachin Tendulkar celebrates after dismissing Moin Khan off the last ball on the third day of the first Test match against Pakistan at Multan.
" What we (Zimbabwe) need is 10 Tendulkars " Paul Strang
2004- India's tour of Pakistan Five days of hard play. Runs scored 194; wickets taken 2. Critics called it unsporting when the Master Blaster spoke to the press about the missing six runs. Sachin's performance at Multan is testimony to the fact that all ends well if he plays well.
" 'I waited a long time for this win' " Tendulkar
Allrounder
Besides being the flagbearer of the Indian dream, Sachin is a loving husband, father, and one of the biggest brands in the country.
Consensus is that Sir Donald Bradman was the best batsman ever to play Cricket. Sir Don did not play one-day Cricket but if he did, he could easily be Sachin Tendulkar.
Fooled!
2004- India's tour to Pakistan Moin Khan plays for a leg-cutter. But to his horror, Tendulkar's delivery -- the last of the day -- does not turn and goes through his legs onto the stumps.
" You take Don Bradman away and he is next up I reckon " Steve Waugh
Here are a few things in the realms of fantasy but which could well become a reality in the years to come: 1. Tendulkar will be the first Indian sportsperson to be granted Bharat Ratna. 2. The Reserve Bank of India will mint a special 100-rupee coin with Tendulkar's face on one side. The figure 100 a symbolic tribute to the master. 3. A stamp and a first day cover featuring Tendulkar will be among the many honours that will come his way on his retirement. 4. Cricket's showpiece stadium, the Eden Gardens, will be renamed after Tendulkar. 5. The great venue in Kolkata will also play host to Tendulkar's benefit. The over 100,000 people at the watch will be a new record for any benefit anywhere in the world. 6. Cricket's World Cup will have a permanent trophy. It will be named after Tendulkar - statistically the greatest player ever in the abridged version of the game. 7. An ageing MF Husain will pay tribute to Tendulkar by publicly painting a picture. It will show Tendulkar wrapped in the Indian tricolour galloping with horses, with Tendulkar ahead of the horses! 8. Tendulkar will be made chairman of the selection committee despite the presence of several seniors in the committee. 9. After serving as selector, Tendulkar will become the BCCI president - elected unopposed after nation-wide clamour by the players. 10. Bandra, the place where the hero spent all his life, will be renamed Sachin Tendulkar Nagar. 12. The Sahitya Sahawas building where Tendulkar grew up will be deemed a heritage building by the Archaeological department. And the house where he lived till recently will be thrown open to visitors one day in a year - on his birthday. 13. The MRF-Sachin Tendulkar Cricket Foundation will be the Mecca for young hopefuls all over the world with some of the best names in the game as coaches. 14. Tendulkar will enter the Guinness Book of World Records for being the subject of more books than any other cricketer in the world. 15. A Sachin Tendulkar Museum will be established in Mumbai which will become one of the great tourist attractions. 16. By the time he retires, Tendulkar would have moved into a fortress of a house that will find tourists flocking to get a darshan of the demi-God. 17. Political parties will make a beeline to have him in their party, but Tendulkar will stay clear. Tendulkar, however, will take up the post of Sheriff of Mumbai. 18. April 24, Tendulkar's birthday, will be declared as Ekta Din. A day when all differences - political, linguistic, religious etc - are set aside to foster national pride. That is what Tendulkar was able to achieve when he was at the crease and that is what the day aims to achieve in his honour. 19. Tendulkar will net more income from endorsements and other promotional activities in retirement than the highest paid active Indian sportsperson. 20. India will have its own Mt Rushmore in the hills of Lonavala. In a fantastic tribute to two of the greatest sons of the soil, the Maharashtra state government will commission a top sculptor of the day to etch the faces of Tendulkar and Gavaskar carved on the rocks. The 80-foot sculpture will give a spectacular look for travellers on the Mumbai-Pune Highway amid the sheer drop of the Western Ghats.
RE:yes it is not false
by Rajendra Bongale on Feb 01, 2007 11:44 PM
I agree with you.But it seems that BCCI thinks that Sachin is the great player and others are all fools.Gavaskars,Shastris,Pawars and Sandip Patils think that Sachin is always good even if he fails to deliver.And if other fails to deliver once a while, then they were asked to be dropped by the same guys.
Ganguly the man has wonderful batting style and also he can score more in the upcoming worldcup 2007. I wish my team members to lift the worldcup after 1983. with the captancy of Master Dravid.
RE:Ganguly the
by manoj kumar on Feb 01, 2007 10:33 PM
yes if we are looking the runs captaincy agression in field the boldness the first rank will be given to ganguly.
The comments that I have read time and again criticizing Sachin epitomizes the stereotypical Indian cricket supporter, 'a cat on a hot tin roof'.I don't think we as a nation realize exactly how much sachin has done for us. True he may not be at his 'peak' but let me point out to you that it was not until his 79th match that he hit his first 100, and when he scored those 'two' hundreds against Australia in 1998 his average was only 42, which is still below today. Why is that? And today's century was the 3rd fastest overall in terms of strike-rate by him. Okay, those of you that don't like statistics - let me paint you a picture do Aussies ever cringe or critisize their players as much as Indians do? True they don't put them on a pedestal as we do but I know as I live in Australia - there is respect for them. And so Tendulkar first and formost deserves that. Why are some interested in the amount of money he earns - some very rudely remark that he only plays for money these days - clearly if I may put it that person has no concept of anything - To put things in perspective the Aussies earn more on salary, Tennis stars, NBA, Baseball - all those sportsmen earn millions more - so why are we complaining? To me everytime Sachin walks to bat it is his sincerity, his modesty, humbleness and sheer dignity in spite of criticism that I admire and I hope that once and for all we accept he is special and we appreciate his phenomenal cricketing prowess...
Common my Indian brothers, it's a trick played by BCCI to attract the viewers by keeping sewag, sachin in the team. MNCs know that Indians are emotinaly sick and we are addicted to watch same guys playing for many years. They don't bother whther India wins or not as long as they promote their product. If players are not performing then BCCI should go for youngsters(Sure that 'n' number of cricketers in India yearnig for a chance to prove but unfortunately they don't have enough support just like our hockey team) and should not go back for old guys like ganguly(It's a bad example).
Time has come for Sachin to hang his boots. There is no point in comparing with other players about the record in other countries. Offcourse he is a good player but not great since many players could score like this if they are given this many chances. Take the example of Australia, great players like steve waugh,bevan are shown the way. The number of cricket players in India outnumbered the total population of Australia where they excel in Cricket, Hockey, Rugby, Athletics & also football now.
I read in the papers the other day that over the last year in the same number of games Sachin has scored more runs than Ponting and Dravid. Statistics never really give you the right picture. Youngsters today may have forgotten his exploits in his early years. All this talk about him scoring runs only on good wickets is rubbish. Critics and former greats still rank his hundreds in Perth(Considered the fastest wicket) and his partnership with Azhar in Capetown when India were 50 odd for five when he scored a century as one of the best exhibitions of batting in Post war cricket. Along with Dravid he has equally well abroad as in India. For you guys go thru the stats before crucifying him. Sachin may mot be the same sachin of old but he still rocks. His fellow cricketers think so. Let us respect their opinions. Lara recently said he would want his son to emulate Sachin and not himself. You dont earn that praise for just being a good guy. He is the greatest batsman India has produced and will remain so even if he doesn't score another run.
sachin does not know his game for sure..why was he so wobbly till now..he has earned a brief respite becasue of the 100, which was again peppered with some mis-shots and lucky second chances...but we as cricket loving indians should give a thought about the state of our cricket today..how many of our promising crickeers are languiisging in the lower leagues becasue of the selector's apathy...when will they get their chance..why will a bad perfoming batsman, who was good in the past, with a board backing keep on representing the tricolor? we pay these cricketrs..its becasue of viewers like us that BCCI is able to sell TV rights for such rates..its becasue of consumers like us that these stars get millions fr endorsements..its a shame!
Sachin didn't need to get emotional and say what all he had to say. He sh not react to everyone's comments abt him. Instead he sh choose his bat to speak for him. We all know that hez been out of form, n not scoring runs as expected, otherwise why would somone who was ranked No. 1 (and sometimes No.2) in the ICC batsmen ranking doesn't even show up in the top 20? Why does he score a Test Century once in every 2 yrs. So, there is a problem, but who does not....life has ups n downs, we (and he) sh accept that n try to reply in emphatic fashion, n not get hurt.
