Hi Amit. u see i was once a player of chennai districts. wat u say is corre4ct. lot of guys here who dont no the fundementals of cricket start to abuse him., if he fails in 2 or 3 matches. if they go on and see the statisttics of sachin , as far as heis play, 63% of his centuries has helped india win the test matches and 12% drawing it single handedly.and same with ODIs. CAn any1 here challenge this. As Amit said its not that THey wuld have kept him as jewel in their country. I wuld like 2 say V. richards said " Im ready 2 pay any amount and ready 2 travel anywere in the world 2 see sachin play. HAdlee said" I was lucky that i was not in Bradman's and sachin's period 2 bowl 2 them. Bradman said" Sachin plays like me" to his wife. John Howard(Aussie P.M Said" HAd sachin been born in our country We wuld have saved Him and kept like a world wonder in our Country". There r more guys. Use ur brain ,think before u speak or write something