I have gone through most of the messages, but nobody is writing anything about the contribution of sachin tendulkar. I think he was one of the main reasons for india's debacle.
He performs only against weak opposition, and even if he performs well against a better side, it would be on indian pitches and in inconsequential matches. By better side I mean sri lanka or west indies. Against Australia and South Africa, he fails miserably and against them he is not able to perform on indian pitches also. To prove my point, Sachin's performance against Australia in the knock out match in the recent ICC Champions trophy. In Crucial matches he always fails. His body language is there to see in crucial matches. Against a good bowling and fielding side he never performs. Most of his centuries are against weaker sides or on indian pitches or in inconsequential matches. I can go on this topic, because I am an avid cricket fan and have been watching cricket for more than 25 years. I think Gavaskar, Shastri, Harsha Bogle and most TV commentators are responsible for hyping him so much. He is not that great as he is made out to be. Even in the print media nobody writes anything against him. He is not been performing against good teams and in crucial matches for more than 10 years now.
He was good around 10 to 12 years back. He should retire by himself or the board should tell clearly about this.
RE:Sachin is the most hyped cricketer in the world
by prashanth on Mar 25, 2007 09:16 PM Permalink
What about the last world cup? He played against every team and in SA. Why did you forget his contribution there?
RE:RE:Sachin is the most hyped cricketer in the world
by Indian on Mar 25, 2007 09:32 PM Permalink
So he should be given a chance in next 2 world cups? Why dont we include Srinath then? he still will be better than all our fast bowlers.
RE:Sachin is the most hyped cricketer in the world
by sanjay bhardwaj on Mar 25, 2007 10:36 PM Permalink
Most Indians think that Sachin is God re-incarnated. But even then for those people who still want to hold on to His Holiness Sachin may please create an idol of him & worship at home. For the betterment of our performance in the next world cup he has to retire either by grace or force. If past performance is the criteria to keep him in team then kindly reappoint Kapil, Sunil, Vengsarkar & the others also
RE:Sachin is the most hyped cricketer in the world
by on Mar 26, 2007 08:09 AM Permalink
Tendulkar should no more be called as Master Blaster. Going Forward his name should be Prefixed with "USELESS" Sachin. He should be called as USELESS SACHIN, I think this is the only way as an Indian Specator who believes Cricket as Religion will do justice to the Cricket. The next generation should know what kind of player Sachin is. Other wise may be after couple of months later he will make some fifty runs against some bermuda or kenya and as usual the media boasts sachin to the sky.
