Whether U approve of Sachin to be there in the team or not, u have to concede that he is damn a dedidcated and sincere to the game he loves so much and always tries to give >100%. He is surely the complete player if u can call one in cricket. He is one such player who arouses so much of passion with the millions of fans in all age groups he has created in India otherwise hungry for sports heroes. Other batsmen of his time like Lara, who is a genius or even Ponting may be more successful for their teams as far as winning the games on own terms is concerned,but Sachin far surpasses both of them in technique and purity of skills. But everything said and done, he has his best days past him. howsoever great u r, all good things have to come to an end. U grudge this great lad when u see that he has to struggle for a position to play,he refuses to realise that he is being pushed down the order because he is no more the force he used to be, there are already replacements to take his eminent position he used to menacingly occupy. It is all because he is already "out of order". U have to still appreciate the great attitude shown to him by the whole BCCI, the coach n all others who matter for not showing any dissent in public at least, though there are already mild murmurs u hear from various circles including from his old mates. Greatness multiplies when it is coupled with grace and humility and lack of it leads to grave humiliation. As somebody has said u should quit when people ask why, and not when ask why not. U have played enough for the country to deserve a pride of place a very few can claim with their sheer merit and contribution. U have earned enough money only few sportsmen have done. U have hardly left anything to achieve,show or prove to the world. Then why to wait for the ingnominy. Befor u become a liability for the same team u carried on ur own weight only a few years back, is it not enough to say goodbye with billion showers of praise than to face the wrath of the same billions. But with all the hard words i wud like to be the first person to shower my very best wishes for the great Sachin who only can silence his critics with his on-field talking with the bat and ball, prove his detractors wrong and eat humble pie. Let Sachin win many more miliions of hearts by being intrumental in winning the Cup. If so, as Gvaskar recenly wished, he may still play the 2011 Cup who knows and why not. This is India where cricket is the only religion which has bound the whole nation. sukalp hyd
RE:Sincere Sachin
by Sudeep Menon on Mar 06, 2007 12:22 AM Permalink
my frnd u r forgetting one thing,,, he was the first and only automatic choice for the worldcup team and u r saying tht he is been demoted but u forgot one thing tht it was an unanimous choice of the selectors nd captain to strengthen the fragile middle order, he will never be a liability and he knows bettr than anyone when to call it a day ..
come out of the shell man,,, sachin is at his devastating best when he gets the big occasions..
