He is simply awesome and the backbone of Indian cricket team. Never mind all the players in India, a lot of players from different countries in the world looked up to Sachin in their learning days and got inspiration and determination to play well. If we interview/conduct an analysis from different batsmen in the world, most of them will say its Vivian Richards, Sachin Tendulkar, Lara that they idolized during their learning days and still do. If you ask experts in cricket, they will also repeat the same names (including a few more) if asked about the greatest batsmen of the cricketing era. So, those of you who doubt his contribution to cricket India and world cricket, please stop criticizing the heroes of the country because, he has been playing for over 16 yrs now and he does not need to prove anything to anybody. I am very glad I have got to see some of his glorious innings and I will be deeply sad the day he decides to call it quit. We Indians tend to catch one bad thing immediately but always forget all the good things a person has done in the past and thus majority of Indian people are low on self confidence. Please respect our heroes and admire them for everything they have done for us. None of us Indians pay respect to any of our freedom fighters / hero%u2019s.
