In the evident twilight of his career, Sachin has made the monumental error of judgement ( similar to not knowing where his off stump is) and has insisted on being the vice-captain of the Indian side. He has reached the stage when many of are asking why and not why not. It would have been wise to retire and then go to the Windies as an expert commentator...his voice notwithstanding....I hope I have not irritated his loyal devotees like Avinash, Pradeep, Nithyapriya,etc. Lets hope we still make it to the semi's inspite of our aging army!!
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by Nithyapriya Inbaraj on Mar 11, 2007 10:15 PM Permalink
I can't understand what the above article has to do with Sachin Tendulkar. Sir Richard Hadlee is a living legend and this article is just a memoir of his World Cup experiences. The only person obsessed here is the person who wrote this letter - you are obsessed with maligning Sachin. Your obsession has reached such a frenzy that you bring it up even in this totally irrelevant scenario. I guess that's because the only thing in your mind is critizing Sachin's ardent admirers. All your wisecracks are certainly not in good taste. There is just one thing I'd like to say. This is definitely not the time for us to criticize Sachin or for that matter anybody else in the team. I'm sure all of us have a lot to say about Sachin's form, Sehwag's inclusion in the team, Dravid's tactics etc., but there is nothing we can say which will change anything. This is the time to SUPPORT our team and not criticize our key players. We can only hope and pray that every player performs well and that their collective effort brings home the World Cup. So let's all stop these unnecessary comments and unitedly cheer for our Team.
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by kunal sinha on Mar 11, 2007 04:07 PM Permalink
Again an idiot started speaking about sachin,There is only one thing I can say that Himalaya is the tallest mountain and no wind strong or weak can move it,and the same thing is true for sachin. Anyone who has played cricket or understands cricket won't say sachin to retire....... but an idiot like u will.......I think u need to understand the game before commenting....... I hope and pray from GOD that HE gives u some brain to think....
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by tnc balaji on Mar 11, 2007 05:38 PM Permalink
hi kunal and others
well the indians craziness of sachin is mindboggling,i agree his statistics is great but can all sachin fans say in how many matches has sachin won us matches,especially overseas,against austrailia/southafrica,his record against a top quality bowling attack against pollocak,megragth,lee,ntini is very poor.his records are good only against mediocre bowling attacks.i and infact the whole cricketing community no longer hold sachin in high esteem because of his performance in the last 4 years and in high pressure sitations?? is there anyone to challange the above?? Balaji chennai
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by Ritwik Bhuyan on Mar 11, 2007 08:28 PM Permalink
Tendulkar holds the world record for most Test runs away. He have scored 19 Test centuries away from home. He averages above 50 against Australia in Test cricket. Test matches are won by bowlers. India have had one of the worst bowling attacks in the world. During his 2nd tenure as captain, during the test series defeat(3-0) against Australia, Tendulkar was awarded the Man of the Series. But India lost, how ? Because Tendulkar was the lone warrior for India. Only Tendulkar was performing, with all the other failing except Laxman(1 hundred). If you think Tendulkar should be able to win matches single-handedly, then you should call it Tendulkar vs Australia .... why do you include the rest of the 10 players ?
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by kunal sinha on Mar 12, 2007 11:06 AM Permalink
Hi balaji, I don't know if u watch cricket matches or just like to talk rubbish.Its true that India has not won that many matches overseas but whatever matches we have won has seen sachin perform like GOD.Who can forget those two matches against australia in sarjah where in 1st sachin took india to final and then also took india to victory.And who told you that whole cricket community dnt hold him in high Esteem. Warne,the best spinner of our era considers him the best batsman and so does Vivian richards and even father of batting sir Don Bradman told that sachin bats like him and he only kept sachin from this era in his team....There are many more who thinks sachin is a revelation. Only some fool like u keep on blabbing the same old stuff and i am sure you may have never played cricket and also u would have never understood the game. I pray to GOD to give u some brain and make u understand the game.
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by Madan Dhiman on Mar 11, 2007 06:50 PM Permalink
May God bless sanity to people like Balaji..
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by Ritwik Bhuyan on Mar 11, 2007 04:05 PM Permalink
Opinions should be stated with facts and figures. Everybody can have their opinion, but it needs to be backed up by facts. Since his return from shoulder surgery, Tendulkar have scored 635 runs @ an average of 42.33 with 2 centuries and 4 fifties in ODI games. If that's called bad performance, then I'd certainly like to know the definition of good performance.
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by Rachel Moraes on Mar 11, 2007 05:56 PM Permalink
I totally agree with Ritwik, Sachin has crossed his prime 3 years back. But he is so good a player that even after performing below his usual self, he is still amongst the best. This is the reson why he is still there. But not a match winner anymore. JOE
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by halwai sanjay on Mar 11, 2007 05:12 PM Permalink
Take from me , Sachin will be the man of tournament of this world cup . Then the people like you , Ritwik, will be standing at Airport & cherring Sachin .
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by Upadrasta PardhaSaradhi on Mar 12, 2007 05:23 PM Permalink
We have all seen how sachin has played and broken all records. But is he is not a matchwinner. when was the last match he won single handedly for India. I rate saurav a better match winner. Dravid is consistency at its best. He has been the backbone of Indian cricket with no credit being given. In my opinion, the criteria we should consider for a best player is not the number of runs he scored or number of wickets he has taken , but the number of matches he contributed for it's team's successs or number of times he saved the team from defeat. if you take this criteria, I treat Dravid and Kumble better than Sachin because Kumble single handly demolished the opposition and took wickets when it mateted and Dravid played alot of match winning/Saving innings than Sachin.
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by anant vishnoi on Mar 11, 2007 05:18 PM Permalink
The feature of, "Posting Message", rediff is to make comment on the article. Why ????You people start writting about the things which are outside the scope of the airtcle......
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by Madan Dhiman on Mar 11, 2007 06:48 PM Permalink
May god bless sanity to the people asking for the Sachin Tendulkar's head.
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by Indian Sky on Mar 11, 2007 09:43 PM Permalink
Sachin will make the most runs this time, just like the 1996 and 2003 World Cups. And I feel this time we have good bowlers to support him, so we will win the cup.
The only people who criticize Sachin are some LOSERS.
