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SACHINISM INSIDE OUT- E MAGAZINE - AUGUST EDITION
The life & Legend of Tendulkar-- Ayaz Memon
For a reluctant public speaker, Sachin Tendulkar's measure of
words and timing of delivery today would be only a whit lower
in impact than when he plays one of his exquisite straight
drives.
I remember him as a man with monosyllabic responses to
queries, but today he is a seasoned raconteur, with a sharp
memory and more importantly a sense of humour.
Tendulkar's formal education was
truncated just after finishing
school, but he appears to have
learnt well from the 'university of
life'. At the release of Shadows
Across the Playing Fields (a book
on 60 years of India-Pakistan
cricket co-authored by Shashi
Tharoor and Shaharyar Khan) the
other night, he had the audience
in thrall with memories of his
introduction to international
cricket. He sent me 20hurtling
years back in time.
I was on that eventful tour of
Pakistan in 1989, and remember
the callow 16-year-old being the
focus of attention of everybody --
not the least Pakistan's dreaded
pace attack led by Imran Khan
and including Wasim Akram and
Waqar Younis. Though a raw
youngster, for psychological
reasons, he was the obvious
target for the Pakistan team.
Ten months earlier Tendulkar had
not been chosen for the tour of
the West Indies despite scoring
centuries in his first Ranji, Duleep
and Irani Trophy matches
because the selectors feared he
might be hit by pace bowlers and
lose confidence permanently. But in many ways -- some of
which have been examined by Tharoor and Shaharyar in the
book -- a tour of Pakistan was even more daunting.
Tendulkar recalled how jittery he was before his first innings,
but I can vouch his teammates were perhaps even more
nervous. Concern over Tendulkar reached a crescendo on the
Tendulkar at his debut against pak in 1989
Harsha Bhogle’s One Liner
August 15,
2009
eve of the final Test at Sialkot when it was discovered that
the young player would not just talk, but often also walk in
his sleep.
Manager Borde, whose room would often become the hub for
hacks in the evenings to sniff out stories, was most
distraught. "Ab kya hoga?'' he asked the clueless press corps.
As a precaution, I suspect he moved into the room adjoining
Tendulkar's and kept vigil.
Tendulkar had enjoyed a modest
tour till then, and then faced a
trial by fire in the last Test when
he was felled by a vicious
bouncer from Waqar Younis.
There was blood on the pitch as
he swooned briefly from the
blow, but got only muted
commiserations from Imran
Khan who saw this as a decisive
psychological moment to win
the series.
But Tendulkar was unfazed, and
after some quick-fix remedy by
the physio, was back into his
stance. The next delivery from
Waqar was sent scorching
through the covers for a
boundary. Imran's moment to
put India on the mat had come
and gone in a flash. Tendulkar
had sealed his brilliant script
with destiny forever.
It's almost 20 years since that
day, and the marvel about
Tendulkar is now not so much
about his record-breaking feats
as his longevity. Heck, twenty
years transcends a couple of
generations at least. There have
been 15 cricketers who have
played 20 years or more and in
the early 20th century,
England's Wilfred Rhodes's
career stretched to a whopping
30 years and 315 days, but
nobody has had the workload as Tendulkar who has played
159 Tests and 425 one day internationals.
This makes for arguably the most extraordinary story in
Indian sport, and while every fact is well known, is still only
half told. The other half should come from the man himself.
For the sake of posterity, I insist, Tendulkar must start living
his life again, as it were.
Ind vs Aus 2000 icc knockout champioship played in kenya.
Sachin was smasing all aussie bowlers, and then he his a superb off drive off lee.
Harsha : " This innings by Tendulkar has been a beautiful garden, the last shot being the most
beautiful flower in it "
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