SACHIN TENDULKAR made a world record when he scored 200* at 2nd one day international against South Africa at Gwalior....it took 442 matches in 20 years of his cricketing career to reach this stage..and yet he played more like a 20 yr old than a 36 yr old....he was simply awesome....the feeling u get when u see him get the 200th run cannot be described...it has to be experienced...and all those who have not seen the game are missing something big!!
I saw the match albeit late...and still was biting my nails watching the highlights wondering when he was gonna take that 200th run.....it was a treat to watch the master batsman....maybe I am gonna overuse adjectives coz any number of adjectives will fall short of describing the man, the occasion, the moment in history of cricket!
I dont know much about the techniques in batting so I am not gonna say he batted flawlessly....or that the technique was superb...but I am going to say about the man...how he kept his calm....how he batted tirelessly...he literally fought with his own body to reach the final mark....told himself he was not gonna give in to the cramps....the way he played like a team player....when dhoni was hitting all over the place, i was getting nervous as to when sachin will reach his double century, but i don't think the thought crossed sachin's mind, as he inched slowly and steadily towards 200....it took him forever to get to 200 from 190....but he let dhoni play his natural game...
and let me not forget the three men behind this historic achievement dinesh karthik, yusuf pathan and ms dhoni who provided support to sachin, so that he could play his best without worrying about anything.....
to all my friends who are wondering how come I am praising sachin so much...lemme add...i still love rahul dravid as much i did ten yrs back....and thats not gonna change no matter what...but that doesn't mean i cant acknowledge and appreciate sachin tendulkar or the rest of the team :)
kudos to the masterblaster! thank u :) and wish u continue to play like this for a long long time....
glimpse of sachin's batting.....hats off to u
song of the day : Aashayein from Iqbal.....
I saw the match albeit late...and still was biting my nails watching the highlights wondering when he was gonna take that 200th run.....it was a treat to watch the master batsman....maybe I am gonna overuse adjectives coz any number of adjectives will fall short of describing the man, the occasion, the moment in history of cricket!
I dont know much about the techniques in batting so I am not gonna say he batted flawlessly....or that the technique was superb...but I am going to say about the man...how he kept his calm....how he batted tirelessly...he literally fought with his own body to reach the final mark....told himself he was not gonna give in to the cramps....the way he played like a team player....when dhoni was hitting all over the place, i was getting nervous as to when sachin will reach his double century, but i don't think the thought crossed sachin's mind, as he inched slowly and steadily towards 200....it took him forever to get to 200 from 190....but he let dhoni play his natural game...
and let me not forget the three men behind this historic achievement dinesh karthik, yusuf pathan and ms dhoni who provided support to sachin, so that he could play his best without worrying about anything.....
to all my friends who are wondering how come I am praising sachin so much...lemme add...i still love rahul dravid as much i did ten yrs back....and thats not gonna change no matter what...but that doesn't mean i cant acknowledge and appreciate sachin tendulkar or the rest of the team :)
kudos to the masterblaster! thank u :) and wish u continue to play like this for a long long time....
glimpse of sachin's batting.....hats off to u
song of the day : Aashayein from Iqbal.....
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