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- johnson
- kollam, kerala, India
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SACHIN TENDULKAR
When Shakespeare said, “What’s in a name?” he certainly didn’t have any idea that someone with the name ‘Sachin Tendulkar’ would arrive on the scene someday and change his age old adage. Sachin Tendulkar is the name every Indian parents want their sons to be, Sachin Tendulkar is the name every sportsperson in this country want to be, Sachin Tendulkar is the name every Indian loves to love, Sachin Tendulkar is the name respected by sportsperson all over the world. Sachin Tendulkar is synonymous to talent, hard work, determination, success, humility and greatness. What were we doing at the age of 16? Busy with some math’s problem that seemed will bring end of world for us or chasing a girl whose smile made our day. This man, at the age of 16 years 233 days, was facing dangerous trio of Imran khan, Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis. A few greats knew at that time only that cricket has got a gem and this boy will leave his mark forever on the cricketing world but none would have imagined that a billion people’s hope and dream will be carried by this man. What is that separates greats from mere mortals: talent? Determination? These are age-old technical terms which have been repeated oft times. What separates Great from mortals is that the Greats drive people crazy, they connect with common people and people live their dream through their lives. Great people don’t have fan or followers… they have devotees. Sachin Tendulkar has just a billion plus devotees that many religions in this world don’t have. In early 90’s India was struggling on every aspect. Indian Economy was at its lowest point; Society was divisive after Bombay bomb blast and Babri Masjid demolition. India needed a ray of hope and there was reincarnation of god with name Sachin Tendulkar. No one was Hindu, Muslim, Sikh or Christian, when Sachin was batting everyone was Indian. Sachin is the thread that binds multicultural India. Every Indian cherishes his fours and sixes. A century by him rejuvenates every Indian and, as many statisticians say, it also rejuvenates Indian economy. India stands still when Sachin bats, his failure is seen as personal failure, his success as personal success. During the struggling times, Indian middle class was rising with rise of Sachin the batsman; India started to dream big as was the dream of Sachin “To win World Cup for India”. India started to dream of becoming super power of world. Above all he gives a billion people reason to smile. In the history of cricket there was Bradman, there was Sobers, there was Lara and there was Ponting but none has the burden of expectation of one billion people to carry, this makes Sachin’s feat inhuman and, just for stats look at this: 463 ODIs, scored 18,426 runs and made 49 centuries with 62 MOM, none comes closer to him in ODIs, from 1 to 10 its Sachin only in ODIs. In Test he has competition from likes of Dravid to Ponting to Gavaskar to Bradman but he surpassed all and scored at every corner of world. If you still doubt at his numero uno position you are either a fool or not fit to live in this world. Sachin inspired millions of people to take sports as a career in India from Saina to Sania from Dhoni to Yuvraj to Kohli to Bhuvneshwar Kumar all came in sports and there was only one reason: Sachin Tendulkar. No one in any sport has had this kind of impact in any part of world. He inspired generations to follow their dream. He made cricket a religion and himself, undoubtedly, the God.
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