Destiny's Child - Sachin Tendulkar

It has been a very busy week for me. Had been so much tied with work. I was exhausted. Sunday came, went out with friends for a hang out in the evening. India was batting and Sachin was on the rampage. I didn't want to go out but my friends dragged me out of my house. Still I couldn't stop checking the scores on my cell phone. India was loosing but Sachin was nearing the LANDMARK TON. The 50th test century, a remarkable feat that has never been achieved neither it is going to be achieved, I can say this for sure.



And when he did we all jumped in joy. Yet another reason he gave us to be happy. Though I was sad that I could not watch the special moment live, but still I was happy for him. Just yesterday I was telling my other friend, "hey you will see tomorrow sachin is going to score a century" and he did. If at all I get a chance to meet him, I would like to ask him just how he has manages to work so hard to stay at the top for so long. Just amazing.

But till then, let us just shut our eyes, blank out the noise and whisper gently, ''50 Test centuries''. Enjoy the way it slips off your tongue and ask yourself if you had ever considered it possible.

He was in a foreign land. At least a land that has stayed the most foreign to India even after their resurgence away from home. He was trying to save a game, trying to kill time, trying to run through the deficit. Though India lost, still I was happy. This is the kind of love the massive little legend has put in our hearts for him. I mean, your own country lost still you feel happy just because he scored a century. Amazing Isn't it?

These days I just watch the matches in which he is playing. Its not that I don't like other players. But its that he commands that type of attention whenever he plays.

There is one thing I would like to repeat which I have also written in my first post for this blog.

"I am positive I will stop watching cricket after Sachin retires. His retirement may mean a lot of things to lot of people. But for a generation of 25- to 30-year-old it will mark the end of the first part of their lives. Switching on the television the day after will be a serious challenge."