Blogs What More Does Sachin Need To Do??
December 18th, 2008 by prashantHere is what Sachin Tendulkar has “achieved” so far.
41 Test Centuries, 42 ODI centuries (Total 83 International Hundreds), Almost 29000 International runs with an average of 55 and 45 (Test & ODI),
Countless number of Man Of The Matches, including
Player Of the World Cup in 2003.
Other than Ponting with 36 Test Centuries no one is even close to Sachin with these numbers…..
What more does he have to do?
In recent times….
He scored most runs in the Test-Series between both the teams during India’s tour Down Under last year.
He scored heavily in the CB Series Finals to ensure India’s 2-0 victory. Played some important knocks when the Aussies visited India in Oct-Nov 2008
But then he has never played under pressure……So they say…So looks like when Sachin scored all these runs India has always been in a great and position of strength…..Come on get real…..
I guess when he scored that unbeaten hundred in Chennai this Monday to lead India to a record-breaking 387 run chase, one would think that he will get the credit, but when I was watching a show on Neo-Cricket, a lot of the caller were saying the it was because of Sehwag that we won the match. So Blame Sachin when he beings us close to victory but does not finish it but don’t give him credit when he takes a start given by someone else and gets India to the unbelievable win on the 5th day..
So regardless of what he has done so far or will do in the future, unless Sachin single handedly wins the World Cup for India and mind you it has to be single handedly, with no one else contributing at all (how one can do that in a team sport is beyond my comprehension), he will always be criticized by many for not doing “anything” when it was required…
But who cares what these people think or say…For someone like me and I am sure there are millions like me, it is true that….
Cricket Is My Religion And Sachin Is It’s Ultimate God!!
December 18th, 2008 at 10:51 am
I couldn’t agree with this blog more!
To all the callers that said that Sehwag won the match, not taking anything away from Sehwag’s great innings, why not apply the same logic that you apply to Sachin…that he didn’t finish the job! In fact, when Sachin got out in the Chennai test of 1999, India needed 30 odd runs to win or so and they still lost by 12 runs. In this match, India still had to get 260 more runs to win and for these callers to say that Sehwag won the match is a little unfair. No doubt Sehwag’s innings played a vital role, but Sachin’s poise was equally important to the situation. Him being in the middle helped Yuvraj too!
Also, even if he does win the World Cup single-handedly, these same detractors will then say that ‘cricket is a team sport and that the credit goes to all the team members and not one player alone and to Dhoni for his great captaincy etc, etc, etc… (Again, not taking anything away from Dhoni)
I agree with you Prashant…who cares what other people think or say!
December 18th, 2008 at 11:58 am
Great to see you back on cricdigs shivraj. I feel really good that you exactly got the sentiments I was trying to convey…..It was like you could read my mind clearly, from one Bhakta to another…
December 20th, 2008 at 12:57 am
I agree with your points completely Prashant. I am a HUGE fan of Sachin myself. But I do have a point to make. As far as the Chennai test is concerned, Sehwag’s innings was far more important than Sachin’s innings for two reasons.
1. If Sehwag hadn’t given that blitzkrieg start, India definitely would not have even thought of chasing down that target. A draw would have been the option.
2. No one - I repeat - no one but Sehwag could have played that innings. On the other hand, either Laxman or Dravid - someone with composure, the right technique, and a great cricketing mind - could have played Sachin’s knock on the final day of the test.
Again, I take nothing away from Sachin’s great innings, but in that test match, Sehwag was THE MAN. There have been plenty of instances where Sachin played the pivotal role (the great knock of 155 against Australia comes to my mind immediately), but that test was Sehwag’s special.
December 20th, 2008 at 1:19 am
As far as the argument of winning the World Cup singlehandedly, I’d have to say that Sachin did come close to doing that in 2003. But for his unbelievable form, India surely wouldn’t have reached the finals. But unfortunately, our bowlers let us down on the finals.
December 22nd, 2008 at 6:05 am
Shivraj, India needed only 17 more runs when Sachin got out in the Chennai test of 1999. Not 30. The remaining 3 wickets managed just 4 more runs.
December 22nd, 2008 at 6:10 am
As for answering Prashant’s question (what more does Sachin need to do), he should stop playing as soon as possible. Only when he stops playing will people realize what they were criticizing and what they lost.
On second thots, if he stops now, even then the same critics will criticize him again… saying that he stopped playing when he was in form and robbed India of a good run scorer.