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Today, the sporting world celebrates the 50th birth day of Sachin Tendulkar,who arrived on this earth in 1973.Sachin Tendulkar is probably the most iconic sportsman in Indian history, let alone cricketer. No adjective can do justice to his sheer impact or influence n the game or the weight of his very presence. Tendulkar virtually defined a new generation, epoch or era in the game. Hard to visualise a more charismatic cricketer who pulled crowds in the manner of a magnet. Sachin was like a voice of millions of people of India. Rarely has any sportsman been a great cynosure in the eyes of the public or borne the entire pulse of the nation.
Standing at a diminutive height at around 5feet 4 inches, Sachin joined the club of batsmen with minimal height like Bradman,Kanhai, Gavaskar and Harvey. Never in cricket history did anyone perform so outstandingly from such a young age. From his very baptism at the tender age of fifteen, Sachin revealed his power of genius.
In a 2003 World cup game at Centurion park Tendulkar scored 98 of amere 75 deliveries.
The main flaw in Tendulkar’s career was that he was not as impactful or productive in International wins, in the manner of Viv Richards, Brian Lara, Inzamam Ul Haq or Ricky Ponting.Notable that at his best Sachin did not sculpt wins like the greatest of batsmen. When Indian cricket embezzled itself to glory in test cricket with wins between 2003-04 to 2006, with wins in Australia, Pakistan and West Indies the main architects were Sehwag,Dravid and Laxman.Tendulkar’s batting at best did not win India a world cup in 1996 or 2003.Sachin often did not deliver the knockout punch to opponents like Viv ,Lara or Inzamam.It is surprising inspite of possessing temperament in scales the very greatest have not traversed ,Sachin did not come to the party, to take India across the line.
It is inconclusive whether Tendulkar is a certainty in the all-time XI, and some prefer Lara and Viv. It is also debatable whether Tendulkar is the best batsmen ever ,ahead of even Bradman, let alone Jack Hobbs, and Viv Richards.Tendulkar reached a milestone of 100 International centuries in a more competitive era than Bradman in more diverse conditions, which made late Hanif Mohammad and Richard Hadlee rate Sachin,the best ever batsmen. On the other hand a Lara and Viv may be more effective in an all-time team than Tendulkar,with greater ability to turn complexion.
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