like the phoenix...

not too long ago he was booed off his home ground in mumbai.
crowds jeering him for slow scoring.
journalists busy writing his career obits.
some even said that while a great player, he wasnt a match winner.

im not surprised that these people today cant stop extolling his virtues.
200-not out in a one-day match is an almost unthinkable thing.
but then this one man has made so many unthinkable things possible.
sachin tendulkar...afterall IS the god of cricket.

my own interest in the game is limited.
i love to watch the high-pressure games with the boys.
but my life doesnt depend on the ball-by-ball commentary.
ive adored some of the players.
though honestly...less for their cover/square drives, more for their good looks.
but NO ONE can be indifferent to the charisma of this little master.

im a huge fan too.
not just of his skill and performance.
but his ability to bounce back each time people write him off.

no one has written me off.
im too small and insignificant to even be part of that analogy.
but sachin makes me believe that anything is possible.
he makes me believe in self-belief and magic.
he is my hero....like the phoenix...always rising from the ashes.


"To Sachin, the man we all want to be"
- Andrew Symonds
(Symonds wrote on an aussie t-shirt he autographed specially for Sachin)




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