24th April, Happy Birthday Sachin Tendulkar and why you still great

24th April, Happy Birthday Sachin Tendulkar and why you still great

"Its rightly said that if in India Cricket is religion then Sachin Tendulkar is God". there are many occasions that India attracts cricket and make outstanding popularity before even Sachin Tendulkar arrives. But the madness and such extreme passion feed in Indian Fan only by Sachin.

 Comparisons between legend, who is the best: 
There are always be compared Sachin for a long time with many players like Lara, Ponting, Inzamam Ul Haq, Steve Waugh, and Virat Kohli. But important to notice that where ever comparison gets done Sachin been another side. 

Sachin Makes BCCI rich:- 
Even there is no doubt that Sachin Tendulkar is the only man who makes BCCI so rich. The time of the 90s where investors searching a true hero, Sachin arrives with all capabilities in front. All the advertisement and investors behind him and this is the reason why Sachin help BCCI to become the world most riches board among all.

 Bowler Dominant Eras: - 
 During the 90s cricket has bowler dominant and till 2000 equally similar to both. He played bowlers like Wasim, Waqar, Mcgrath, Shane Warn, Murlidharan, Alan Donald, Pollock, Brett Lee, Shoaib Akhtar, Crain's, Handle, Imran Khan, Chaminda Vaas, etc which was a good name in cricket. He makes all his records playing this bowler and even able to maintain batting average 44 in ODI and around 53 in Test cricket.
 This is only because he was the perfect batsman of the era and many nowadays cricketers motivated watching him. 

Batting in Immense pressure:-
 Always carried the burden of immense pressure & expectations from a fan and as well as team mates. No other batsman that played such a great inning like Sachin ever since he picked a cricket bat. Yet ended up with the most longevity in both formats of the game. Most runs, most 100s in both formats. Have good to great average in all countries he played in whether be it in tests or one day. 

Changes in techniques with time:- 

There was a shot that was batsman playing very often during the 90s, Sachin makes that regular and brings new techniques of playing uniques deliveries. Example in the initial time Backfoot punch, frequent cut and after the 95-96 uppercut, paddler sweep, etc. Fan gets happy and satisfies only with if Sachin scores even 25 or more runs. Because even in just 25 runs his batting look outstanding and unique. 

Records and Achievements:-
 That eras of Sachin Was as similar like Virat Kohli. After reaching 25 to 26 age, Sachin makes reports in every series or every alternate series. There are plenty of records that Sachin holds in batting and still to be broken by anyone. As Virat is the nearest to reach many of his records but still not might be able to archive all.

Away from Controversial life:-
 Sachin knows for the best and gets cricket. This is the one reason why people like him most. His cricketing career has been out of controversial only look SA series in 2002. 

First Person to achieve so many records:- 
 Still nowadays if we talk about records only name pop up Sachin Tendulkar. he is not only the most records holder but also the first person to reach there. Like the first person to reach ODI 10000 runs, ODI 200, Played Test match 200, 100 international centuries 50 Test century, etc. 
 one interesting fact that was always in talking that Sehwag, Chris Gale or Gilchrist could be the first person who can make 200 in ODI. Even having such tremendous batsman Sachin become the first person to score 200 in ODI. That even against the lethal bowling unit of South Africa. 
 He becomes first-person only because he knows how to make 100s and how to reach and compose inning to 200. One important fact that Sachin told in some of the innings that Rohit Sharma also can make 200 hundred in ODI and now you see he has most 200 plus in ODI.

Develop according to generations:-
 Sachin played around 24 years in India cricket team. during this period so many players came and gone. Sachne able to stay so long because of the change himself according to generation. He was the hero and star batsman of India Cricket team wherein the end of his journey with Indian Cricket, he slowly turns as a mentor of the team. Similarly, the current Dhoni Doing and playing a role for India.

King of One Day Cricket:- 
 One day cricket which Makes Sachin so popular in India. His greatest inning comes in mainly One Day. He was Wisden top 5 batsman in ODI along with in Test
Only Viv Richardson and Sachin in both lists at the same time.
 One day inning like 143 vs Australia in Sharjah, 200 vs South Africa, 98 in World Cup vs Pakistan, 175 vs Aussies, most runs in a single year, most hundred in a single year, the era of 1998 all these and many more performance make Sachin great batsman of ODI.



Best Quotes from experts and legend of cricket:-

• “Gentlemen, he is the best batsman I have seen in my life. And unlike most of you, I have seen Bradman bat.” John Woodcock (English journalist)
• “I saw him (Sachin) playing on television and was struck by his technique, so I asked my wife to come look at him. Now I never saw myself play, but I feel that this player is playing much the same as I used to play, and she looked at him on television and said yes, there is a similarity between the two...his compactness, technique, stroke production... it all seemed to gel.” Sir Donald Bradman
• “Sachin Tendulkar has often reminded me of a veteran army colonel who has many medals on his chest to show how he has conquered bowlers all over the world.” Allan Donald
• “I think he is marvellous. I think he will fit in whatever category of cricket that has been played or will be played, from the first ball that has ever been bowled to the last ball that’s going to be. He can play in any era and at any level. I would say he’s 99.5% perfect.” Sir Vivian Richards
• “You can’t contain Sachin’s deeds in a statistical frame. He brings unstinted joy to the art of batting. To me, he best symbolises the heights an individual can rise to dominate a team sport. Words can never capture the beauty of Sachin’s cricket.” Kapil Dev
• “I don’t know cricket, I don’t know how Sachin plays. But I still try to watch him playing because I want to know why my country’s economy goes down 0.5% when he’s batting.” Barack Obama (former US President)
• “Even if my grandchildren don’t remember the fact that I scored 10,000 runs in One Day and Test cricket, they will surely remember the fact that I was a team mate of Sachin Tendulkar.” Rahul Dravid
• “You get him out and half the battle is won.” Arjuna Ranatunga
• “If I've to bowl to Sachin, I'll bowl with my helmet on. He hits the ball so hard.”Dennis Lillee.
• “Cricketers like Sachin come once in a lifetime and I am privileged he played in my time.”Wasim Akram
• “We did not lose to a team called India, we lost to a man called Sachin.” Mark Taylor
• “He’s been in form longer than some of our guys have been alive.”Daniel Vettori
• “There are two kinds of batsmen in the world. One, Sachin Tendulkar. Two, all the others.”Andy Flower
• “The only batsman I would love to see by paying for the tickets and sitting in the stand just to watch him is none other than Sachin Tendulkar.” Brian Lara
• “If Sachin bats well, India sleeps well.” Harsha Bhogle
• “When you play against Tendulkar, you almost want to see him get a few runs just to see him bat.” Mark Waugh
• “I never get tired of umpiring whenever Sachin is at the crease.” Rudy Koertzen
• “Technically, you can’t fault Sachin. Seam or spin, fast or slow nothing is a problem.” Geoffrey Boycot
• “The archives recall not one single incriminating incident, not one drunken escapade, not one reported affair, not one spat with a team-mate or reporter… is he human?” 
• Michael Atherton
• “The thing I like the most about Sachin is his intensity. After being in the game for so long, he still has the same desire to do well for India in any international match. I tell you what, this man is a legend.” Sourav Ganguly
• “Sachin is the most complete batsman I have ever seen.” Ricky Ponting
• “The joy he brings to the millions of his countrymen, the grace with which he handles all the adulation and the expectations and his innate humility – all make for a one-in-a-billion individual.” Glenn McGrath
• “He is someone sent from up there to play cricket and go back.”
• Ravi Shastri
• “I’m fortunate that I’ve to bowl to him only in the nets.” Anil Kumble
• “Form is temporary, but Class is permanent”Saeed Anwar
• “I have seen God, he bats at no. 4 for India.” Matthew Hayden
• “Don’t bowl him bad balls, he hits the good ones for fours.”Michael Kasprowicz

• “I would like to thank you from the bottom of my heart for allowing us to breathe the same air as you do.”Shahrukh Khan
• “Test cricket is bloody hard work, especially if you’ve got Sachin batting with what looks like a three-metre-wide bat.” Mike Hussey
• “Nothing bad can happen to us if we're on a plane in India with Sachin on it.” Hashim Amla
• “Sachin Playing well & looking very positive. I think that a couple of fours he hit settled the nerves. Don’t know about his nerves, I’m talking about the nerves of each & every person in the crowd”
• Harsha Bhogle During Sachin’s last Test match

 Still, there is a lot of debate and conversation according to my favourite and fact. But it's not wrong to say he is the first person to bring such kind of popularity, Money, Passion, dedication, regions of cricket, so many records for India, pride for India 

Regards,
Ravindra Singh
The Only Cricket Show