Monday, September 21, 2009

Wish some things last forever....






I havent done much blogging before. You are welcome to read my woeful attempt at movieburger.wordpress.com (not recommended unless you sport a visible crack in your skull). After spending considerable time twisting and turning the machinery in my head , i decided that I'd write about something about Sachin . God to some. best batsman to many.joy to all.

Every child as he grows up,looks upto someone. someone he thinks who can do no wrong.someone who is nothing short of a super hero. For millions of ppl like me who celebrate cricket , sachin has been that and more.He is the ultimate cricketing God. I have never been pious my entire life. that doesnt mean that I am an atheist. atheist or not it all boils down to one thing.Faith. you just need a few ounces of faith to believe in your GOD and my God.
I started watching cricket roughly around '96. The earliest images I remember about indian cricket is pathetic collapse in semi-finals of world cup. sachin banged 65 runs but our team folded below 130 runs after the who-throws-the-bottle-farthest competition at eden gardens.those were times when indian team was in shambles. Sachin was the lone crusader in match after match. We had glory and we had blushes. Regretfully, the latter outnumbered the former.
There are some matches etched in your childhood memory forever.Sachin had given us lots of that kinda matches .It is needless to go into the details telling,which are those matches.
I wont be lying if i say, sachin touched the life of every Indian in some way or other. He has brought limitless joy to millions of people , a feat that would be never achieved by any film superstar or dummy thalapathy. Indian public as a whole is a ultra-emotional bunch when it comes to cricket. We go over the top while relishing victory and rubbishing cricketers. sachin along with others have been put to a corner many a time. sachin has thus far has let his bat to do the talking.
I got an opportunity to see sachin at chepauk stadium once. it was third day of the test match. it was against proteas.there was frenzy in the crowd when the master entered into bat. i was among the crowd shouting sacheeeen,sachin....sacheeeeen,sachin.Before the chant cud reach fever pitch, master got out for a duck.i was left speechless. that was the only match i saw in the stadium. I have been reluctant to get to chepauk ever since.
All good things come to an end.sachin has broken all batting records. He has got all the accolades available.he is now playing for his love of the game. A day will come when he will hang up his boots after more than 20 years of cricketing career. I dread the day. i wish he wud go on like the never ending kanni theevu comic strip (chalta rahe.. chalta rahe...) .I wish dearly.