Tendulkar says he'll retire after his 200th Test Match

Woah never said I have anything against him personally, just the hype surrounding him, he's remained remarkably humble despite this and that's arguably his greatest achievement.
 
NM said:
VP seems to dislike Sachin because of the way he is worshiped in India. I disagree with the way people are crazy about him - but he rises above all that. By all accounts, he is a humble, nice guy.
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I can't disagree with the way people are crazy about him because I grew up being crazy about him. And I don't see it as wrong either. Should maradona not be revered in Argentina? Sir Alex among united fans all over the world? These individuals merit respect and adulation and sometimes it crosses into fanaticism.

It really is amazing how normal he seems to be despite being treated like a god.
 
Anyone who has watched India in the mid 90's and still doesn't love Tendulkar, then there's clearly something wrong with that person.

Just watch his record against Australia in 1999 series and compare his record with our other batsmen in that series. The difference was mind blowing.
 
zing said:
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My other favourite memory would be(not a specific one) of waking up at ungodly hours when India tour down under and watch Sachin walk out to bat, look up at the sky and blow some air out and continue walking. Sitting here in my room in the dark watching this. Never an athletic frame, but there's some sort of transformation that happens when he puts on the helmet. Complete legend. Privileged to have witnessed. The greatest of them all, not purely on skill, but because of what he did to an entire country.
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Exactly.

You've got to live in India to know the amount of pressure and expectations on the shoulders of Sachin whenever he went out to bat.
 
Every player from the generation I grew up following has now retired. I think it started with sreenath (or at least he was the first sort of major one) and it's ended with tendulkar. And funnily enough, but not as a result of, my interest in cricket has greatly died away.
 
I used enact cricket matches in my drawing room, with a bat in my hand, as a kid. Taking stance and shit, playing strokes and even running between wickets ( the two tables on either end of the room), I also gave running commentary to make it seem more real. And it pretty much always involved sachin scoring a match winning knock. Good (albeit slightly disturbing) times.
 
Anyone else think he was under bowled? There wasn't much he couldn't do with the ball albeit he was quite inconsistent
 
akash02 said:
Anyone else think he was under bowled? There wasn't much he couldn't do with the ball albeit he was quite inconsistent
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Completely agree. He actually spun the ball more than most spinners, and could bowl everything in the book. If he had less batting talent, he probably could have focussed on the bowling and been a pretty good all-rounder.
 
akash02 said:
Anyone else think he was under bowled? There wasn't much he couldn't do with the ball albeit he was quite inconsistent
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That last over of Hero Cup or that last bowl of the day in which he bowled Moin Khan with a googly :drool:
 
I agree. He had too much in his locker to not be quite a good bowler if he put his mind to it. He turned the ball big time and swung the ball well too.

But I think there was simply too much pressure on him as a batsman for him to give time to anything else.
 
Sultan said:
There would have been some semblance of sanity in your argument had you said Lara or Richards. I'm not sure you can even add Bradman to the debate - He was a great of his generation. However, Cricket was a different game during his era.
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Exactly what I thought. I don't mind someone telling me Lara was the better man, but Kallis. Hehe. Anyway, as KM said, that's for another day.
 
VP said:
That's not my point. (and did he really carry us? No away series win until what was it 2007? that's a different debate and again not my point)


Sachin gets a 100, India lose or Sachin gets 0, India win. I have a sinking feeling lot of Indians would choose the former.
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Heh, no one is asking you to choose out of those two. Bizarre.
 
KM said:
Anyone who has watched India in the mid 90's and still doesn't love Tendulkar, then there's clearly something wrong with that person.

Just watch his record against Australia in 1999 series and compare his record with our other batsmen in that series. The difference was mind blowing.
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This. It's beyond debate. Sachin out - game over. End of.
 
Eden vs Pak when Akhtar got him first ball

We sitting next to the club house could not see the ball, it was so fast

Just that nod after his off stump was gone, that was when the crowd fell silent, a slight adjustment of the thigh pad, and he walked back

Next innings he meant business and then the fecker blocked him and ran him out, that was the one time I saw Sachin shake his head at the third umpire review and trash his bat on the ground

Eden erupted

We don't forget our heroes. Last day against Steve Waugh's invincibles, I was there. But I digress, Eden is for another thread

Sharjah desert storm, glued in front of the TV. That was SRT vintage

His tennis elbow meant he had to completely reinvent and that made him less swashbuckling and I lost my sheer admiration for him a bit, was young and his cautious approach made me frustrated

I do not care about cricket after 2003 world cup final debacle

But undoubtedly a gentleman and the best of our times

I just hope he remains connected with the game instead of going into politics or having a different public life
 
I was at a Rahman(for the non-Indians -- he's a very famous musician) concert last year. A lot of people in rows in front of us were standing up and obstructing the view. Everyone started chanting "Sit down! Sit down!" and it very randomly transformed into "Sachiin! Sachiiin!".
 
Without any doubt whatsoever, the best batsman in my lifetime. There may have been more obstinate (S.Waugh), more elegant (S.Ganguly) or more aggressive (M.Hayden) but as a complete package, he is peerless.

Astounding that his averages show that he was as prolific aged 38 as he was aged 25. Those ODI's innings in Shahjah vs Pakistan were iconic as were his test successes vs Australia.

Along with Dravid and Ganguly, Tensulkar is the reason why Indian cricket has become the mega industry it has become. 2 or 3 generations of fans owe him for their love of the game which will never be the same again without him.

Hope he can bow out with a ton in Mumbai and that somehow he can find satisfaction post retirement. Up there if not surpasses Sir Alex Ferguson in my opinion.
 
Great player and a great person, his biggest quality imo was how he remained humble despite all the money he made and how he was worshipped in India. Did think he dragged it out for too long though, should of retired a couple years ago at least.

Wouldn't call him the best ever batsman but he did play under intense pressure, Indians are cricket mad and he carried the hopes of a nation admirably for years.
 
Sad to see him go, another from a generation of cricket that I was absolutely obsessed with. Just don't have the passion for the game anymore, I think it's in a sad state.

He was the best of his generation, better than Lara and Ponting. Not the best ever though.

Edit: best batsmen.
 
His farewell test confirmed to be at Mumbai. Anyone here know how to go about getting tickets? I've never had to deal with a potential full house for a test match.
 
It's been a funny decade for cricket retirements.....endless greatest ever(or of a generation/ignoring Bradman) articles. Lara, Ponting, Tendulkar, Kallis will be next, then Sangakarra or something. Stats can give you an argument for all.

Obviously Tendulkar will get the most though, and deservedly so, to do it from 16 to 40 with that kind of weight on your shoulders(this is a big factor for me, Laras the only one that comes close), in both formats, is insane. Top guy.
 
Sultan said:
I'd just like to add for a person so adored for his abilities as a cricketer worldwide he has remained so humble, and graceful. I can't imagine someone so special ever gracing Cricket again.
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Summed up perfectly.

An Indian Legend, that will never be forgotten. Greatest batsmen ever.
 


A nice exchange between Mcgrath and Sachin that you can see, in the replay around 00:30.
 
I ma planning to go to Mumbai for his final test. Let's see how difficult it would be to get tickets
 
Any of you going?

I'd love to go on a day Sachin was batting.
 
I've seen him bat once in Chepauk. Deodhar trophy or something, between Ranji champions and the rest of the league (mumbai). Saw Dravid bat on the day as well. The one thing it struck us was how extremely short he was :lol:

I've always supported WI as a kid, but what a player.
 
The only time I have ever seen him play was against Australia last year. Got up early on a weekend to see him score a century and got treated to Dhoni butchering Australia :drool:. Sachin didn't score that century :(
 
zing said:
He is trolling, right?
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crappycraperson said:
Dickhead
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Blah. Trust me, its not that much fun being stuffed in with 20 million people on a hot hot day just to watch person walk out. I'm a big fan of Tendulakrs but it serves no purpose. I'd rather watch it at home.

I may have gone if it were any other test but this one will be too crowded. Plus, I hate the Wankhede. It smells like a sweat bowl.
 
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