Sach is the in(m)pact...

‘Failure making headlines’ is a strong indicator of success. At least such (sach) is the case in India (+in = Sachin). Having a cursory look at the media reports in past few days gives an idea how this little (?) man has been under scanner for over two decades now. I was going through a piece this morning on rediff which talked abt the records that this man does not hold until now. And guess what- some of them would soon be in his kitty. That is besides the point here. Conducting oneself for over 20 years without the starry tantrums off the field and consistently scoring on the field are what has made him what he truly is. Take a bow!!! Zahanpanna- tusi great ho...

What I am afraid of, of late- is whether cricket in india will be the same after Sachin retires. On a personal note I cannot even think abt cricket without this great ambassador of the game. I don’t know if I wud follow the game the way i have been doing for over two decades now. It pains when Sachin gets injured or prefers to be rested for a series or a tournament. Imagining that someday he would hang his boots is nothing less than a nightmare.
Being what he is or has been with the changing rules of the game is awesome. I have always hated to compare anyone with sachin or the other way round. But I would never hesitate to add the numero uno tag with his name, no matter what! If he is not then who is !!! I am not quite sure what plans he has in mind before he calls it a day. But one thing I am quite certain that the millions of fans around would want him to score at least a half century of centuries in both the forms, a century of half centuries in ODIs, now that a double ton in ODI is already in his kitty- can there be a test-triple as well?-, and a world cup which has been eluding the most successful ODI batsman of the game..The list is not too big, but then many like me would love to see these ticked sooner than later. There is no denying to the fact that whatever he has achieved so far is unmatchable. But the insatiable fans want to see more against his name even if he thinks otherwise. I can only put these items in my wish list and hope that he ticks them before finally seeing his active days off.