There is a popular saying that 'Luck favours the brave'. But this might not hold true in the case of Sachin Ramesh Tendulker. The lady luck never seems to smile on Sachin. If the third test match between India and Australia which is underway (as I write this piece of blog) is anything to go by then it is true. A well set Sachin who is on the top of the Aussie (cheaters) bowling is done in at 71 odd runs by the erroneous decision of the umpire. He has just missed a well deserved century but he has missed a century by getting out in the 90's almost 16 times.
And probably 40% of his dismissals were due to wrong decisions, but the perfect gentleman that he is, never reacted angrily. All he does is walks back to the pavilion nodding his head.
A man who has records which probably would stand the test of time like the most number of runs and centuries in ODI cricket. The number of 100's in test cricket. And he is all set to break the record of most number of runs in test cricket. Such a genius can afford to have two odd records to his name as well. Record for being dismissed in the 90's most number of times and being dismissed most times due to erroneous umpiring decisions.
Well, I wish him all the best to carry on playing with the same fervour and invincibility with which he is known to play.
No comments:
Post a Comment