Yesterday, Mr. Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar has done it, again like countless times in past two decades. Scoring 175 runs in mere 131 balls, shouldering the hopes of more than 1 billion and doing the job which actually supposed to be done by 11 players, the Little Master almost pull off a near impossible victory!
In the process he broke few records, 1st player to reach 17000 runs in ODIs, 6000 runs on Indian soil, 45 ODI hundreds, 9 hundreds against AUS most by any player against any opponent and so on.
It was delight to watch the master in playing like in old times when he dominates the opposition mersilessly. But again it was pain to see the Indian team also looking like in old times. When Sachin was playing it is looking like an easy win but when he returns back the picture was completely different! Remaing players could not get required 20 runs!
Viru played great and given the start required, Gauti needed littlebit of luck yesterday, Yuvi got out on a good delivery, MSD failed to briliant fielding and Raina also has played his part excellently. But certain Mr. Jadeja again got out unreasonably when he was going well and that was actually the turning point of the match. He was the last recognized batsman on the field and had to play till end and he got run out because of his own mistake. It is probably not correct to blame the young man when the other big names failed to make an impact but this was the golden opportunity to Jadeja to prove his mantle and he wasted it just because of lack of patiance. You really can't expect much from rest of the batting line though they tried their best to get to that 351 mark.
Today when I came out there was only one topic of discussion everywhere and that is the yesterday's match. People were discussing the Sachin's records and a great innings but there were still few souls out there blaming Sachin for the defeat! Oh come on folks, how can anybody blaim Sachin? He scored half of the required runs at more than run a ball pace and still some people are blaming him for getting out! The shot he got out is his scoring shot. He was not trying to do anything fancy but this is the shot he has scored lot of runs with. The ball was perfectly in the slot for the shot just littlebit slower than expected. His critics always tell that he is a great player but not a match-winner. Guys are you kidding? If India had won this match who played the winning knock? Sachin who scored half of what is required or somebody who got remaing 20 runs? Anyway, there will alwaya be critics of him but the most important thing is they are hugly and hugly outnumbered by his fans. There are and always be more people praising him than blaiming him. Sachin was rightfully declared Man of the Match and still he was upset that India didn't win.
The praise for Sachin can go on and on. Let him and the Indian team wish good luck for rest of the two matches which India now have to won for series win and let's believe that India will win the series!
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