Sir Sachin Tendulkar,
I belong to a generation which has grown up watching you play. When I was younger, I used to skip lunch/dinner whenever you got a wrong decision. The T.V. used to be shut down when you used to get out as if to pay homage to the war deceased.
That was when I was 14. Now, when I m 24, I still like to watch you play but the T.V. is on even when u get out and no more food skipping when u get rough decision. But it still hurts when you get beaten and when I see lesser bowlers dominating you. Although I believe you have two more cricketing years in you but I want to see you retire in your peak form and not when you are struggling and because of pressure from public and selectors.
I do understand that your role has changed but I want the old Sachin back. I did see some of the vintage Sachin batting at Lords in the first test of the current series, and I hope old Sachin is here to stay. I hope you give us a few definitive innings (you make India win from the jaws of defeat) that your critics often talk about as being missing in your glorious career. I want to tell stories about your batting to my children and grand children when I get old… ‘Those were the days when Sir Sachin used to bat…’
An Ardent Fan.
I hope you read this some dayI belong to a generation which has grown up watching you play. When I was younger, I used to skip lunch/dinner whenever you got a wrong decision. The T.V. used to be shut down when you used to get out as if to pay homage to the war deceased.
That was when I was 14. Now, when I m 24, I still like to watch you play but the T.V. is on even when u get out and no more food skipping when u get rough decision. But it still hurts when you get beaten and when I see lesser bowlers dominating you. Although I believe you have two more cricketing years in you but I want to see you retire in your peak form and not when you are struggling and because of pressure from public and selectors.
I do understand that your role has changed but I want the old Sachin back. I did see some of the vintage Sachin batting at Lords in the first test of the current series, and I hope old Sachin is here to stay. I hope you give us a few definitive innings (you make India win from the jaws of defeat) that your critics often talk about as being missing in your glorious career. I want to tell stories about your batting to my children and grand children when I get old… ‘Those were the days when Sir Sachin used to bat…’
An Ardent Fan.
P.S. I used to think there were two kinds of batsman who could score centuries, one with loads of talent and the other with little talent and more hard work, until I saw a third kind.... Mr. Anil Kumble. A man with zero batting talent but with a lot of grit and determination. It was heartening to see him score century.
