Human beings are not above or superior from their profession
but handful are blessed with luck that they always become focus point despite
being part of unit and then everything follows and moves around them, without
any doubt presently in India Sachin Tendulkar is top of the list, and he is
representing India now for almost two decades but he earn so much name which
surprisingly no other cricketer is lucky enough to accompany him in this regard,
in spite of the fact ex Indian cricketers like Kapil Dev, Sunil Gavaskar,
B.Chandershekhar or Bishen Singh Bedi to
name a few from huge list were as much backbone of team during their playing
days as Sachin Tendulkar. India is playing cricket before Sachin, playing
having Sachin and will play after Sachin retirement also, as any player’s
career is spread not more then three decades, and after his existence it won’t
affect team India badly. Recently Sachin hit hundredth hundred during Asia Cup in
Bangladesh against Bangladesh, and then Indian cricket fans celebrate the
occasion not less then festival. Congrats to him for touching the milestone
where he is waiting another to join him certainly nobody knows how long it will
take years, decades or centuries.
At the same time it is the hard and bitter fact for Indian fans to chew that his record speaks for Sachin only and it not help team India miraculously as far its stats and world ranking is concern. Below is major series after One Day International 2011 World Cup India have played –
At the same time it is the hard and bitter fact for Indian fans to chew that his record speaks for Sachin only and it not help team India miraculously as far its stats and world ranking is concern. Below is major series after One Day International 2011 World Cup India have played –
- Against West Indies in West Indies, India played fantastic cricket in all the format of games but team was without Sachin Tendulkar.
- Against England in England team lost all the International games but media was debating before the start of series Sachin’s hundredth hundred and other issues off the ground as Indian team were pathetic in England.
- Against Australia in Australia India lost Test Match Series and perform badly in the triangular one day series except in one last game but again media was looking his hundredth hundred and other issues like drift in team members.
- Asia cup in Bangladesh, Sachin hit hundredth hundred against Bangladesh but team lost the game from Bangladesh second time in world cup tournament.
Then after returning from Bangladesh Sachin hold press
conference, perhaps want to spill out his anger against his critics which he
had from more then eight months and declare that he won’t need anybody’s advise
when to retire, I shall keep on playing cricket as long as I am enjoying it,
and hint perhaps will be available for next world cup, that is really spirit of
a true fighter but with every passing day he is not growing and if one look
other side of the story then he is doing at the behest of Indian cricket and
deserving Indian young player, below are facts –
- Sachin is playing cricket for more then one and half decades and have played six ODI World Cups, but India was able to won second time last year after 1983 cup, simply because of team performance not any individual performance in the tournament especially Sachin.
- India never becomes number one ODI team in ICC rankings.
- India was number one Test Match team in ICC rankings for few months before last year.
1. England 118 points
2. South
Africa 116 points
3. India 111 points
4. Australia 111 points
5. Pakistan 108 points
even in individual rankings no Indian is among the list
of top ten bowlers or batsmen, even highly hyped cricketer Sachin is at number
12.
So it’s the right time for fans,
Sachin or media to consider if he really exceptional and his inclusion give
team India to improve its stats or his record stands for himself only, or
simply they don’t want to come out from the dreamland to fact zone.
