Tendulkar's landmark Achievement will Remain Forever : Ganguly
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Tendulkar's landmark achievement will remain forever
Former India captain Sourav Ganguly feels that Sachin Tendulkar's landmark achievement of 100 centuries will never be broken.
Answering to a query from Gulf News on what will be the impact of Tendulkar's historic achievement, Ganguly, who is here to take part in the Emirates Airline Twenty20 tournament tomorrow, said: "It is a colossal achievement, something which I honestly feel nobody can break. I doubt in modern days anybody can play for 23 years. It is a long time with so much cricket — T20, Test and One-day. Getting to that landmark will be something unachievable."
To a query on Rahul Dravid's retirement, he said: "All good things come to an end. He has been a champion player for India. In terms of runs in Test cricket Dravid is just after Tendulkar and that just goes to show how good a player he is. He is 39 and all good things have to come to an end and those will be very big boots to fill."
Ganguly, well-known for his eloquence and his strong views on the game, was at his best while talking about some of the recent debates and issues in the game. When asked what is the quality that he saw in Tendulkar over the years that made him the greatest? Ganguly said: "It is his terrific ability as cricketer. He has gone better and better and adjusted his game to different conditions and different stages of his career. Frankly, he has been blessed with a special ability which everyone is not."
Regarding the raging debate as to whether Tendulkar is now under pressure to retire, Ganguly said: "In India, all these are stories which make one-day headlines and honestly there is no pressure on Tendulkar. He will play till the time he performs and till the time he wants to play. Let us be honest, he has earned that right and when you get to 100 international centuries obviously you have more right than others [to retire when he wants] and he deserves every bit of it."
Success
Ganguly who was one of India's most successful captains candidly admitted that Team India is going through a tough phase. "We were unlucky in the Asia Cup, but there is nothing seriously wrong with the team. They messed up against Bangladesh, but they beat the two strong teams [Sri Lanka and Pakistan]. India played poorly in Australia and England which I am sure they will try and rectify. India will go through a rebuilding phase which has already started. I had finished about two-and-half years ago and Dravid is finished now. I don't see much longer [time] for [VVS] Laxman and then only the big man [Tendulkar] is left. So the re-building phase has already started and we will have to be a bit patient."
However, Ganguly made it a point to express that India is better than Pakistan. "India has got the better of Pakistan in the last 10 to 12 years. It was not the case during [Javed] Miandad's days and when Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis were at their peak. In Sharjah, India used to get clobbered by Pakistan, but things have change over the last 10 years and India has been a better team than Pakistan."
Talking about the future and whether Virat Kohli has the potential to be the next India captain, Ganguly said: "Kohli is a terrific player, but it is too early to say whether he can be the future captain. He is a terrific One-day player and it's still early days [for him] in Test cricket because he has just played about 10 Test matches. I will judge him at the end of 50 Test matches as I believe that it is the yard stick for any cricketer. He has terrific ability and the knock against Pakistan under pressure was outstanding."
courtesy: Gulf News
Answering to a query from Gulf News on what will be the impact of Tendulkar's historic achievement, Ganguly, who is here to take part in the Emirates Airline Twenty20 tournament tomorrow, said: "It is a colossal achievement, something which I honestly feel nobody can break. I doubt in modern days anybody can play for 23 years. It is a long time with so much cricket — T20, Test and One-day. Getting to that landmark will be something unachievable."
Ganguly, well-known for his eloquence and his strong views on the game, was at his best while talking about some of the recent debates and issues in the game. When asked what is the quality that he saw in Tendulkar over the years that made him the greatest? Ganguly said: "It is his terrific ability as cricketer. He has gone better and better and adjusted his game to different conditions and different stages of his career. Frankly, he has been blessed with a special ability which everyone is not."
Regarding the raging debate as to whether Tendulkar is now under pressure to retire, Ganguly said: "In India, all these are stories which make one-day headlines and honestly there is no pressure on Tendulkar. He will play till the time he performs and till the time he wants to play. Let us be honest, he has earned that right and when you get to 100 international centuries obviously you have more right than others [to retire when he wants] and he deserves every bit of it."
Success
Ganguly who was one of India's most successful captains candidly admitted that Team India is going through a tough phase. "We were unlucky in the Asia Cup, but there is nothing seriously wrong with the team. They messed up against Bangladesh, but they beat the two strong teams [Sri Lanka and Pakistan]. India played poorly in Australia and England which I am sure they will try and rectify. India will go through a rebuilding phase which has already started. I had finished about two-and-half years ago and Dravid is finished now. I don't see much longer [time] for [VVS] Laxman and then only the big man [Tendulkar] is left. So the re-building phase has already started and we will have to be a bit patient."
However, Ganguly made it a point to express that India is better than Pakistan. "India has got the better of Pakistan in the last 10 to 12 years. It was not the case during [Javed] Miandad's days and when Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis were at their peak. In Sharjah, India used to get clobbered by Pakistan, but things have change over the last 10 years and India has been a better team than Pakistan."
courtesy: Gulf News
Why should Sachin Tendulkar retire: Lata Mangeshkar
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Why should Sachin Tendulkar retire: Lata Mangeshkar
Lata Mageshkar is jubilant about Sachin Tendulkar scoring his 100th Test ton but is unhappy about suggestions that he retire from the game.
"Why do we this to the best of our artistes and sportspersons," Lata asked angrily.
"Why do we place so much performance anxiety on them? People think it's been smooth-sailing all the way for me. But I've gone through a rough patch in my career. There was a time when I was ready to quit. I fought back. And so did Sachin," said added.
Sachin scored his 100th ton in Dhaka Friday and Lata derided the pressure that was put on him to achieve the mark.
"It was as if the other 99 hundred runs ceased to matter. I have to say, we as a nation do not respect our greatest treasures. Sachin was going through a rough patch.
"Fortunately, he never gave in to the pressure to score. He continued to go out there and play because he loves the game. I understand that. I too never did what I do because I had to perform. I sang without thinking of how well it would turn out," she said.
"Sadly we steal our sportspersons' confidence by demanding too much from them," she added.
Ever since Sachin has created the new record, a large segment of poeple including Kapil Dev who led India to its victory in the 1983 World Cup, wants him to take retirment.
But Lata flares up at the mention of retirement for Sachin.
"Why should he retire? Who decides to retire a singer or a sportsperson? Sachin will retire when he wants to."
About the clinching the game Friday, Lata said: "I had a preominition that this could be it. I somehow saw the century coming. I wasn't surprised when it happened."
Reminiscing about her long association with Sachin, she added: "I first saw him play at Sharjah. I remember a sandstorm hit the stadium. But Sachin stood his ground. He sat there with his cricket togs on waiting for the storm to pass. In him, I saw the determination to excel that I always admire. I remember a few years ago on Sachin's birthday on April 24 I was invited to his friend Raj Thackeray's home to meet him. I had taken a figurine of Sai Baba because I got to know Sachin is a Sai bhakt."
A huge cricket fan Lataji's love for the game goes back to her childhood.
"My father Pandit Dinanath Mangeshkar was a cricket fan. I guess I inherited his love for the game. I remember I watched my first live cricket match at the Brabourne Stadium when I was 15. I sat in the the cheapest stalls with a family friend and clapped like crazy.
"Later many of the cricketers like Veenu Mankad, Vijay Hazare and Sunil Gavaskar were family friends. They'd come home for meals. Once just before a big match, I had invited the Indian cricket team home. I had made gajar ka halwa for them. After they won the match, Dilip Vengsarkar came to my building on Peddar Road and shouted up to my flat that the gajar ka hawla had worked."
Lata is very fond of many cricketers "specially Sunil Gavasakar and Sachin".
"Among the international cricketers Gary Sobers was always my favourite. He would be so confident about his performance that he'd be making plans for after the match even before playing," she added.
Courtesy: Times of India
"Why do we this to the best of our artistes and sportspersons," Lata asked angrily.
"Why do we place so much performance anxiety on them? People think it's been smooth-sailing all the way for me. But I've gone through a rough patch in my career. There was a time when I was ready to quit. I fought back. And so did Sachin," said added.
"It was as if the other 99 hundred runs ceased to matter. I have to say, we as a nation do not respect our greatest treasures. Sachin was going through a rough patch.
"Fortunately, he never gave in to the pressure to score. He continued to go out there and play because he loves the game. I understand that. I too never did what I do because I had to perform. I sang without thinking of how well it would turn out," she said.
"Sadly we steal our sportspersons' confidence by demanding too much from them," she added.
But Lata flares up at the mention of retirement for Sachin.
"Why should he retire? Who decides to retire a singer or a sportsperson? Sachin will retire when he wants to."
About the clinching the game Friday, Lata said: "I had a preominition that this could be it. I somehow saw the century coming. I wasn't surprised when it happened."
Reminiscing about her long association with Sachin, she added: "I first saw him play at Sharjah. I remember a sandstorm hit the stadium. But Sachin stood his ground. He sat there with his cricket togs on waiting for the storm to pass. In him, I saw the determination to excel that I always admire. I remember a few years ago on Sachin's birthday on April 24 I was invited to his friend Raj Thackeray's home to meet him. I had taken a figurine of Sai Baba because I got to know Sachin is a Sai bhakt."
A huge cricket fan Lataji's love for the game goes back to her childhood.
"My father Pandit Dinanath Mangeshkar was a cricket fan. I guess I inherited his love for the game. I remember I watched my first live cricket match at the Brabourne Stadium when I was 15. I sat in the the cheapest stalls with a family friend and clapped like crazy.
Lata is very fond of many cricketers "specially Sunil Gavasakar and Sachin".
"Among the international cricketers Gary Sobers was always my favourite. He would be so confident about his performance that he'd be making plans for after the match even before playing," she added.
Courtesy: Times of India
Respect the Legend Sachin tendulkar..........
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The only shame today is...
People who can't hold a cricket bat for a complete single day in their life,
People who can't go for a morning walk for a single week in their life,
People who can't think of doing the same stuff for 20 days,
Talk non-senese about a person who has..
Been holding the cricket bat for last 7300 days (mind it!) in the field,
Been running like a school boy for last 2 decades,
Been doing the same stuff for last 20 years.
For our Country!
If you can't do anything in life,just do one thing.
Respect the 'MAN'. Yes! He is human.
"Sachin Tendulkar"
Suresh Raina Fyling Catch Of Younis Khan In Asia Cup 2012.....
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Sachin's Recent Press Interview "Wish I had someone to guide me - Sachin"
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Sachin Tendulkar was supposed to wake up in the afternoon on Saturday. India had played and lost their Asia Cup match to Bangladesh in a day-night match on Friday and face Pakistan in a do-or-die battle on Sunday. But sticking to his word that he would speak to the posse of Indian media after he got to his milestone, Tendulkar was downstairs right on time. Just a cup of coffee without sugar was surely not enough to help him overcome the mental fatigue after achieving a personal milestone that might never be emulated.
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Excerpts from that interaction...
Is this wait compared with (Roger) Federer's wait for French Open?
I don't know obviously what Federer had gone through but I am sure it was tough. I would not compare the 100th 100 with the French Open, rather it would be the World Cup. I had to wait 22 years, and that wait was much longer. It is all about belief, I knew it will come but it is as important that you don't take things for granted and keep working the way you usually do.
There is one thing I can put my hand up and say, that I am 100% sure it is due to my effort and commitment. If these were lacking then there would have been a question mark but in those areas, in my book, I scored a 100 out of 100. Scoring runs and not scoring runs will always be a part of a career, and you can experience that when you have played long enough. I was pretty confident about what I was doing and the technique was right and I had the right people around me and I want to thank them.
Anticipation and pressure...
The anticipation and disappointment on not getting this hundred was way too greater than anything else. I don't know how to explain to you. I wish there was someone to guide me, about how to deal with this. I am not complaining, but it happened for the first time. It has been a tough journey. My family and friends stood right behind me.
Your top five hundreds…
Perth I would say (114 in 1992). Something that means a lot to me is the hundred at Chennai (against England) in 2009. That was really, really important to me because of what had happened before that. Yes, the first 100 (at Manchester 119 not out in 1990), Chennai (136 against Pakistan 1999), and Sydney when I scored 241* (in 2004)
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The double ton against Bangladesh?
Possibly the funniest incident of my life, took place in that match. I was batting with Anil (Kumble) and while taking a run and passing him, I told him ‘keep an eye out for the second run’. And, while taking the second I saw that the throw was good and I stopped and Anil ran. But the keeper missed and I returned to my crease but because I was going for the second run, Anil kept running and actually twice we ran in the same direction and three times we were about to get out but we did not, and we had a good laugh.
Rahul Dravid spoke of the role the physios and masseurs play...
Absolutely, without the physio and masseur life would be difficult, really difficult. I'd like to thank all of them who helped me when I was in desperate need. There are a lot of things which happen outside the field, and that helps you prepare for the match. Whatever happens behind the scenes is never discussed, but they are equally a part of my success.
A knock through tremendous pain?
I have played a lot of innings like that. A specific innings that comes to mind is when I got that double century (against South Africa) at Gwalior. I remember before that game I was lying on the physio's table, getting various treatments and my whole body was in trouble.
All we were discussing was that let us win the series, and then I am going to request the BCCI for a break from the third match because I am completely exhausted, I couldn't even stand on the field. I was that exhausted physically and mentally.
To deal with injuries is not easy, and at my age it becomes even more difficult. That was the case even before I played that game. But I went to the ground and forgot all about that. When you are focused, you are willing to find a path and reach a destination of winning that match. Then after the game I was asked ‘do you remember what you had said before the match?’ It happens to everyone and sometimes you go through that more than others.
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On his children Arjun and Sara…
It's important they lead a normal childhood and not get surrounded by the media all the time. It’s alright to get that when Arjun is matured enough. But right now, he is madly in love with cricket and with all this attention and pressure it shouldn't be that he starts hating all this.
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Is this wait compared with (Roger) Federer's wait for French Open?
I don't know obviously what Federer had gone through but I am sure it was tough. I would not compare the 100th 100 with the French Open, rather it would be the World Cup. I had to wait 22 years, and that wait was much longer. It is all about belief, I knew it will come but it is as important that you don't take things for granted and keep working the way you usually do.
There is one thing I can put my hand up and say, that I am 100% sure it is due to my effort and commitment. If these were lacking then there would have been a question mark but in those areas, in my book, I scored a 100 out of 100. Scoring runs and not scoring runs will always be a part of a career, and you can experience that when you have played long enough. I was pretty confident about what I was doing and the technique was right and I had the right people around me and I want to thank them.
Anticipation and pressure...
The anticipation and disappointment on not getting this hundred was way too greater than anything else. I don't know how to explain to you. I wish there was someone to guide me, about how to deal with this. I am not complaining, but it happened for the first time. It has been a tough journey. My family and friends stood right behind me.
Your top five hundreds…
Perth I would say (114 in 1992). Something that means a lot to me is the hundred at Chennai (against England) in 2009. That was really, really important to me because of what had happened before that. Yes, the first 100 (at Manchester 119 not out in 1990), Chennai (136 against Pakistan 1999), and Sydney when I scored 241* (in 2004)
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Possibly the funniest incident of my life, took place in that match. I was batting with Anil (Kumble) and while taking a run and passing him, I told him ‘keep an eye out for the second run’. And, while taking the second I saw that the throw was good and I stopped and Anil ran. But the keeper missed and I returned to my crease but because I was going for the second run, Anil kept running and actually twice we ran in the same direction and three times we were about to get out but we did not, and we had a good laugh.
Rahul Dravid spoke of the role the physios and masseurs play...
Absolutely, without the physio and masseur life would be difficult, really difficult. I'd like to thank all of them who helped me when I was in desperate need. There are a lot of things which happen outside the field, and that helps you prepare for the match. Whatever happens behind the scenes is never discussed, but they are equally a part of my success.
A knock through tremendous pain?
I have played a lot of innings like that. A specific innings that comes to mind is when I got that double century (against South Africa) at Gwalior. I remember before that game I was lying on the physio's table, getting various treatments and my whole body was in trouble.
All we were discussing was that let us win the series, and then I am going to request the BCCI for a break from the third match because I am completely exhausted, I couldn't even stand on the field. I was that exhausted physically and mentally.
To deal with injuries is not easy, and at my age it becomes even more difficult. That was the case even before I played that game. But I went to the ground and forgot all about that. When you are focused, you are willing to find a path and reach a destination of winning that match. Then after the game I was asked ‘do you remember what you had said before the match?’ It happens to everyone and sometimes you go through that more than others.
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It's important they lead a normal childhood and not get surrounded by the media all the time. It’s alright to get that when Arjun is matured enough. But right now, he is madly in love with cricket and with all this attention and pressure it shouldn't be that he starts hating all this.
Legend Of Cricket - Sachin Tendulkar (Documentary).......
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Sachin's 100th Century Full Highlights...........
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