File photograph of Sachin Tendulkar.
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Only a few athletes lower throughout time, their attraction enduring, their exploits additional embellished by way of nostalgia’s heat gaze. In this uncommon zone, Sachin Tendulkar stays an everlasting favorite, particularly within the cricketing globe. It appeared as if simply the opposite day he batted, helming India’s hopes, whereas the stands throbbed with the ‘Sachin, Sachin’ chants.
But time flies and on Monday, April 24 to be exact, the maestro will clock a particular half-century whereas he turns 50. To have fun the event, Boria Majumdar, who earlier co-wrote Tendulkar’s autobiography Playing it my Way, has stepped up and curated a ebook Sachin @50. The anthology has a string of articles from Tendulkar’s inner-circle to the bigger world that includes team-mates, rivals and established writers like Gideon Haigh.
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Fittingly it’s bookended on both facet by options from his spouse Anjali Tendulkar and elder brother Ajit Tendulkar. “When Sachin played for India, there would be phases when I realised he needed to be given the space required,” writes Anjali and it’s a pointer to the sacrifices the quick household made whereas Tendulkar performed top-flight cricket for 25 years. “Sachin, fortunately, was admired by purists and fans alike. Most found his style of cricket attractive. And they loved watching him play,” Ajit writes, and being the self-effacing sort, retains the main focus totally on his youthful sibling.
Permanent fandom
From Sunil Gavaskar to Amitabh Bachchan, Sourav Ganguly to Sania Mirza, main lights from sport and the humanities moreover the frequent man as epitomised by the perpetually fan Sudhir Gautam, have all penned their ideas. And it affords us completely different nuggets that outlined Tendulkar’s persona. Everyone has seen him play however not all know him personally and this ebook tries to bridge that hole.
Tendulkar has this awe-factor at play, when he walks in, you’ll be able to nearly really feel that halo and that may be overwhelming for some of his teammates. To be honest to him, he all the time went out of the best way to be one of the boys. This trait is summed up nicely by former India wicket-keeper M.S.Ok. Prasad, who recalled a chat that Tendulkar had with him: “When we are representing the country, Sachin Tendulkar and M.S.K. Prasad are equals. Don’t ever feel you are inferior to me or somebody else is superior. All 15 members of the Indian team are equals.”
The ‘lil fella’ who impressed Sir Donald Bradman is now 50 and whereas the mists of time race previous, Tendulkar’s fandom has a sure permanence. This ebook reiterates that time whereas the involved topic retains his boyish attraction, mirrored in tv commercials, and in addition has an apparent emotional facet particularly when he sees son Arjun dish out left-arm tempo.
Sachin @50, Boria Majumdar, Simon & Schuster India, ₹499.
