Our Hero -Sachin

When i see sachin playing nowadays i must confess that it is not a good site.He seems to be toiling hard for runs.They dont come easily as they used to for him.And having seen Genius that he is its really hard to see him fighting .
Cricket came naturally to him , Good length ball on middle stump and we saw Sachin making a statement with his trademark staright drive.
Where are those strokes now ? They are still there , but annoyingly few and far between.
Now when Sachin dominates opppsition bowling . It becomes the News.Was it really so 4-5 years before ?
Can we see Sachin dominate consistently as he used to ?. Can Sachin again get runs in the manner he used to ? Can we see that Boy sending Abdul Quadir googlys out of the ground at his own will ?
Only he knows the answer probably ... the art is still there .. hunger is still there ..hope the zeal comes again ....some flowing cover drives come again.

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SmeaGollum said…
You are too optimistic. The last time we saw Sachin like that was in 2003 World Cup. And before that in about 1999.
If might see one odd good innings here and there, but I don't think he has anything 'Masterly' from him. He still remains a decent batsman though. Just not extraordinary as he once WAS
October 18, 2007 at 6:36 AM
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