It was a day when people realised that their GOD is no longer blessing them the way he used to.
It was a day when pepple realised that making a Man GOD has its own disadvantages.
It was a day when one man lost all that he had earned in his life.
It was a day when history repeated itself and whispers were heard loud and clear.
It was a day when a legend looked ordinary and game looked very cruel.
It was a day when Sun was blacked out and only time will tell if it was temparory or is it time to go in the arms of darkness.
It was a day when The Great Sachin Tendulkar had to take something that he has never seen before.
It was the same day when,and it was the same stand and deliver cover shot of his which has alteast given him 4000 international runs, brought on his downfall.
Stunned by reality, many started believing that the best of sachin is History now.
The same ground saw a 16 year teenager making his maiden first class century , the same ground which saw a 25 year old making his first first class double century , it was the same ground that has given him all the fame and support and today it is a same ground that has given him an unwanted gift.
World will look at it as Black day in Indian Sports History and a nation that has been known to pull down its own heros has again proved again and After almost 25000 runs and all records , the games great still has to prove himself.
Talk of his retirement is now everybodys favourite subject and games former greats are also speaking the same.Comments like "He know when to Retire" are enough indicators that even people who have been through this believe that Sachin has to call it a day.
With Age,injuries,luck all not on his side and the walk to pavilion on sunday was surely the Longest for sachin, as long as 17 long years of his international carrer.
As the man himself approches his 33rd birthday, he is too old for people who has seen him from a tender age of 16 and have seen him taking all attacks apart. 33 is too old for people who have seen this man score a century in every third innings and half century evey second innings. 33 is also too old for people who have seen him dominate bowlers like no one else has before and 33 is also too old for people who have seen him hitting even the best of balls and best of the bowlers to all parts of ground.
This age of 33 is also too old for people who are consistently seeing their Hero failing and more importantly not looking like rising from ashes. 33 is also too old for people who are not used to see their man getting out to ordinary bowlers and to ordinary balls. May be 33 is really too old.
Ironically his caption is capturing all the glory for right reasons and is now being considered better than him. For a man who has single handedly carried Indian Cricket for last 16 years , doubts like "Is he really great" are being raised. For whom greatness was attached as early at the age of 25, he has to ragain all that he has lost.
Indian people certainly have very short memory. They wont remember any of his record, they wont think of his abilities, they will not think of his influence on the game and the team ,they will not think of any of his injuries , they wont think of anything but results. They say "Form is temparory and class is permenent" may be they need to reminded of that.
Certainly it is not the right time to retire. Retiring now will always leave behind tag of failure and label of being Just another one who has played the game. And amidst all the man himself is quite and for sure will let his bat do all the talking as it has always done.
People who still want to talk about him have to aware of what happened to people who dared to comment on him. If not go ask Shane Warne, McGrath, Caddick, Akhtar, Murli and all who had just maid passing comments on his abilities. Those people then had nightmares and some people now seem to be heading towards that only.
Till the time he silences his all critics and says bye to cricket field as the best player that has ever played the game, i am sure the the man himself will not be happy as wont be his millions and millions of fans.
