Sachin Tendulkar's mastery in the late '90s gave others time to find their feet. Long before the internet and very long before cell phones were available in India, there was Sachin Tendulkar. And he was playing cricket for India. You need to state it starkly to realise the eras he has traversed and his longevity in an era where burnout is common. And so to pick a phase that stood out is difficult and dangerous because he appealed to cricket lovers in different ways at different times. There was the utter romance of the phase from 1988-1992. It was an era of curiosity because we knew he was good but we didn't possess the imagination to make a projection of just how good he could be. Children are mugging up on directive principles of state policy and trying to get their head around electronic configurations when he was dreaming of playing Ambrose, Walsh, Bishop and Marshall!
The centuries in Sydney and Perth changed that. And once he had started to open the batting in limited overs internationals, he was to take that aspect of batting to another level. ... contd. Twitter. Appels gratuits sur Internet et appels téléphoniques économiques. Welcome to Facebook - Log In, Sign Up or Learn More. Rediff.com - India, Business, Stock, Sports, Cricket, Entertainment, Bollywood, Music, Video and Breaking news, Rediffmail NG, Shopping. Gmail : la messagerie de Google.