On Sachin, my hero

Sachin Tendulkar, to just state his name is a story in itself. He needs no introduction but yet I write , just for the love we all have for him. Ever since I started watching cricket, as a kid, I had only one favourite, sachin. I loved just everything about him. I saw in him an angel who had descended
upon earth to play cricket like a musician who plays a harp.
Cricket as a sport has always been known as a royal sport. It's introduction in India is a gift by the British, which we should be very proud and happy to
have received. In a country of a billion, the need for inspiration and hope is humongous. This man has not only given hopes and dreams to a billion indians,
but also a sense of pride,confidence,belief and above all a realization of the powers we possess.
Batting agressively means slogging. This was one of the finer myths which was busted by the champion. The elegance, poise and grandiose of his powerplay
performances were like a flowing river which washed away many an opponent single handedly. His perfect straight drive and paradoxically "cute-powerful" shots earned him fame, the world over. His famous debut against pakistan in which he scored a half century against the fierce likes of Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis was a glorious tale. The little prodigy was only 16 years and a few months old when he braved the veterans with a bloddied nose. His famous decimation
of the supremely talented aussie spinner Shane Warne in the tour to India still remains an epic moment in cricketing history. Not only when india came out out victorious has this man glorified us, when he stood like a rock when fending off wave after wave of the piercing Pakistani pace attack at the famous Chennai test even as he was having some torrid time with his back.

With the ball too he has bamboozled many a famed batsman with his tweaky spinners and wobly pacers. He has won India numerous matches just by his bowling skill.

But the thing that youngsters should try to emulate is not only his skill in cricket, but his personality. Personality that exudes sincerity, dedication, humility is what receives respect and admiration. He is a fitting role model to India's future generations.

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