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Tendulkar creates history as he eclipses Lara's record
Amlan Chakraborty
Mohali, Oct 17 (PTI) The stifling suspense and the prolonged wait finally came to an end as Sachin Tendulkar Friday emerged as the highest run-accumulator in Test cricket's history, staking a legitimate claim as the best batsman cricket has known since Don Bradman, both aesthetically and statistically.
After his mission incomplete in Bangalore, Tendulkar
redeemed himself in Mohali in his 152nd Test and West Indian
legend Brian Lara was toppled from the highest Test
run-accumulator's pedestal.
Test debutant Peter Siddle sent down the first ball of
the post-tea session. Tendulkar glided it to third man for
three runs to surpass Lara's record of 11,953 runs and raise
the bar even higher for posterity.
Relieved to have achieved the milestone that eluded him
in Bangalore, an overwhelmed Tendulkar took the helmet off and
looked upwards in a silent prayer and suddenly all the
hostility surrounding the Indo-Australian Test series
evaporated as Ricky Ponting and his men came to shake hands
with him.
Sourav Ganguly walked down from the non-striker's end,
patting him on the achievement and firecrackers went off
around the Punjab Cricket Association Stadium in a pre-Diwali
celebration to mark the golden moment in the history of Indian
cricket.
Tendulkar arrived here with 11,939 runs against his name
from 151 Tests, averaging 54.02 hitting 39 centuries in the
process. His ODI record put together-- he tops the
run-accumulator's chart there too with 16,361 runs --
Tendulkar has scored more than 25,000 international runs with
the help of a mindboggling (42+39) 81 centuries and 138
half-centuries.
And all those runs flowed from the blade of someone who,
rather reluctantly, swapped leather-flinging with
willow-wielding after a blunt Dennis Lillee told the
12-year-old aspiring fast bowler in a Chennai camp that he had
no hopes as a pacer.
Or probably the blame actually lies with Waqar Younis.
Tendulkar was hit on the mouth by Waqar in his debut Test
series in Pakistan with dripping blood drenching the shirt of
the cuddly teen with curly hair. Nineteen long years since the
incident and bowlers around the world continue to bleed even
to this day for a folly of one of their predecessors.
Worse, the torment is far from over.
Almost as a matter of revenge, Tendulkar lorded over the
bowlers since that 1989 series, eclipsing virtually every
batting record and piling on mountain of runs and setting new
benchmarks for batsmanship in the process.
Impeccable technique, perfect temperament and unflinching
commitment to his craft have made Tendulkar a paragon of all
batting virtues and his single-minded determination and an
incredible ability to insulate himself from anything
unwarranted have only added to his aura.
With no real chink in his batting armour, bowling to him
is often a trauma for the bowlers, although Shane Warne
preferred to call it nightmare.
Equipped with every shot in the book and endowed with the
flair to blend routine with recherche, Tendulkar grew in
stature with ever game before eventually attaining cult
status. Don Bradman anointed him as his heir and euphoric
Indians fans deified him.
He did burn his fingers with captaincy before renouncing
it but the aura and idolatry remained intact. Unlike others,
his name is not debated in selection meetings. They just
enquire about his fitness.
Loudmouth opponents like Australia refrain from sledging
him, not as a favour but out of fear as it often brings out
the best in Tendulkar. Bowlers fancy his scalp and whenever
hit for a boundary, considers it comeuppance.
For his legion of fans, Tendulkar has been nothing sort
of a messiah. Everytime he walked out in the middle and took
guard, he was expected to excel, regardless of opposition,
condition and everything else. And on most occasions,
Tendulkar did just that and his cult grew.
His impeccable demeanor on and off the field and a
childish love for the game have endeared Tendulkar to all,
making him a genuine ambassador of the game. With this new
feather added to his already well-decorated cap, Tendulkar is
now in a league of his own. PTI AY
Mohali, Oct 17 (PTI) The stifling suspense and the prolonged wait finally came to an end as Sachin Tendulkar Friday emerged as the highest run-accumulator in Test cricket's history, staking a legitimate claim as the best batsman cricket has known since Don Bradman, both aesthetically and statistically.
After his mission incomplete in Bangalore, Tendulkar
redeemed himself in Mohali in his 152nd Test and West Indian
legend Brian Lara was toppled from the highest Test
run-accumulator's pedestal.
Test debutant Peter Siddle sent down the first ball of
the post-tea session. Tendulkar glided it to third man for
three runs to surpass Lara's record of 11,953 runs and raise
the bar even higher for posterity.
Relieved to have achieved the milestone that eluded him
in Bangalore, an overwhelmed Tendulkar took the helmet off and
looked upwards in a silent prayer and suddenly all the
hostility surrounding the Indo-Australian Test series
evaporated as Ricky Ponting and his men came to shake hands
with him.
Sourav Ganguly walked down from the non-striker's end,
patting him on the achievement and firecrackers went off
around the Punjab Cricket Association Stadium in a pre-Diwali
celebration to mark the golden moment in the history of Indian
cricket.
Tendulkar arrived here with 11,939 runs against his name
from 151 Tests, averaging 54.02 hitting 39 centuries in the
process. His ODI record put together-- he tops the
run-accumulator's chart there too with 16,361 runs --
Tendulkar has scored more than 25,000 international runs with
the help of a mindboggling (42+39) 81 centuries and 138
half-centuries.
And all those runs flowed from the blade of someone who,
rather reluctantly, swapped leather-flinging with
willow-wielding after a blunt Dennis Lillee told the
12-year-old aspiring fast bowler in a Chennai camp that he had
no hopes as a pacer.
Or probably the blame actually lies with Waqar Younis.
Tendulkar was hit on the mouth by Waqar in his debut Test
series in Pakistan with dripping blood drenching the shirt of
the cuddly teen with curly hair. Nineteen long years since the
incident and bowlers around the world continue to bleed even
to this day for a folly of one of their predecessors.
Worse, the torment is far from over.
Almost as a matter of revenge, Tendulkar lorded over the
bowlers since that 1989 series, eclipsing virtually every
batting record and piling on mountain of runs and setting new
benchmarks for batsmanship in the process.
Impeccable technique, perfect temperament and unflinching
commitment to his craft have made Tendulkar a paragon of all
batting virtues and his single-minded determination and an
incredible ability to insulate himself from anything
unwarranted have only added to his aura.
With no real chink in his batting armour, bowling to him
is often a trauma for the bowlers, although Shane Warne
preferred to call it nightmare.
Equipped with every shot in the book and endowed with the
flair to blend routine with recherche, Tendulkar grew in
stature with ever game before eventually attaining cult
status. Don Bradman anointed him as his heir and euphoric
Indians fans deified him.
He did burn his fingers with captaincy before renouncing
it but the aura and idolatry remained intact. Unlike others,
his name is not debated in selection meetings. They just
enquire about his fitness.
Loudmouth opponents like Australia refrain from sledging
him, not as a favour but out of fear as it often brings out
the best in Tendulkar. Bowlers fancy his scalp and whenever
hit for a boundary, considers it comeuppance.
For his legion of fans, Tendulkar has been nothing sort
of a messiah. Everytime he walked out in the middle and took
guard, he was expected to excel, regardless of opposition,
condition and everything else. And on most occasions,
Tendulkar did just that and his cult grew.
His impeccable demeanor on and off the field and a
childish love for the game have endeared Tendulkar to all,
making him a genuine ambassador of the game. With this new
feather added to his already well-decorated cap, Tendulkar is
now in a league of his own. PTI AY
