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SFC is a forum to celebrate the genius known as Sachin Tendulkar.Words might not be enough to fathom the extent of his greatness but we have certainly made a begining and invite all of you to continue pouring out accolades and plaudits that this man quite surely deserves, nay demands of us by continuing to regale us with his proud exploits.So come pay homage at our humble shrine. |
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If Cricket is religion Sachin is our GOD ! That is what comes to the mind of a true cricket lover whenever the master walks in to bat.Right from the beginning, he appeared to be touched by divinity. He came among us as a boy-god, unannounced. He was 16 and was hit on the head in his first appearance by the furious Waqar Younis, but the young fella neither flinched nor retreated a step. Nothing thenceforth could harm him, temporal or otherwise. He was short and stocky - like all the best - and mop-topped and guileless to behold.Equipped with abilities which could tear off any bowling attack, he played his shots to perfection.He has scarcely changed since.
Tendulkar was born with extravagant natural talent, but he was also driven and showed a sustained enthusiasm with unflagging vitality. When a boy, he would bat from dawn to dusk, and even a little beyond. The sweet sound of the sphere hitting the middle of the bat was melodious for him than anything else.As with all the greats, he came not from another dimension, nor the mystical east, but from the nets,the nets at The great Shivaj Park in Mumbai where scores of cricketing legends blossomed.By such dedication, he came to understand intimately his own gift, and at length to lavish it upon others.
A man capable of changing the course of any game, a man incorruptible in the face of the venal temptations that so many of his peers could not resist, a man not susceptible to human failing in any endeavour, a man not so much invincible as invulnerable... Outside the laws or outside the off stump, he could not be lured.