QUOTES ABOUT SACHIN TENDULKAR

Read on few of the quotes about Sachin...

I m sure everyone would enjoy each & every word of it…..

Ø "Nothing bad can happen to us if we're on a plane in India with Sachin Tendulkar on it." - Hashim Amla, the South African batsman, reassures himself as he boards a flight.

Ø "Sometimes you get so engrossed in watching batsmen like Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar that you lose focus on your job." - Yaseer Hameed in pakistani newspaper.

Ø "To Sachin, the man we all want to be" - Andrew Symonds wrote on an aussie t-shirt he autographed specially for Sachin.

Ø "Beneath the helmet, under that unruly curly hair, inside the cranium, there is something we don't know, something beyond scientific measure. Something that allows him to soar, to roam a territory of sport that, forget us, even those who are gifted enough to play alongside him cannot even fathom. When he goes out to bat, people switch on their TV sets and switch off their lives." - BBC on Sachin

Ø "Tuzhe pata hai tune kiska catch chhoda hai?" - Wasim Akram to Abdul Razzaq when the latter dropped Sachin's catch in 2003 WC

Ø Sachin is a genius. I'm a mere mortal. - Brian Charles Lara

Ø "We did not lose to a team called India...we lost to a man called Sachin."- Mark Taylor, during the test match in Chennai (1997)

Ø "The more I see of him the more confused I'm getting to which is his best knock."- M. L. Jaisimha

Ø "The joy he brings to the millions of his countrymen, the grace with which he handles all the adulation and the expectations and his innate humility - all make for a one-in-a-billion individual," - Glen McGrath

Ø "I can be hundred per cent sure that Sachin will not play for a minute longer when he is not enjoying himself. He is still so eager to go out there and play. He will play as long as he feels he can play," - Anjali Tendulkar

Ø "Even my father's name is Sachin Tendulkar."- Tendulkar's daughter,Sara, tells her class her father's name after the teacher informs them of a restaurant of the same name in Mumbai.

Ø Question: Who do you think as most important celebrity? Shah Rukh Khan: There was a big party where stars from bollywood and cricket were invited. Suddenly, there was a big noise, all wanted to see approaching Amitabh Bachhan. Then Sachin entered the hall and Amitabh was leading the queue to get a grab of the GENIUS!!- Shah Rukh Khan in an interview.

Ø "India me aap PrimeMinister ko ek Baar Katghare me khada kar sakte hain.. Par Sachin Tendulkar par Ungli nahi utha Sakte"-Navjot Singh Sidhu on TV

Ø He can play that leg glance with a walking stick also.- Waqar Younis'

Ø I Will See God When I Die But Till Then I Will See Sachin'- A banner in Sharjah

Ø Sachin Tendulkar has often reminded me of a veteran army colonel who has many medals on his chest to show how he has conquered bowlers all over the world. I was bowling to Sachin and he hit me for two fours in a row. One from point and the other in between point and gully. That was the last two balls of the over and the over after that we (SA) took a wicket and during the group meeting i told Jonty (Rhodes) to be alert and I know a way to pin Sachin. And i delivered the first ball of my next over and it was a fuller length delevery outside offstump. And i shouted catch. To my astonishment the ball was hit to the cover boundary. Such was the brilliance of Sachin.

Ø His reflex time is the best I have ever seen. Its like 1/20th of a sec. To get his wicket better not prepare. Atleast u wont regret if he hits you for boundaries. - Allan Donald

Ø On a train from Shimla to Delhi, there was a halt in one of the stations.The train stopped by for few minutes as usual. Sachin was nearing century, batting on 98. The passengers, railway officials, everyone on the train waited for Sachin to complete the century. This Genius can stop time in India!!- Peter Rebouck - Aussie journalist

Ø "Sachin cannot cheat. He is to cricket what (Mahatma) Gandhiji was to politics. It's clear discrimination. "- NKP Salve, former Union Minister when Sachin was accused of ball tempering

Ø There are 2 kind of batsmen in the world. One Sachin Tendulkar. Two all the others.- Andy Flower

Ø "I have seen god, he bats at no.4 for India !!!" - Mathew Hayden.

Ø When Sachin Tendulkar travelled to Pakistan to face one of the finest bowling attacks ever assembled in cricket, Michael Schumacher was yet to race a F1 car, Lance Armstrong had never been to the Tour de France, Diego Maradona was still the captain of a world champion Argentina team, Pete Sampras had never won a Grand Slam. When Tendulkar embarked on a glorious career taming Imran and company, Roger Federer was a name unheard of; Lionel Messi was in his nappies, Usain Bolt was an unknown kid in the Jamaican backwaters. The Berlin Wall was still intact, USSR was one big, big country, Dr Manmohan Singh was yet to "open" the Nehruvian economy. It seems while Father Time was having his toll on every individual on the face of this planet, he excused one man. Time stands frozen in front of our Sachin.

And today when majority of the above legends are retired, our GOD is still active and breaching all kind of benchmarks.

Jai ho and a salute for this great man................

We have had champions, we have had legends, but we have never had a Sachin Tendulkar and we never will.*

Sachin Tendulkar

I wanted to give a different title to this blog, but just couldn't think something that has not been used for our Legend. Wikipedia has official given these titles -Little Master, Master Blaster, The Master, The Little Champion.

This year, Sachin has been pushing the records way beyond the limits. There is no stone unturned when it comes to the charts for this gentleman. The most used cliche in Sports - 'Incredible', and this still cannot suffice the description of Sachin when he starts his inning.

He is in the top run scorer for the current IPL season. Just when the 'smarter race' gave the judgement on his aging factor w.r.t T20 format, he delivers a masterpiece to seal off those lips. His dominance in all formats of the game is nothing new. His double ton in ODI recently was an amazing achievement. And the best part is, this is not the end. He is thirsty for more!

I believe its got to do more with his attitude towards the game, attitude towards life! How often have we heard of Sachin making news for Match-fixing, being anti-social, etc. There is absolutely no parallel to draw in any sport. Surviving for decades, and ruling the charts is way beyond what can be classified as 'extraordinary'

May we see the best of Sachin in the coming time!

Get Set for Australian GP 2010

Less than a day to go for the second race of this season and I just cannot control the excitement.

The championship table after the first race is what F1 was all about.

- Ferrari

- Mclaren

- Mercedes

Heavy artillery should stay at the top, or else the fan following is not interested :(. I guess this has much to do with the last season. How Brawn and Red Bull made Ferrari/Mclaren bite the dust. Well atleast for now, F1 management has 'customized' the standings ;) .

Nevertheless, Ferrari/McLaren/Mercedes/Reb Bull, all are very confident about the Australian GP and need to prove their worth. The track is a mix of fast and slow corner, but not much harsh on the cars compared to some of the European circuits (I may be wrong here). So much depends on the qualifying. Also, with no refueling during the race, qualifying the the order of the day!

After one race, I kind of miss the refueling thing. Now, strategies are not much of a talk since all you have gotta do is change tyres! Or is it too early to judge that. Well, with varying fuel loads, there were possibilities of two stops or three stops, whos running what compound tyres with what fuel load, and stuff. This is what kept the pit wall guessing! But now, that is a thing of the past :( . Lets hope we have some excitement to keep up for the pit stops :)

Fernando looking very strong and confident during the last race and we all know what he is capable of doing. A great fighter and this time he has all that he wanted - a Ferrari to drive! But, Lewis Hamilton also looking strong and their grandpa - Schumacher', who finished very well considering his comeback after 3 years and the infamous neck injury.

All in all, one action packed weekend this is gonna be.. :)

Bahrain GP 2010

After a long wait, we finally had the first race of this season. With all the news and stuff, drivers' shuffle, Schumacher's return to the F1 track, two F1 champs lining up in an All-British-driver line up, etc... F1 news had everything!

To be honest, its the drivers' line up that is most exciting to me. I bet this would be the only season with maximum world champions banging wheels with each other. And the best part is, all of them have competitive cars! What is not appealing is Fernando in red and Schumacher is silver - will take some time to digest that :). I came across this hilarious pic on the web. Our grandpa chasing the pack, and I believe its Button running ahead :D. And another one, where Schumi is controlling the show. I bet this is what is gonna happen down the season, both Alonso and Hamilton would be peanuts in front of Schumi :D

I feel very sad for Vettel. Being on pole position, it would just take a disaster to not finish on the podium. Rumor has it the Red Bull's fuel efficiency would have caused his slide down the charts. Only time will confirm this. Another driver with luck against him is Sutil. This gentleman has a knack of enticing accidents in the most unfortunate circumstances ever. With Force India's upgrades, he was sure to score points had it not been Kubica's heroic in the first lap :(.

Let hope for more excitement in the next race!

coming soon...

Its been quite a while since my last post.... Nothing to blame for that ;)

More action coming up... Stay Tuned :)

McLaren's new aeor kit promises to deliver

It seems the dark tunnel for McLaren has come to an end. After the German GP, it seems that actually the ray of hope has materialized.

Going into turn1 did show the amount of hard work the team has put into, but it lasted only for a few seconds... Cannot blame anyone for motorsport accidents. Its sheer luck. But this must have given the team enough confidence for the next race. With the new package, they claim to have improved 0.7 seconds per lap and this was proved by McLaren's dominance through the German GP's practise sessions and qualifying.

Its not only McLaren that have upreved their confidence for Hungarian GP. Chasing their improvement tags are Ferrari and Force India. We will have to wait and watch luck favours which one of these???

Rally Poland shuffles the championship table

Rally Poland - what a change it proved to be. The championship leaders changing orders and some last minute disaster from Latvala. One just couldn't ask more from a rally.

To start with, Loeb missing the tree stump in the pacenotes and damaging his Citronen's suspension. But that did not stop him from finishing in the points scoring zone. This gave Hirvonen and early advantage to take the championship lead from Day 1.

The 'unpredictable' factor is one of the best parts of motor sports. A lot depends on the driver, car, team strategies... but above all - 'luck' is one thing that matters the most. Invariably the Ford Focus team has seen disastrous results which can be classified as 'hard luck'. When and how does one over come their own fortune??? I guess the key is to hang on and not give up. It may sound simple but trust me, its the most difficult thing in motorsports - especially the things are against you!

Think of Ford Focus and the first thing that comes to my mind is how Fragile Latvala is! He has invariably proved his driving skills with outperforming the best in class, but his durability factor has always been questioned. Latvala has also confessed at times being over-confident and driving following his instincts rather than following the pacenotes - which we know what result it fetches. Experts say this to be a maturity factor which would smoothen his driving style over a period of time. Glad to know Latvala has been given a lifeline!