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Quotes on SachinFollowing is a compilation of quotes from current and former cricketers and other eminent personalities paying tribute to Indian batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar for completing 20 years in international cricket: “It can be said that he is the Bradman of our times and I do feel privileged to have played a lot of cricket against him.” – Former Australian captain Steve Waugh. Read more… What do you think?Firstly, Sachin Tendulkar was virtually warned by Bal Thackarey in his newspaper to keep away from politics when he said that he’s a proud Maharashtrian but an Indian first to a reply to a question posted by the media in a press conference. Now another article appears in Saamna written by a Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut criticizing Sachin even more. What has Sachin done to deserve so much of flak? Your thoughts please. Another jibe at Tendulkar in SaamnaHeadlines Today Bureau Shiv Sena mouth piece Saamna has targeted Sachin Tendulkar again. Days after Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray slammed Sachin Tendulkar over his remarks on the Marathi issue, another Sena leader Sanjay Raut defended his boss. In a scathing article in the newspaper, Raut says that Tendulkar is not bigger than the state of Maharashtra. Comparing Tendulkar to Gavaskar (60), Raut alleged, “There has been no instance of Sachin extending a helping hand to other Marathi cricketers. Forget others, he did not even support Vinod Kambli.” “In contrast, Gavaskar when he captained India, had half the team drawn from Mumbai and Maharashtra. He gave Test caps to many Marathi players including Suru Naik and Zulphikar Parkar at least for one match,” he said, while also acknowledging Tendulkar’s greatness as a cricketer. “In this context, Gavaskar is a genuine ‘Maharashtrian’ and the whole country loves him even now in the same way,” the article claimed. “Players like Sachin have become rich because of game of cricket. Sachin’s wealth has crossed Rs 200-crore mark. We expect Sachin to be as ‘proud’ of Maharashtra as Saurav Ganguly is of Bengal,” it said. “Rahul Dravid too is a Marathi player but he is loyal to Karnataka,” Raut said.He also said that there is nothing wrong in Bal Thackeray targeting the cricketing icon. Tendulkar had drawn the ire of the Sena chief after he described himself as an Indian first. Sachin had disapproved the hardline Marathi stand of MNS chief Raj Thackeray and said that Mumbai belongs to all Indians. Thackeray had virtually warned Sachin telling him to confine himself to his game and not make political statements. -With inputs from PTI Sachin completes 30,000 with a ton; Holds ground for IndiaAfter completing 30,000 runs in international cricket, Sachin Tendulkar added another leaf to his record book as he made 43rd Test hundred on Day 5 of the Ahmedabad Test against Sri Lanka. This was his 8th century against Sri Lanka. Master Blaster became the first batsman to complete 30,000 international runs when he scored his 35th run in the 2nd innings against Lanka. He has so far played 160 Tests, 436 ODIs and a T20 scoring 88 international hundreds and 144 fifties. Sachin has 12877* runs in Tests, 17178 in One-Day Internationals and just 10 in Twenty20 Internationals. He had crossed the 17,000-ODI run mark in the last series against Australia. Another milestone awaits the Little Master as he is one wicket short of 200 international wickets. He has 44 wickets in Tests, 154 in ODIs and one wicket in T20. Most runs in career Player Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 0 SR Tendulkar 597 689 67 30065 248* 48.33 88 144 34 Records / Combined Test, ODI and T20I records / Batting records BCCI flays Thackeray for Sachin criticismNew Delhi: The Indian Cricket Board on Monday reacted angrily to Bal Thackeray’s criticism of Sachin Tendulkar for his ‘Mumbai is for all’ comments, saying the Shiv Sena chief should be brought to book as his verbal attack on the batting maestro was uncalled for. In an interaction with the media on completing 20 years in international cricket, Tendulkar had said, “I am a Maharashtrian and I am extremely proud of that. But I am an Indian first. And Mumbai belongs to all Indians.” Read more… |
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