Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Yet Another century

I am a great fan of Sachin Tendulkar, the mastero. He has scored the most number of centuries in cricket's history till date. But this century is a special one and we Sachin fans rate it high. This was an article posted in Sachin Tendulkar, main community in Orkut where one can get loads and loads of facts regarding Sachin, the master blaster.

100 reasons why our Sachin is great


Reasons why Sachin is considered great are endless. This is just an attempt to revive some of them.


01. He feels proud to be an INDIAN.
02. Best batsman in the world.
03. Humble person.
04. He is responsible for making the game of cricket a religion in India.
05. Very hard working individual.
06. Hailed by great cricketing legends from all over the globe.
07. Huge Temperament - highly successful both in ODI's and Tests.
08. Immense pressure handling capability.
09. Holds many number of records against his name.
10. Plays the game with sportsman spirit.
11. He is the only cricketer to have been honoured with the Khel Ratna Award. The Khel Ratna is India’s highest honour given for achievement in sports.
12. Quickly adapting himself to the changes in the modern day cricket.
13. Is enthusiastic and passionate about his game. Still seems that he is the youngest member in the side.
14. Quick runner in between the wickets.
15. Achieved the status of being a great player in his teenage.
16. Greatest ambassador for the game of cricket.
17. Holds expectations of more then 1 billion countrymen.
18. Loved by his family.
19. Great team man.
20. A True Friend for all his friends.
21. A Great disciple of "Cricket".
22. Cricket Fanatics from all over the world eagerly wait for him to see him live in action.
23. Prefers his bat to do the talking rather then his mouth.
24. Has highest no. of runs and centuries in ODI's. Nobody even close to him even in this respect.
25. Has highest no. centuries in Test and it is just a matter of time when he will be the highest run scorer as well.
26. Feels huge pride in carrying Indian national flag on his helmet.
27. Earns great respect from his team mates.
28. Always makes his critics to eat their words.
29. Still a great learner.
30. Sets high standard for himself and pushes himself to achieve those.
31. Never indulges in sledging practises.
32. Has highest no. of Man of Match and Man of Series. Nobody is even close to him.
33. Contributes to the team with his bowling abilities as well.
34. Is aggressive about his game.
35. Can play all the shots in the cricket book.
36. Additionally, has created some more shots by his extra-ordnary skills.
37. Possesses great dignity and integrity.
38. Captains Delight.
39. Pays generosity towards young members in the side.
40. Is vivacious during team meetings.
41. A good fielder.
42. An outstanding student of the game since childhood.
43. Has the ability to make nation go wild when he is on song.
44. Holds record for being highest scorer in a WC tournament, also holds record for most number of runs in WC tournament.
45. Youngest Test Player to represent India.
46. Has set uphill task for coming generations of cricketers to achieve.
47. He is to cricket what Laver was to tennis, what Mohammad Ali was to Boxing, what Schumachar was to Formula one, and what probably Tiger Woods is to Golf.
48. Ambitious cricketer.
49. Charity donor but does not like to talk on this issue in public.
50. Holds the record for highest number of Test centuries.
51. Match winner.
52. Loves to stay away from the controversies.
53. Never had any offense committed under his name in the ICC code conduct rules apart from the controversial Mike Denness episode.
54. At times when Umpires have been wrong in decision making against him, he has accepted there decisions with big heart and without any opposition.
55. Honoured as honest tax payers among the highest tax payers in a public function organized by the Income Tax Department, India.
56. Always have positive influence over people.
57. One man army.
58. Richest cricketer in the world.
59. Holds the status of best youth icon in our country.
60. Ready to adapt any role according to the team requirement.
61. Honest person.
62. Pumps his heart out during net practise sessions.
63. Brings his own clinical efficiency for his sponsors off the field.
64. Always meets the expectations of his over-ambitious fan.
65. Has always lead by example.
66. His batting is even more then what statstics have to show.
67. Presence in the team itself lifts the moral of his side & is a cause of major concern for the opposition.
68. Sir Donald Bradman considered him the closest to himself in technique.
69. Always wants to be victorious.
70. Abundant patience
71. Possesses an intellectual cricketing brain.
72. Always keen to take responsibilities.
73. He is beyond comparison.
74. But, still has to face comparison with the batsman who is currently in form. This itself shows he is truly great.
75. Batting consistently and performing outstandingly for nearly two decades.
76. Loves to challenge himself.
77. Gives horrified nightmares to bowlers all over the world.
78. Carries the title of "Master Blaster".
79. Religious person - A firm believer in God.
80. Has scored tons-n-tons of runs in all parts of the world.
81. Makes the skilful art of batting look really trivial.
82. A true fighter in all aspects.
83. Accredited with Arjun award.
84. Attacks more fiercely if the opposition is stronger.
85. Has a colossal nerve.
86. For being a perfect entertainer all these years.
87. Youngest player from India to score a century in ODI.
88. He scored most ODI runs by any batsman in any given calendar year.
89. Holds the record for scoring 1,000 ODI runs in a calendar year - 6 times.
90. Played most number of ODIs as well as most consecutive ODI matches - another record.
91. Fastest to score 10,000 runs in Test cricket history.
92. Also had the honour of becoming Wisden cricketer of the year.
93. Declared Man of Series in 2003 WC.
94. Made most appearances in Test and ODIs for India.
95. Holds the record of scoring five centuries before he turned 20.
96. He with Sourav Ganguly holds the world record for the maximum number of runs scored by the opening partnership.
97. He and Rahul Dravid hold the world record for the highest partnership in ODI matches.
98. He also hold the recored of scoring most ODI half-centuries.
99. Brought huge sums of money into this game.
100. For bringing happiness and joy in the life of millions of Sachin fans.


- Courtesy : - Orkut - Sachin Tendulkar main community


2 comments:

Deepak said...

Its too long a post to read for lazy people like me....

Sachin is just another player....
any cricketer can be attributed to 100 such facts....

Karthikeyan said...

ya da ... may be anyone can make 100 points about any player...... but i m fan of Sachin,the mastero not all players who can hold the bat...