Bowlers' Day..!!

For the people in India, 8th march 2009 was just another normal Sunday morning. But that was gonna change pretty soon. The sight of a batsman, short in stature, standing tall, flicking the ball towards deep fine leg, scrambling for a single, removing his helmet, looking up towards the Heaven, raising the bat in acknowledgment is never new to any Indian cricket fan. In fact, it was the 43rd time that Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar, the iconic Indian batsman crossed the 100 run mark in ODI's and if this record wasn't enough, this was his 1st in Kiwi land. While his place up the oreder was being debated, Sachin had a point to prove (though he has nothing much left to prove) and as always, Sachin let his bat do the talking. It was here in Kiwi land, 15 yrs back was Sachin promoted to the opening position and here he is now, still ever so dominant and still hungry for more. The little Master not just scripted his 43rd century in style but also unleashed brute force attack on the Kiwi bowlers only to retire hurt 5 overs befor the end of the innings. If Sachin would have stayed, who knows, he could have surpassed Anwar's record but Sachin being a team man, left the field once his body wasn't letting him play his strokes. Whats so amazing to see is that even after achieving almost everything, his hunger for more and his love for the game has never reduced. When This man decides to call it a day, Im sure that day will be celebrated as "Bowlers' day" world wide.. :)