Well as Sachin is all
geared up and set to play his final, his 200th Test Match for India
against the visiting West Indies team at his home ground, the Wankhede Stadium,
I wish him all the luck. I am also getting nostalgic remembering all those days
from the 1990’s and 2000’s where Sachin would, more often than not play a lone
hand for India.
I was delighted when Arti
of My Yatra Diary fame, well she is no less then Sachin when it comes to the
world of blogging, invited me to do a guest post on the Little Master on her
famous blog!! I have written a heartfelt account of my association with the God
of Cricket, Sachin, over at My Yatra Diary.
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Here is a small excerpt
from my post
I once experienced what it
must be like to be in the stands, when the ground is full, when Sachin is out
there in the middle. Surprisingly, that match did not even involve India! Sri
Lanka was playing New Zealand at Wankhede during the 2011 ICC World Cup and
suddenly, during the second innings when New Zealand was batting the entire
ground erupted with chants of Saaachin-Sachiiiiin, Saaachin-Sachiiiiin. The
roar was defeaning, the crowd delirious in its chanting. I saw cricket fans
dancing and shouting their throats hoarse when Sachin was not even at the
ground!! I too joined them, the maddening hymn reaching a feverish pitch. This
continued for a good 10-15 minutes. The Mumbai crowd had probably got its
money’s worth in those few moments when they showered their lad with unabashed
love and remembrance.
Do read the whole article
here
Please share your Sachin
memories in the comments section, either over there or here in this post!!
