Sachin, the timeless master

TIME Magazine’s quote on Sachin-

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 Time was having his toll on every individual on the face of this planet, he excused one man. Time stands frozen in front of Sachin Tendulkar. We have had champions, we have had legends, but we have never had a Sachin Tendulkar and we never will.

Aren’t we all proud to lived through the days when Sachin played! Won’t we be teasing our kids proudly that we have seen the little master play and that they have missed it! Aren’t we glad that world cricket day will be celebrated on Sachin’s birthday from now till eternity! Sachin, the no-nonsense man has given us so many reasons to smile, and feels proud as Indians!