As we move from the era of Lara, Ponting, Dravid, and Sachin to Kane Williamson, Joe Root, Steve Smith, and Virat Kohli, one thing has still not gone out of fashion: the cries of Sachiiiin, Sachiiiin!!!
Fans resonate with that chant all across the world even today, invoking his name even when everyone knows he isn't on the field anymore.
Such is the legend of the man they call God.
While I am loathe to equate Sachin to Godly status, I do consider him a role model (on the cricket field) and a huge influence on how to maintain one's equanimity amidst all the temptations and adulations in the world, day in, day out.
To add a fun twist to the nostalgia, here's a humorous take on Sachin and his impact, courtesy TVF!
Dear Sachin,
We shall continue to get heroes galore.
A Kohli within, someone else ashore.
But what will never happen with anyone else except you..
Is for someone to now not know, when successful too early, who to look upto
For you are a lesson for all of us mortals-lesser
On how to remain grounded in compliments and pressure.
This is for you, Sachin - from one among millions of your fans!!
Fans resonate with that chant all across the world even today, invoking his name even when everyone knows he isn't on the field anymore.
Such is the legend of the man they call God.
While I am loathe to equate Sachin to Godly status, I do consider him a role model (on the cricket field) and a huge influence on how to maintain one's equanimity amidst all the temptations and adulations in the world, day in, day out.
To add a fun twist to the nostalgia, here's a humorous take on Sachin and his impact, courtesy TVF!
Dear Sachin,
We shall continue to get heroes galore.
A Kohli within, someone else ashore.
But what will never happen with anyone else except you..
Is for someone to now not know, when successful too early, who to look upto
For you are a lesson for all of us mortals-lesser
On how to remain grounded in compliments and pressure.
This is for you, Sachin - from one among millions of your fans!!
