100th 100?? It's BAU for Sir Sachin

At the outset I must confess that I am not an unswerving, hard-core Sachin fan, however, I bow my head and offer my obeisance to the unarguable God of the Monotheistic Religion of Cricket in India.

The Inventors of Cricket may as much want to confer the Knighthood on Sachin and make Him "Sir Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar", but alas, the Constitution of India just doesn't permit it(All kinds of Non-Military and Non-Academic Titles have been abolished by article 18). I guess Dr. Ambedkar in his grave may be banging his fist ruefully, as to why he dint have an exception clause in there. Although I have always been a law-abiding citizen, today I want to break the shackles and call Sachin, "Sir Sachin".

Sir Sachin is every Statisticians Delight! He is adorned by all the mind boggling statistics one can think of. You name it, he has it in his kitty. Thinking of a 100th 100 may be unfathomable for all the lesser-mortals, but Sir Sachin has made it look like a child's play. Critics have always argued that Sir Sachin suffers from what they call "the nervous nineties". Well now He is on the big 99 of His life, and one has to really appreciate that, even at this level He has shown exemplary Sportsmanship. Just to quote- in the previous match against West Indies, Sir Sachin preferred to walk without even waiting for the umpire to recall his granny(courtesy Lagaan:)) and give him the marching orders. Contrast this with Ricky Ponting, the only person who is close to breaking a few records of Sir Sachin, with a caveat that all his stars are in the right place, who prefers to see the umpire's finger come what may, and in turn drawing flak from his own selectors!!

I guess after Mahatma Gandhi if there is anyone who enjoys such a huge fan following cutting across all religion, caste, creed, etc., it is Sir Sachin. Well, given the rise in India's population since Independence, the number of fans following Him may even be greater than the Mahatma. During Independence, Gandhiji had a stick in his hand, a magical stick. He just had to raise it and ask people to march in that direction, and the whole nation would follow. The 'God of Cricket' also has a magical willow in his hand, every time he raises it, 100 crore heads turn towards the sky. So now you know what you need to do to have a huge fan following - go get a stick!!!

There is so much hype and hoopla surrounding Sachin's 100th 100. People are looking forward to it as a rare celestial occurance, something that happens once in a 100 years!! As much as all the 100 crore heads would like to look towards the sky for a 100th time for his 100th 100, I guess for the "Little Master, it's Business As Usual. It's just another day at the office for the Champion.

Long live Cricket, long live the "God of Cricket"