At the end of a nice weekend where we brought in a new year filled with care & love, let's add a bit of @sachin_rt magic to make it even more beautiful.
@sachin_rt showed us the path to be disciplined enough to avoid those creamy drives through the cover region in a beautiful & memorable knock, laced with 33 4️⃣s.
Q. What was the reason we all wanted to be batters right from our childhood playing days ?
A. @sachin_rt
That urge to buy a willow with a "MRF" sticker on it & the belief that MRF used to makes those willows are something that would stay with us forever & ever.
A sparking start to that beautiful English summer was all about a scintillating 108* vs DUKE OF NORFOLK'S XI. His strokeplay was as brilliant as it could get.
The way @sachin_rt batted in that entire tour of 🏴 was such a pure & wonderful sight. #AajKaSachin ❤
2 WCs & 16 years apart vs the same opponents, our Mumbai masters gave us memorable hits which will stay with us forever...
Just a glimpse of these upper cuts brings huge smiles on our faces on a Friday evening :) @sachin_rt & @ImRo45 🧡
He was a very naughty child who was introduced to the "nets" to channelize his energies in right place.
His mother was the original creator of "Sachin Sachin".
Today we wish all our wonderful mothers a very Happy Mother's Day🌹
Cometh the final
Cometh the hour
Cometh the champion
The magic of Sydney 2008
In a tricky chase, @sachin_rt gave us a wonderful treat on a Sunday afternoon with sheer elegance, brilliance & a very pleasing human touch with @BrettLee_58.
The beauty of all @sachin_rt knocks wasn't just for those very moments. They stayed with us forever.😍
Waking up early next day to catch a glimpse of our Master on the front pages of newspapers & magazines ( esp. @sportstarweb ) was the essence of our childhood.
When 🇦🇺 legends, the crowds & opposition team heap praises & fall in love with a 18 yr old in his 1st ever series Down Under, there has to be "Power" in his magic.
Those drives, flicks, cuts, punches & his love affair with the Aus pitches. #AajKaSachin ❤
A gentle dab towards 3rd man region was celebrated with plenty of excitement, pride & passion.
Test Cricket was always the most closest to heart for our Master & he cherished it throughout his golden career.
Getting past @BrianLara here 🧡
That sweat trickling off his body, the pride & passion glowing in his face & the dignity with which he played our game so very beautifully on & on, for decades :)
This is one of our favorite pics too.
@sachin_rt & his emotions will stay in our hearts forever...
A knock equal to life lessons💙 @sachin_rt showed us the path to be disciplined enough to avoid those creamy drives through the cover region in a beautiful & memorable knock of 241* laced with 33 4️⃣s
We have biology in the world of science, but no frame is more beautiful than this trilogy of Indian Cricket. Pure memories together, this partnership lifted the mood of Indian Cricket from the shambles it found itself in for some time.
That big front foot stride forward, turning his back leg ever so slightly, changing his grip at the last moment & giving the ball direction required in the slightest of a gap through cover region.
Uff, "SACH A" brilliance from our Master in a fraction of a second #AajKaSachin ❤
Getting to a 1️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ & helping the team win gives the ultimate satisfaction to a batter.
But our Master on reaching this 💯, he looked upwards, thanked GOD & searched for his beloved father in the heaven waiting to shower his love, blessings upon his beloved son🙏 #AajKaSachin ❤
This will give us goosebumps forever... What a wonderful pic :)
Spin magician, Warnie 💔 being flanked by the 2 greatest batters of their era, @BrianLara & @sachin_rt
If Cricket was our most beloved art in the 90s, these were our greatest ever artists (🎨)
Wishing our dearest Anjali mam & @sachin_rt a very Happy Wedding Anniversary with lots of love & best wishes. Partnerships are diamonds, but this is surely the best partnership our Master has ever had.
May this quickfire 27 turn into a glorious 50+ journey :)
1st innings: c Taylor b Warne💔 (4)
Aus lead by 71 runs.
Sachin comes into bat in 2nd innings @ 2/115, with Sidhu departing for a majestic 64.
What followed was an onslaught which has capitulated in our memories for generations to follow 🔥
A TRUE MASTERCLASS :)
The utmost respect for each other is so much visible from this wonderful image. Legends who kept giving us so many glorious moments & memories forever.
Their images with "MRF" bats will stay with us too.
An on & off the field partnership which blossomed right from Ajinkya's early days with Mumbai Cricket, he learnt a lot from the master himself right from his Test debut as well.
We've loved watching them share a beautiful bond together.
This wonderful view from the stadiums & on our TVs showing our master with his cap on, gave us the belief and assurance that "We are still in it, things will improve & we will come out on top" 🙌
As @bhogleharsha says, "If Sachin Bats Well, India Sleeps Well" ...
Q. What was the reason we all wanted to be batters right from our childhood playing days ?
A. @sachin_rt
That urge to buy a willow with a "MRF" sticker on it & the belief that MRF used to makes those willows are something that would stay with us forever & ever.
Cometh the final
Cometh the hour
Cometh the champion
The magic of Sydney 2008
In a tricky chase, @sachin_rt gave us a wonderful treat on a Sunday afternoon with sheer elegance, brilliance & a very pleasing human touch with @BrettLee_58.
.@bhogleharsha during @sachin_rt's 9th Test 💯, 122, vs England at Edgbaston: "There's only one man who can play a better shot than Sachin Tendulkar and that's Tendulkar himself."
Watching this knock is eye-catching even today (🎥:⬇️)
"With the ball, we didn't turn up today." : Rohit Sharma.
The biggest truth is we have been playing T20 cricket with a template as good as an ODI template from the 90s.
Honestly, we need to do an immense deep dive into the methodology of how he need to access our T20 game.
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To start with, we need to access the right players who can come with their freedom of expression.
With youngsters like Shaw, Kishan & Samson, it's difficult to phantom the fact that we yet open with Rohit & KL in a format which requires a powerplay explosion to get it going.
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To be bare honest, scoring 38 runs in the powerplay in a T20 in 2022 is even worse than scoring 60 runs in the initial 15 overs of an ODI from the 90s.
What happens then is even scoring 100+ in the last 10 overs brings you to a sub-par score, which truly isn't ever enough.
In modern times when the longest and the shortest format of our game are all the more visible, we must not forget a format we truly grew upon on.
ODIs need to be revived, big time. That's a truth we must dwell, deep upon.
What could be the ways to help do so ?
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First, we must continue to prioritize and promote Test Cricket as we have been recently doing.
Keep these WTCs going & let's value each and every Test Match based on points system as well.
The other formats need to revolve around Test Cricket with a proper mindset & planning.⬇️
Keep T20Is "only and only" for a WC once every two years. In this way, we will get rid off these bilateral series which can be easily avoided to manage workload of players too.
Keep T20 cricket growing at franchise level, which will help spread our game across the globe.
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He may give us that full-on macho flavour on the outside, but underneath that we will find a very sensitive, honest & positive cricketer who loves to give his 110% on the field every single time.
The best part of his version 2.0 has been the way he calculates his innings so well.
He's come back stronger with an even stronger defense in his game. That wonderful backlift with his huge range makes him a very difficult batter to bowl at.
If you are a 90s kid, you’ve seen everything in Indian cricket. Start & End of SRT, Match-fixing, some embarrassing displays in England & Australia, some individual heroics & some deserving team wins. You’ve seen Dravid grind it out, you’ve also seen 81 all out (1/n)
If you are a 90s kid, you are mentally tough. You expect your team to put up a fight, more often than not, you ended up in disappointment. You’ve digested everything. You’ve laughed & cried. Sometimes both at same time (remember Perth ‘08). Too much depends on Tendulkar you’d say
Now you are in your late 20s early 30s. You see your team travelling to Australia. Kohli is leaving early after embarrassing Adelaide loss. Injuries are in bucketful. Covid restrictions mean they have to struggle for an XI. You write off your team mentally before Boxing Day Test