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     Racchamass Mudiripoyina Bewarse Username: Racchamass Post Number: 20292 Registered: 01-2005 Posted From: 223.190.69.60 Rating: N/A |
Words can't express still the feeling I had when I watched cricket for the first time. As a kid of 7 years old I just started to remember things vaguely and how they feel like. We were watching rather infamous India tour of pakistan in 1989 final day of the fourth test. India were at 22/4 when I saw someone coming to bat who did not look much older than me. Then came the incident when I saw him go down with a bloody nose against this big bad bowler. Being a kid at my age meant he needs to go and take rest, but what I saw happen next left me astounding and question the thought that when you go down you have to stay down. This batsman not only got up but started playing again for entire day contributing to saving the match, even though at that age it did not make sense to me of a draw match. From that day onwards cricket means watching every moment of Sachin playing like a crazy lunatic. Lashing out at everyone and everything if power goes out and acting like a maniac trying to figure how to watch the game. Growing up, I felt the need to imitate him. He taught me no matter how much pain I have being hurt playing cricket/soccer I will keep going. No matter what happens you keep fighting. Sachin as a person is much more than just a record setting batsman. He is/was the one I've always looked up to in my darkest of times and his retirement leaves a hole inside me that won't be filled in this lifetime. Adios to my hero and role model who taught so much to an unknown like me!!!! It is in your moments of decision that your destiny is shaped.... |