Sach is Life - 200*

For 20 long years He has treated us to pure master class. 
For 20 long years He has piled one century after another till he had 92 of them. 
For 20 long years we have cheered for each and every of his 30,000+ runs. 
For 20 long years He has been the best batsman the world has ever seen. 
If all that was not enough, He comes out and blasts a 200* in an ODI.


As SRT was nearing his 46th ODI century, a crowd was steadily building up in my office cafeteria. As SRT pushed past 150 the crowd turned raucous. It seemed like the entire 7000 of my office staff had gathered inside the cafeteria. The scene resembled a public place with people standing on chairs, tables, food serving counters (and some on their boss' shoulders too). SRT is more important afterall to all Indians. 


As SRT moved into 190's and Dhoni was hitting 4's and 6's, no one gave a damn about what Dhoni was upto or even what the Indian score was. The only focus was SRT. Another six by dhoni was greeted by someone in the crowd, "Abe Dhoni Ma******d, bh****** single le ha****". Every one echoed the same sentiments. Every one had forgotten that they were in the office premises. SRT had taken over our minds and hearts yet again. 


And then the moment, Sachin getting 200 with a single to backward point. I along with the crowd screamed as loud as i could and jumped as high as i could. Sachin had done it. Rather we all had done it. It was a 200* not only for sachin ... it belonged to each and every Indian. Teary eyed (with joy of course) i wondered that how could one man be loved so much by a billion people?


February 24, 2010 will be remembered forever. It was a day when people once again switched ON their televisions and switched OFF their lives.


Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar - Take a Bow - You are the greatest that ever was and ever will be ~Period~