Sachin's double hundred in One day internationals is worthy to be noted. I am not a diehard Sachin fan but his achievements over the past 20 years are indeed overwhelming. Given the fan following of Sachin it is very difficult to be even a bit critical, however my two bits.
In the period 2001 - 2006 or so I felt that he was something of a choker, Put India under a little bit of pressure and expect Sachin to deliver victory from the jaws of defeat and in a large majority of cases you can expect that it will not happen and India will loose the match. However in the past 2-3 years , Sachin has been playing a lot more confidently and winning or saving matches for India.
A lot of people compare Sachin with Ricky Ponting and I don't have the time to compare the records but Sachin in his current form is a match for Ponting.
A very noteworthy aspect of Sachin has been his refusal to take on the mantle of captaincy. He let others like Saurav, Kumble and Dhoni take the mantle and concentrated on his performance in batting, bowling and fielding in the cricket field.
To conclude - A Salute to Sachin, may you continue to play to your fullest potential and inspire alll of us. I also particularly admire his taking on Shiv Sena. In the words of Satish Kaushik, the comedian in one his memorable movies, ( I don't remember which) - " Ye aadmi Shiv Sena ke liye bhari padega".
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