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Sachin Tendulkars wait for the elusive 100th international hundred More than stock market indices, headline inflation figures or GDP data, Sachin Tendulkars on field performances have perhaps been a better barometer of our national mood for over two decades. Not surprisingly, the analysis of Tendulkars 100th in the Indian media since the beginning of the Lords Test in July has been endless. If a Martian a happened to scan the archives of Indian newspapers, it would appear to him that Tendulkars milestone has a greater importance on our existence than the economic crises in the Eurozone, or the policy paralysis that has gripped Indias economy. As India breathlessly awaits his 100th, a veritable Mount Everest of cricket records, alongside Sir Don Bradmans Test average of 99.94, which is unlikely to be ever scaled, all other cricketing matters have taken a backseat. This is perhaps the weakest West Indian team to tour India, and the series itself seems hurriedly put together to fill the gap before the much awaited India tour to Australia later in the winter. And its only the anticipation of Tendulkars record that seems to lend the series any meaning. But for a man who is at the cusp of a 100 international hundreds, his spells without a ton (and there have been a few) have been agonizing for his fans. Having broken on to the international stage at the tender age of 16, more than 20 years ago, at a time when George Bush Sr. was the president of the US and the Berlin wall still stood, it took him fairly long to reach his first hundred. Tendulkar himself has spoken in detail about the creeping self doubt whether he belonged to the big stage at all. He came close in Napier in his 10th Test outing at Napier. Team Indias future coach John Wright took a famous catch at mid off when Tendulkar was on 100, robbing the boy wonder of the record of becoming the youngest Test centurion beating another pint-sized subcontinent batting great Hanif Mohammed. Back |
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