Tendulkar is rightly considered the most complete batsman of his age, possessing every shot in the book and having the ability to both, tear apart bowling attacks and to control his natural aggression to suit the needs of his team. A quick glance at the statistics he compiled over his career make for mindboggling reading: over 34,000 international runs, the only player to score 100 international centuries, as well as being the leading Test and ODI run-scorer. Adversity seemed to bring out the best in the Little Master, with some of his most memorable knocks coming when India were in dire straits or when he was trying to get back into form after a string of poor scores. Other memorable knocks that Pakistanis are sure to remember will be his brave 136 in the 1999 Chennai Test and his stupendous 98 in the 2003 World Cup clash between the archrivals. With runs having dried up for the maestro in recent times, there had been a growing belief that he may just have overstayed his welcome. Nevertheless, there is no doubt that Tendulkar will be greatly missed, not just by his countrymen, but by cricket fans the world over.
Published in The Express Tribune, October 12th, 2013.
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@Yasin: No muslim batsman has made half the number of runs he has.Apart from Hindus, Christians dominate the sport.
@Yasin, You're Jinnah's true follower. :P
He is the best among the Hindu batsmen.
Sad to see the end of great era.Hats off to Sachan Tendulkar.