The damn is broken...

He defended the first ball watchfully, tried to cut the next but found the fielder on this occasion. It was 109th over of 2nd test match between Australia and India and there was still a lot of work to do. He knew he was two short of his 100, but his face didnt show any sign of tension and hesitation. His face still looked as if he had just come out to bat. Same serene calmness, a little nod of the head with the heavy bat on his shoulders. Didnt he look confident to make it??? Certainly he did. When Clark bowled the third delivery outside the off stump he knew this was the delivery, this was the moment! The jinx was broken in his first innings of the new year. No one else but he was himself so confident to get to his 38th Century in test cricket, that it was showing off his attitude on the field (and even on 98!). The helmet was quickly off his head as he took the second run. He looked at the sky for about 30 seconds in gratitude. And there it was, the most awaited century by Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar, who was kept away by fate and luck from his most beloved number. But finally he got to the magical figure and that too when it was most crucial!

"2 years before, they said that Sachin should retire and do something else but batting" Ravi Shastri said "MY FOOT" he added, "this guy has at least 3 years cricket left in him". And why not? He is playing so superbly these days.


"They say that they have never seen The God, I say I have seen The God, He bats at number 4 for India in Test Cricket, and his name is Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar..."