Sachin Tendulkar is arguably one of the greatest cricketer of all time. This is the account of the first time I ever saw Sachin bat live as I remember it.
This was in 1999 when Pakistan and India met in bilateral series after a hiatus of 12 years. There was a lot of hype around the series and the first test was held in my hometown, Chennai. As a young cricket fan I had two wishes, one to watch my idol Sachin Tendulkar score a hundred live and the other to watch team India win a test match.
His fitness, age and temperament all point towards a very short career ahead of him. Now for fear of injury , we are not playing him any series to save for WC15. Will he still have something to offer when played AFTER almost a year's break? How best to handle him?
There's surely a lesson there for the Pakistani selectors and for those who want Pakistani selectors to clear the desks and discard the senior players.
We have talked a lot about Amir's possible comeback, but can we see M. asif once again weaving his magic on cricket field?