Legend in sport is a term that is used more often than not for any good player but in the sport of cricket, especially modern day cricket where the physicl requirements of the game are incredible. I still remember the teenager who was hit by a Waqar Younis express delivery on the nose and then whacked him for a couple of boundries after getting bandaged. He has been so consistent ever since, he scored his 1st 100 in ODI's in 94 five years after making his debut but gosh 45 tons is something that no one would have ever imagined. The record for highest number of tons in ODI's was earlier with Desmond Haynes, the fiery batsman from WestIndies. In the mid 90's there was a period where we could win matches only if Tendulkar fires, that was a pressure that Sachin carried on his shoulders and more often than not he delivered.
The most memorable innings that he ever played have actually been in Sharjah against the mighty aussies on two days 28th and 30th april 1998, where he single handedly beat the entire Aussie team full of superstars lead by Steve Waugh. Or for that matter the innings in Cape Town when along with Azhar they made mincemeat of the SouthAfrican bowling attack lead by Allan Donald.
Just when we feel he is getting older, just when we feel he is looking at retiiring, he fires and fires like a young man hungry to prove a point, though there is just nothing left for him to prove. All these achievements and still the level of humility that he has can put even normal induviduals to shame. He is only driven by playing for the country and he is the true son of soil.
LEGEND, he is
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