Book review of Sachin Tendulkar The Little Master
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Sachin Tendulkar's story is the story of modern India, the India that 60 years after independence is emerging as a major power and producing iconic figures for whom the tag Indian is no longer a burden but an advertisement.
It is not without significance that, when Tendulkar became the first man to score a double 100 in a 50-over match this week, he dedicated his achievements to India. He did the same when, just over a year ago, his century in the Chennai Test helped to defeat England. The Test had come just weeks after the terrorist attacks in Mumbai. For some time it was not certain whether the England team would travel to India. The most remarkable proof of this came at the height of the cricket corruption crisis at the turn of the century when many leading Indian cricketers were suspected of having been in collusion with bookies to fix matches. I was talking to Raj Singh, then head of Indian cricket, who had given Tendulkar his first break in the international game at the tender age of 16.
His words could not have been more emphatic: "You know why I believe nobody can fix a cricket match? Because there is only one man good enough to influence a match on his own. That man is Sachin and he would never even consider doing it. No other cricketer is quite as good and no other cricketer quite as honest."
Indeed, such is Tendulkar's status in India that, on the two occasions that his probity has been questioned, India has been ready to forfeit a Test series. The first was on a tour of South Africa in the winter of 2001 when he was punished for cleaning the ball without an umpire's supervision. India exploded with such wrath that it became the subject of debate in the Indian parliament, the burden of the MPs' argument being if a man as spotless as Tendulkar could be doubted, then India's honour had been stained. For a time it seemed that India would not only abandon the tour but also sever its ties with world cricket.
Then, early in 2008 on a tour of Australia, the Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh was accused of calling the Australian cricketer Andrew Symonds a "monkey". Tendulkar, who was batting with Singh at the time, testified he had not heard Singh utter such words. For the Indians that was the end of the argument. Tendulkar had spoken, so Singh must be innocent. They were so indignant that the Australians would not take Tendulkar's word that, after Singh was punished, the Indians threatened to pull the plug on the tour. Yet during all this time Tendulkar, while accumulating runs and riches, has remained a soft-spoken, very correct public man who has never courted scandal. He is happily married with two kids and, unlike many of his contemporaries, has never allowed his public image to distract him from his job of making runs. There could never remotely be a John Terry scandal with Tendulkar.
so finally here's A life in brief
Born: 24 April 1973, Mumbai, India.
Family: Married Anjali in 1995, paediatrician and daughter of a Gujarati industrialist. They have two children, Sara and Arjun.
Education: Attended Sharadashram Vidyamandir High School in Mumbai. Has been a professional cricketer from the age of 15.
Career: Scored a century on his first-class debut for Bombay – at 15 the youngest Indian ever to do so. At 16, in 1989, he made his Test debut against Pakistan, the third-youngest player to play Test cricket. More than 20 years on the statistics abound. Tendulkar's 166 Test matches put him second on the all-time list, two behind Australia's Steve Waugh. Last month he became the first batsman to pass 13,000 Test runs. His 47 Test centuries are a record. (Australia's Ricky Ponting his next on the list with 39.) In one-day internationals he has scored more runs than anybody – 17,598. At 37, there is no talk of retirement and he plans to play in next year's World Cup.
He says: "I just keep it simple. Watch the ball and play it on merit."
They say: "You know genius when you see it. And let me tell you, Sachin is pure genius." West Indian batting great Brian Lara