Cricket & Sachin: 2011

Sincere condolences to Shri Satya sai baba

A very sad news to the spiritual world on the news of the demise of Bhagwan Sri Satya Sai baba. We pray for his peaceful soul wherever it is and may his soul continue protecting the humanity.

The charity work he has done is enormous and need not be mentioned separately. Leaving the controversy aside on his avatar as human or god the kind of charity he does is equal to godly one where even the government couldn't provide.

My sincere request to government and the trust is don't politicize this and anyways baba will always be with the good human kind. May the government take all necessary steps and action in smooth functioning of the trust and charity activities. Many feel that all trust and government people will now be looking how to own the trust amount for thier self use which is a most common feeling in India as we are more prone towards corruption as Indian people that too Andhrapradesh people are wellknown for that.

My sincere request is atleast to continue the good work which is going on now initiated by Sai Baba without any interruption.

Happy Birthday Sachin

Happy Birthday Sachin...You are one sporting person whom the whole world respects a lot for your skill, talent, modesty, humble helping nature and so on...Keep up all the good work...Though this year the celebrations may not be on peak due to the health conditions of Shri Satya Sai baba but his blessings and our wishes will always be with you.

You birthday is well deserved to be named as WORLD CRICKET DAY, and though the government declares or not we would consider you as BHARAT RATNA.

We would wish you be fully involved and dedicated towards the game of cricket as long as you can play and once you stop playing cricket do you bit for the game and as a driving force be involved in social and charity activities

Truly TEN"Dulkar" - Do you believe Numerology?

His Jersey No. is "10"...

Age 37 : 3 + 7 = "10"...

Height 5ft 5 inches : 5 + 5 = "10"

World Cup winning date: 02/04/2011: 2 + 4 +2 + 1 +1 = "10"...

We won World cup after 28 years: 2 + 8 = "10"...

Sachins strike rate in world cup is 91: 9 + 1 = "10"...

Also this is the "10th" World cup... Truly thats "10" Dulkar

Winning MOMENTS - INDIA WINS WORLD CUP 2011 !!

World Cup 2011 a Wonder Victory for INDIA

Chak De INDIA… I don’t tell it’s a dream come true. It’s the ideal result for the deserving team INDIA. All the best and party time…21 years wait for Sachin is now the reality… Well Done BOYS of TEAM INDIA….Rock On and Bharath Matha ki Jai…Jai ho

This is a very good answer to all who calls Indian team as Chokers. After many years I have seen Indian team is playing as a unit sidelining the Era of one man show where Sachin was carrying the whole burden yet had not enough support for winning for some or other reasons though we have the talent. But since couple of years its been converted as team where someone or the other to take the lead. But yet Sachin still is the key member of the team in his 37+ yrs of age.

This world cup win will give team India a lot of boost for our future cricketing talent. Every player has their part in this CUP contribution and an excellent gift once can give to little master at the time his career his on the way to sunset in some more time though we all wish him to continue as long as he wishes to.

All the team including support staff have done a marvellous job in this victory. More than a victory I call it as a journey for the WC 2011 as the team is continuously shining since 3 years in all formats of the game.

Its once again party time for all the Indians to enjoy the sweetness of this World cup victory till the next ONE which is not too far considering the future prospects and talent we have in our armoury…

Guys…don’t be complacent and gear up for WC 2015 in AUSTRALIA & NEWZEALAND.

Absolute excellent cricket against Pakistan in Semis...

Though the score was very less but it was a planned team effort as it was against australia but the differnence is we are defending the score now. The wrong decision of including Nehra which was thought to be, converted to be a boon at the end by his good performance. talking about the lives to Sachin, it happens to any player once in a while why for Sachin this is the first time as earlier he always was at receiving end who mostly got effected to wrong decisions. But never showed his emotions...

After all it was an excellent cricket and which again i call it as a team effort...

Wishing for one more time all my best wishes with one more match against Lanka pending and thats the BIG MATCH...FINAL

Good match against Australia...Well done India

Well done India...This is what team effort is and kudos to team INDIA. Thanks again to Sachin, your start made this possible and Yuvi, Gambir and Raina cashed on the start...Wish we maintain the same spirit for the next 2 steps for the cup...

Once again jaiho INDIA

Why Sachin is so Popular and victorious inspite of many Critics?

Sachin Tendulkar gets to yet another century but India end up on the losing side - How many times have we seen that? Even in this World Cup, the batting legend went past 100 on two occasions but neither facilitated an Indian win. However, it is not the fault of the great cricketer that India ended up on the losing side yet again.

While there would be the Tendulkar bashers and critics who say that India lose a match whenever Sachin scores a century, the statistics prove otherwise. Of the 48 ODI centuries that Tendulkar has scored so far, only 13 such three-figure scores have ended up in a losing cause for India, while in 33 matches, where the batting maestro has gone past 100, India have emerged victors. One match against England in July 2002 saw a Sachin ton yield no result while the recently concluded match against the same side resulted in a tied game.

Here's a look at Sachin's ODI hundreds in losing causes:

Now that the statistics prove Sachin's hundreds have yielded more wins than losses for India, let us see what the maestro has done for India's cause when he has gone past 50 but not a ton.

Out of the 93 times Sachin Tendulkar has scored a fifty, India have secured 56 wins while ending up on the losing side 35 times. Two games yielded no results. Digging deeper, India has won 28 times whenever Sachin has scored between 70 to 99.

The next question that will come up on peoples' minds is "Who has scored the maximum number of tons in winning causes for their respective teams?" Once again, Tendulkar's critics will have their mouths tightly shut because the master tops the chart with most number of tons resulting in a team's win. He also has stayed unbeaten the most number of times while leading a team's win.

Here is the list:

To add to all these, Sachin Tendulkar has the most number of 'Man of the Match' and 'Man of the series' awards than any other cricketer in ODIs - evidence to the fact that Tendulkar is a major contributor in Indian wins.

To conclude, Sachin's contribution to the game and to India, regardless of what people say, is undoubted and he has more often than not provided joy than agony to the cricket fan. The South Africa match was another instance of the legend putting up his hand and giving his all to the team while the others failed, but can Tendulkar be blamed for his teammates not performing?

Do this INDIAN team will make this World Cup Count?

I am hard core fan of Indian team and now feeling the pinch and could digest the thought that can our guys make this world cup counted on India's name. It is a team effort and I didn't fine the team effort as so far all games are running on Individuals like Sachin, Sehwag etc.,

All players before the world cup stated they would want to win the world cup for themselves and Sachin. I am not seeing that spirit in most except few. The match against South Africa was a very bitter experience for me as Sachin, Sehwag had laid an excellent foundation followed by a bit aGambir but i can name it a mere carelessness towards the game. They played like a gully cricket where the gully cricket would have been better.

And it has become fashion for most critics that Sachin plays for records. If Sachin is playing for records why not others? If they are capable let them play and after all its a team game as mentioned and victory always doesn't come if one performs and most of the other 10 doesn't perform. See sachins efforts in this age and his dedication and commitment towards the game. If India would have half of that players sort we would have won many world cups.And the so called match winners who critics name, have they won the ganes with out other team members contribution. That is the fate of Sachin, he is popular for his game but when it comes to team othersare letting him down. Many reasons for this which are well known to every one...

And what a joke that this team announces that they would win the cup for Sachin and as Steve waugh said earlier people have to play the game for the country in mind and not for any individual.

I always have high amount of Hopes for India though many are criticising but after defeat against South Africa my hopes are down and even now i wish India will bounce back. May be thats called Optimisim....

Even if we lose after giving a fight that equal to victory but that fighting spirit is missing form the team to my knowledge and all we can expect is they will bounce back in the coming matches...Play for the country and for money. Money will obviously come to you when you are performing but if perform only for money thats the end of cricket not individuals career.

Cheers to INDIA...

Good Score posted by India and Congrats to Kohli & Sehwag

Its a good start for India in the world Cup 2011 posting a score of 370/4. Though Sachin returned early for 28 as run out Gambir and Sehwag played well then joined Kohli with a wonderful WC debutant century.

Asusual Sehwag played a wonderful knock after Sachin returned as runout by thier misunderstanding. his application in his batting was too cool with calculated risks and great shots.

Now Bangladesh have to really struggle to reach the score posted by India to my understanding and lets see what their strategy will be and how they will go about the chase. it will be a smooth and cool victory for India and all the best for future matches.

Valentines day wishes

Sreeshanth replacing injured Praveen Kumar for WC 2011

Atlast Sreeshanth got an opportunity in form of praveen's injury. Since praveen may not recover and be fit for world cup Sreeshanth has been selected into the team.

A great opportunity for sreeshanth as its the dream of any player to represent for thier country in Worldcup...

All the best Sreeshanth and India...

Sourav Ganguly’s adieu to all formats of Cricket

Sourav Ganguly…A Cricketer who doesn’t need any introduction. He is now bidding good bye to all forms of cricket. His contribution to cricket is enormous. Only under his captaincy India has shined and learned a lot of fame and aggression. He has molded many budding cricketers under his captaincy.

He has seen many ups and downs in his career which many others haven’t seen and yet is the best captain so far for India considering the number of matches won away and in home. Though his last days in cricket may not be so fruitful for his career but he has to me remembered as long as Indian cricket exists. He is one who got positive aggression in the team under his captaincy which earlier was a tame opponent to other when considered the aggression factor.

Also after Kapil Devils winning WC in 1983 he will be remembered for India’s journey till finals in 2003 world cup. An excellent opening partner for Sachin and many more remembrances of his game... Let's not talk about the negatives as every one including the world's best & greatest cricketers also does have...He is a true fighting cricketer and best thing is not any involvement in Match fixing...

I along with many cricket fans of India wish him all the best for rest of his career whatever he destines to be. May god bless him in all his future endeavors…

All the best India for World Cup 2011

“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma — which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most importantly, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.”

“You got a dream, you got to protect it. People can’t do something themselves, they want to tell you, you can’t do it. If you want something, go get it and make every effort tough”

I heart fully wish our current Indian team all the best to fulfil and achieve the dream of 2^nd World Cup…practically for Sachin as everyone is stating this might be the last world cup appearance. I sincerely pray and wish that Sachin would still be playing another WORLDCUP.

Let’s wish our current Indian team together and request you all also to pray for the dream come true again by winning the WORLD CUP 2011.

You can comment with your wishes to Indian team below this post…

Get us the World Cup please...

Congratulations “VVS” & Harbhajan on receiving Padmasri

Heartfelt wishes to VVS , Harbhajan Singh on receiving Very Very Special felicitation of PADMASRI by Indian govt. Finally the unsung hero VVS is recognised for his services to Indian cricket all these years.

Though this is a late recognition he is well deserved for this and the whole Indian cricket team would be glad in appreciating him. It’s party time for VVS and once again I wish VVS all the best and good luck and wish he receive many more such felicitations for his unselfish service to Indian Cricket….My wishes to all others in their respective fields who received many other felicitations…

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