Child prodigy!!….
Thats how i used to call Tendulkar 17 yrs ago. A boy hailed from a typical middle class family in the suburbs of Mumbai then Bombay, played the game at the age of 16. His debut at Karachi in 1989 produced just 15 runs but he signaled the advent of legendary cricketer of all time in the cricket history. From then on he never looked back in his career spanning more than one and a half decade.
At the age of early 20’s Tendulkar was not just a player but has became an icon for a millions of young adolescents like me. I always wonder how a person with so much already achieved at that early age and still held his head firmly on his shoulders.
I always admired Tendulkar for his simplicity rather than his game. I used to imitate Tendulkar in many ways without knowing what i am doing. Like me many millions of indians adored him worshiped him.
Thats why there is a saying ” In India cricket is the religion and Tendulkar is their god”. This is absolutely true in my opinion. Cricket is the only game in India where people mix with each other forgetting all sorts of barrier.
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