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Sachin Tendulkar in run chases
Thu, November 28 2013
Sachin Tendulkar deserves to be commended for bringing India close to the targets than criticised for not winning the match off his own bat
Sachin Tendulkar has faced the accusation of not being a match-winner by a section of the cricket fans. Only those who view things superficially can make such allegations. The fact is, only because of his tenacity and skills India lost gracefully many of the matches — especially in the 1990s — that is cited as an example to lampoon Tendulkar. If anything, it’s his teammates who let Tendulkar and the team down at such moments. There have been many instances where India, as a team, collectively slipped being in advantageous positions. Tendulkar’s crime was making a match of it and not going down collectively with the team.
Fri, October 25 2013
Sachin Tendulkar’s record of centuries: Standing the test of counting systems
Do 51 hundreds in Tests and 49 in ODIs really matter? Why should the number 100 be given so much importance? Arunabha Sengupta demonstrates that changing the milestone to other figures, or even changing our number system by adding or removing fingers from our hands, do not diminish the genius of Sachin Tendulkar.
Mon, September 01 2014
Sachin Tendulkar: Busting the myths ignorant fans held against the greatest batsman in ODI history
As Sachin Tendulkar moves away from the scene of One-Day Internationals, he leaves in his wake mountains of runs and centuries that will perhaps never be scaled again. However, there are many who keep their eyes stubbornly shut to statistics and repeat the nonsensical urban legend – 'he was not a match winner.’ Arunabha Sengupta looks at numbers to conclude that actually there has seldom been a greater match-winning batsman than the little champion.