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Maestro Tendulkar turns 37 on Saturday
Mumbai, Apr 23 (PTI) Iconic batsman Sachin Tendulkar
turned 37 on Saturday at a time when Indian cricket has been
plunged into one of its worst crisis ever with the IPL
controversy showing no sign of relenting.
The Mumbai India batsman got a perfect birthday gift
on Friday when he was adjudged the best batsman of IPL III in
an award function.
However, Tendulkar will have to put his birthday
celebrations on hold as he has some unfinished task to
complete in the IPL final on Sunday.
The tournament's most prolific batsman, Tendulkar, has
570 runs in his kitty from 14 matches with five fifties and
beat competitions from Royal Challengers' batsmen Jacques
Kallis (553 runs from 15) and Robin Uthappa (374 from 15) and
Chennai Super King's Suresh Raina (463 from 15) and Murali
Vijay (432 from 14) for the Jury Award for best batsman.
With his coruscating show with the bat, he has led Mumbai
Indians to the IPL summit clash for the first time in three
attempts and could give himself a perfect birthday gift by
laying hands on the winners' trophy on Sunday.
The maestro is, however, struggling hard to get fit after
splitting his right hand webbing during the semifinals. Fans
are keeping their fingers crossed that he is declared fit to
play the final on Sunday.
Tendulkar's 37th birthday comes as Board of Control for
Cricket in India (BCCI) and the IPL battle allegations of
corruption and betting. IPL Commissioner Lalit Modi is in
fact, facing the possibility of being shunted out of the event
which was his brainchild.
But with their splendid show, Tendulkar's Mumbai Indians
have shown that the controversy -- which has found an echo in
the Parliament of the country as well-- has not diminished
their spirits and when on field they care for nothing but
cricket.
Tendulkar has been in phenomenal form which has made
cricket fans around the world wonder what makes him tick on
the cricket field with such consistency even after 20 years of
virtually non-stop play at the international level.
And to top it all, not a whiff of the scandals that have
enveloped the sport in the duration of his incredible career
has besmirched his name.
Just when people started writing epitaph on his career,
his heavy bat boomed with a huge bang in all three forms of
the game –- Tests, One-Day Internationals and in the IPL -- to
silence them. PTI
turned 37 on Saturday at a time when Indian cricket has been
plunged into one of its worst crisis ever with the IPL
controversy showing no sign of relenting.
The Mumbai India batsman got a perfect birthday gift
on Friday when he was adjudged the best batsman of IPL III in
an award function.
However, Tendulkar will have to put his birthday
celebrations on hold as he has some unfinished task to
complete in the IPL final on Sunday.
The tournament's most prolific batsman, Tendulkar, has
570 runs in his kitty from 14 matches with five fifties and
beat competitions from Royal Challengers' batsmen Jacques
Kallis (553 runs from 15) and Robin Uthappa (374 from 15) and
Chennai Super King's Suresh Raina (463 from 15) and Murali
Vijay (432 from 14) for the Jury Award for best batsman.
With his coruscating show with the bat, he has led Mumbai
Indians to the IPL summit clash for the first time in three
attempts and could give himself a perfect birthday gift by
laying hands on the winners' trophy on Sunday.
The maestro is, however, struggling hard to get fit after
splitting his right hand webbing during the semifinals. Fans
are keeping their fingers crossed that he is declared fit to
play the final on Sunday.
Tendulkar's 37th birthday comes as Board of Control for
Cricket in India (BCCI) and the IPL battle allegations of
corruption and betting. IPL Commissioner Lalit Modi is in
fact, facing the possibility of being shunted out of the event
which was his brainchild.
But with their splendid show, Tendulkar's Mumbai Indians
have shown that the controversy -- which has found an echo in
the Parliament of the country as well-- has not diminished
their spirits and when on field they care for nothing but
cricket.
Tendulkar has been in phenomenal form which has made
cricket fans around the world wonder what makes him tick on
the cricket field with such consistency even after 20 years of
virtually non-stop play at the international level.
And to top it all, not a whiff of the scandals that have
enveloped the sport in the duration of his incredible career
has besmirched his name.
Just when people started writing epitaph on his career,
his heavy bat boomed with a huge bang in all three forms of
the game –- Tests, One-Day Internationals and in the IPL -- to
silence them. PTI
