God does make his presence felt. Before you dismiss this as another of the clichéd self-realization posts, I would tell you that it is not. What I'm about to tell you is the real presence of God. One you can just feel in a ground - I'm talking about the demi-god of cricket Mr. S. R. Tendulkar.
For those who've lost your faith in him, I'd say just pay one visit to Wankhade for a T20 match. Being privileged enough to watch the match between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Superkings, it was a double treat as the "Little Master" was making a comeback.
7:15 p.m. - 45 minutes before the match I walk up the steps that lead to the North Stand with my friends, and already the noise is deafening. As I look up after climbing, there stands before me the grand stadium - the lush green field with the players practicing, the floodlights flashing over the ground - I stood amazed. Not only because it was my first time to the stadium, but also because now I realised what the crowd was chanting. The sound was not at all discordant.. all were shouting the same thing - "Sachin Sachin!"
It took just a few more minutes to spot the great man and join in the chants.. never in my mind could I have imagined such a thrilling atmosphere! Theres Sanath, theres Murali, theres Pollock, but the crowd just wants one man - Sachin! This was truly the biggest proof of his popularity. This was the ground where he was booed once but now, as if an irony, he was making his comeback here, and the people weren't in a mood to miser any support to him.
The same shouts continued.. through the toss, through the bowling and through the batting.. till Sachin got out that is. (though these were interrupted between by a few moments of praise for Pollock, Suriya and a few boos for Dhoni - a bit embarrassing) In the end, as we got out of the stadium, we were grateful to the guy who got us the tickets.. Seeing the demigod was full paisa vasool!
For those who've lost your faith in him, I'd say just pay one visit to Wankhade for a T20 match. Being privileged enough to watch the match between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Superkings, it was a double treat as the "Little Master" was making a comeback.
7:15 p.m. - 45 minutes before the match I walk up the steps that lead to the North Stand with my friends, and already the noise is deafening. As I look up after climbing, there stands before me the grand stadium - the lush green field with the players practicing, the floodlights flashing over the ground - I stood amazed. Not only because it was my first time to the stadium, but also because now I realised what the crowd was chanting. The sound was not at all discordant.. all were shouting the same thing - "Sachin Sachin!"
It took just a few more minutes to spot the great man and join in the chants.. never in my mind could I have imagined such a thrilling atmosphere! Theres Sanath, theres Murali, theres Pollock, but the crowd just wants one man - Sachin! This was truly the biggest proof of his popularity. This was the ground where he was booed once but now, as if an irony, he was making his comeback here, and the people weren't in a mood to miser any support to him.
The same shouts continued.. through the toss, through the bowling and through the batting.. till Sachin got out that is. (though these were interrupted between by a few moments of praise for Pollock, Suriya and a few boos for Dhoni - a bit embarrassing) In the end, as we got out of the stadium, we were grateful to the guy who got us the tickets.. Seeing the demigod was full paisa vasool!
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