Sachin Tendulkar's footprints are getting bigger and better on batting's
Mount Everest. He has etched a series of incredible numbers that
broaden his halo.
On a Tuesday that veered towards an Indian chase at the Ferozeshah Kotla
Stadium, Tendulkar was at the crease and as usual he was the carrier of
a billion hopes with another man of impeccable batting credentials
giving him company.
Along with Rahul Dravid, Tendulkar has the onerous task of playing a
vital part in the final stretch of the first Test but before that he can
have a quiet moment in the confines of his hotel room, thinking about
the 15,000 Test runs, 15,005 to be exact, he has notched in an
illustrious career that has spanned from 1989 across 182 Tests and 300
innings.
In his debut Test at Karachi, Tendulkar scored 15 before Waqar Younis castled the emerging genius.
The aberration was forgotten as Tendulkar kept scaling new statistical
heights that rode on luminous talent, enormous hard work and an
outstanding work ethic while a batting god took shape for his ardent
devotees cutting across nations.
A single past cover off Devendra Bishoo helped Tendulkar become the
first batsman to reach 15,000 Test runs and as he thanked his late
father by looking up at the skies, the sheer goodwill that he owns was
evident all over as the entire West Indies team applauded and most of
them lined up to congratulate him while Dravid hugged him.
The 100th international hundred is yet to be registered but that will
happen too in due course as the 38-year-old man has lost none of the
enthusiasm that mirrored his distant debut as a 16-year-old.
Keywords: West Indies tour of India, Sachin Tendulkar
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