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Will a world cup victory signal the end of Sachin?

As i write this post, 2 countries which have been at war for over 64 years arebusy preparing in advance for the ultimate showdown between the greatest cricketing battle in the continent. A match between India and pakistan, that too in the World Cup. A match that has IT companies in India’s silicon city hurriedly declaring half day work for wednesday while pubs and restaurants anticipate a growing crowd and enormous quantities of beer flowing akin to a premier league football match, in the middle of the week! Even across the border, large screen displays are being put up to entertain the mass public gatherings expected for the showdown on wednesday. But silently unknown to many lurks an unknown worry; something which Indians would relegate to the back of their minds for now, but would find inevitable to accept shud India’s campaign this World Cup end with a victory – the lack of a further challenge to prolong the career of India’s most famous son- Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar.

Its been 23 years now that sachin has been the mainstay of the Indian economy apart from just the batting as everyone knows him better for. Spiraling advertising rates and bringing workaholics down to their knees whenever hes at the crease are just a  couple of indications of the power he wields among the Indian population. His penchant for records has seen him overtake every milestone the game could throw at him, instead choosing to set his own benchmarks seemingly unattainable by any common man. No wonder he is called god. But what does God do after he achieves everything? In the early world creation stories, God is known to have worked hard for 6 days and then rested on the 7th, after having achieved everything. God in religion can relax, but will a country of one billion accept their new age God to relax? God didnt find inspiration beyond creation of the world. will the lack of an adventurous appeal in the game, once Sachin attains the World cup signal an end to the craving and fire seen so often in him these days? Will he be reduced to a low intensity shadow of his current self as he wallows in the company of mortals not even remotely close to half his stature like Yusuf pathan and MS Dhoni? Will Sachin’s end possibly signify a 1990s west Indies type or the most recent australian type downslide in cricket enthusiasm in the country? Cricket for all one knows could meet with the same fate that hockey did a few decaded back once Dhyan Chand retired. Only time will tell but one fact of life will guarantee one particular incident which none of us would like to accept. A tiger hunts from dawn to duck awaiting his prey. Once captured, he chooses to sleep, not finding inspiration to do anything else. Tendulkar whether he is a god or a mortal will also follow the same fate. His current passion for the game will die a natural death once he attains the full and final goal in his life-THE WORLD CUP. For some reason this world Cup could be the last stage of the focus that we see in the eyes of a 37 year old man. Best of Luck India. Best of luck SRT. God Bless India

Memoirs-part 1

This post comes in the wake of my mind completely healing itself of damage i had thought would be irreversible. I fought, i lost and then i whined. Then again, i fought, i experimented and then i triumphed. This post is not a lecture on philosophy or moral values. I aint no Gandhi or Hitler to inspire the masses. But when i keep hearing people around me say 'my time is not right' or ''so much bad luck around me', i cant help but wonder why they say winners always win while losers can only whine.

2010 was not a great year at all for me, if i took it in till the mid year that is. Things were going bad. Personal and professional. But i remained strong, i studied and i returned to Kochi, eager to write my Gate exams. The days were tense indeed. So much was at stake. Reputation, honour and months of hard work. Not to forget the dreams of a family wanting to see its first IIT entrant. Why i took upon this mammoth task into my sleep induced brain is something i still cant fathom. How could i have become so mature about what i wanted in life all of a sudden? It just didnt seem right. Something somewhere was missing. I had changed from a no good bum to a career oriented professional in just 6 months. I was expected to clear the exams easily and get into an IIT. Some dreams at that. Feb 14th....the day when dim witted guys spend their money buying old flowers and rotten worded cards for a girl they barely know and singles keep cursing the day for reminding them of their status, here i was. The same day was my tryst with destiny. The GATE exam, exactly one year back. But it was not to be. Overconfidence and a fractured mind caved into me in the last minute, making me return with a just above average score. I was devastated. I lost trust in God, I lost trust in lots of things. And of all the bad times, my personal life got rocked like anything.  Nobody was to be blamed, but the timing was just not right. It was as if my strength was being tested. One loss after another.Being closer to reality always makes one change like never before, prompting an inner self never discovered. The subconscious is resurrected and so it had to happen with the strike of my heart. I had become a pale reflection of my former self. Defeated, lost and clueless. 2010....till April created permanent scars in me that no amount of laughter or friends could wipe away completely. It was like an alarm. Always there to wake you up when you drift off into a new world......