New Delhi, June 30: Well, it was just waiting to happen. Master blaster Sachin Tendulkar finally lost his cool and reacted sharply to former cricketer Ian Chappel’s criticism.Ian Chappel has been unfair to Sachin on more than one occasion. He blasted Sachin in several of his columns.Recently Ian Chappel wrote, "Sachin only plays for records. It’s high time he should realise the damage he is doing to Indian cricket. Now he should just retire from cricket".Known for his dignified silence, Sachin finally decided to give it back to Ian Chappel.Sachin said, "Some people indulge in such remarks only to gain popularity. Ian Chappel has no knowledge of cricket"."When I started playing international cricket, I was 16 and used to play aggressive shots. At 26, my style changed and today at 36, I play according to the requirement of the team," Sachin added.
Sachin slams Chapell :-)
New Delhi, June 30: Well, it was just waiting to happen. Master blaster Sachin Tendulkar finally lost his cool and reacted sharply to former cricketer Ian Chappel’s criticism.Ian Chappel has been unfair to Sachin on more than one occasion. He blasted Sachin in several of his columns.Recently Ian Chappel wrote, "Sachin only plays for records. It’s high time he should realise the damage he is doing to Indian cricket. Now he should just retire from cricket".Known for his dignified silence, Sachin finally decided to give it back to Ian Chappel.Sachin said, "Some people indulge in such remarks only to gain popularity. Ian Chappel has no knowledge of cricket"."When I started playing international cricket, I was 16 and used to play aggressive shots. At 26, my style changed and today at 36, I play according to the requirement of the team," Sachin added.
Sachin to feature in NCB campaign against drug abuse
Master blaster Sachin Tendulkar, advertising in coffee bars, pamphlets and a march by school students are part of the campaign against narcotics on the occasion of the International Day against Drug Abuse on Friday.
“Sachin has allowed his photo to be used to send a message to the youth against drugs,” Zonal Director Yashodhan Wanage of the Narcotics Control Bureau said.
The posters featuring the batsman will be put up at railway stations in the city and on 30 buses to spread the message against narcotics, he said.
Source : Hindustan Times
India fans must become better losers - Tendlya
CHENNAI (Reuters) - India's cricket-crazy fans are putting more pressure on the team with their emotional reaction to defeat and need to get behind the players in tough times, said batsman Sachin Tendulkar.
Surprise winners of the Twenty20 World Cup two years ago, India were installed as one of the favourites to repeat the triumph this time but a three-run loss to England consigned them to a second straight Super Eights defeat, leaving them with no chance of reaching the semis.
Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni bore the brunt of fan anger and security at his home in Ranchi had to be beefed up after scores of fans burnt his effigy, shouted slogans and accused him of underestimating England in a must-win game.
India went on to lose three Super Eights games in a row and were dumped out of the tournament on Sunday.
"I feel there is very high emotion among the people when they react. But do these reactions help us to play better? Not really," Indian media quoted Tendulkar as saying on Thursday.
"These actually put more pressure on the players. We have got to be mature and be with the team," he was quoted as telling Times Now channel.
"No one can change the past but always can learn from it and do better in future. I think we should react to the success and failures with lot of responsibility and balance. If we do that it becomes easier for everyone."
"I am also disappointed along with the nation. I am sure that the guys planned and tried well, but things sometimes don't click," added Tendulkar, who does not play in Twenty20 internationals.
Surprise winners of the Twenty20 World Cup two years ago, India were installed as one of the favourites to repeat the triumph this time but a three-run loss to England consigned them to a second straight Super Eights defeat, leaving them with no chance of reaching the semis.
Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni bore the brunt of fan anger and security at his home in Ranchi had to be beefed up after scores of fans burnt his effigy, shouted slogans and accused him of underestimating England in a must-win game.
India went on to lose three Super Eights games in a row and were dumped out of the tournament on Sunday.
"I feel there is very high emotion among the people when they react. But do these reactions help us to play better? Not really," Indian media quoted Tendulkar as saying on Thursday.
"These actually put more pressure on the players. We have got to be mature and be with the team," he was quoted as telling Times Now channel.
"No one can change the past but always can learn from it and do better in future. I think we should react to the success and failures with lot of responsibility and balance. If we do that it becomes easier for everyone."
"I am also disappointed along with the nation. I am sure that the guys planned and tried well, but things sometimes don't click," added Tendulkar, who does not play in Twenty20 internationals.
Time to back the team: Sachin
Team India is an all time low, having lost all its games in the Super 8s in the T20 World Cup but the master feels otherwise. In an exclusive interview to TIMES NOW Sachin Tendulkar told cricket expert Boria Majumdar that the team will be back with a bang.
Boria Majumdar: A huge T20 disappointment but perhaps it is time to move on.
Sachin Tendulkar: It was a disappointment. These things happen in cricket. I am sure that the guys had planned well and tried well but sometimes things just don't click. Along with me the entire nation is disappointed and so are the players. The best option at this moment is to start thinking about the next tour and move forward on a positive note. It's tough and challenging and the team effort will count here. If the whole team is going together then it will be easier. The disappointments will be there but you just got to move ahead and try and put in a better effort. I have no doubt that the team is going to get together again now and take the best foot forward in the direction we all want to go.
Boria Majumdar: We are an emotional lot, we have reacted. How do we get ourselves back?
Sachin Tendulkar: I know that the emotions are very high and the people like to react but my only question is that do these reactions help us play better? Not really. They don’t contribute in the team playing better cricket and just puts more pressure on the players. I would ask everyone back home to be behind the team. When they are behind the team the team itself becomes a formidable force. Ups and downs are going to be there and this is not the last one. We are not the only nation and it has happened to all the nations’ of the world. We just got to be mature and stay with our team. If we do that there will be better times ahead.
Boria Majumdar: Have you had a word with the boys? Have you given them inspiration?
Sachin Tendulkar : I haven't had a chance to talk to them. I know everyone will be extremely low and feeling terrible about their performance. I would want to give them some time. When I catch up with them we will have better things to talk about. It should be about how we should move forward. Nobody can change the past but you can always learn from the past and do something better in future.
Boria Majumdar: Does the whole nationalist hysteria perhaps go over the top at times?
Sachin Tendulkar: I just feel that we need to react to success and failure with a lot of
responsibility and balance. It we do that then it is easier for everyone.
Boria Majumdar: A huge T20 disappointment but perhaps it is time to move on.
Sachin Tendulkar: It was a disappointment. These things happen in cricket. I am sure that the guys had planned well and tried well but sometimes things just don't click. Along with me the entire nation is disappointed and so are the players. The best option at this moment is to start thinking about the next tour and move forward on a positive note. It's tough and challenging and the team effort will count here. If the whole team is going together then it will be easier. The disappointments will be there but you just got to move ahead and try and put in a better effort. I have no doubt that the team is going to get together again now and take the best foot forward in the direction we all want to go.
Boria Majumdar: We are an emotional lot, we have reacted. How do we get ourselves back?
Sachin Tendulkar: I know that the emotions are very high and the people like to react but my only question is that do these reactions help us play better? Not really. They don’t contribute in the team playing better cricket and just puts more pressure on the players. I would ask everyone back home to be behind the team. When they are behind the team the team itself becomes a formidable force. Ups and downs are going to be there and this is not the last one. We are not the only nation and it has happened to all the nations’ of the world. We just got to be mature and stay with our team. If we do that there will be better times ahead.
Boria Majumdar: Have you had a word with the boys? Have you given them inspiration?
Sachin Tendulkar : I haven't had a chance to talk to them. I know everyone will be extremely low and feeling terrible about their performance. I would want to give them some time. When I catch up with them we will have better things to talk about. It should be about how we should move forward. Nobody can change the past but you can always learn from the past and do something better in future.
Boria Majumdar: Does the whole nationalist hysteria perhaps go over the top at times?
Sachin Tendulkar: I just feel that we need to react to success and failure with a lot of
responsibility and balance. It we do that then it is easier for everyone.
Sachin opts out of Caribbean tour
Team India is an all time low, having lost all its games in the Super 8s in the T20 World Cup but the master feels otherwise. In an exclusive interview to TIMES NOW Sachin Tendulkar told cricket expert Boria Majumdar that the team will be back with a bang.
Boria Majumdar: A huge T20 disappointment but perhaps it is time to move on.
Sachin Tendulkar: It was a disappointment. These things happen in cricket. I am sure that the guys had planned well and tried well but sometimes things just don't click. Along with me the entire nation is disappointed and so are the players. The best option at this moment is to start thinking about the next tour and move forward on a positive note. It's tough and challenging and the team effort will count here. If the whole team is going together then it will be easier. The disappointments will be there but you just got to move ahead and try and put in a better effort. I have no doubt that the team is going to get together again now and take the best foot forward in the direction we all want to go.
Boria Majumdar: We are an emotional lot, we have reacted. How do we get ourselves back?
Sachin Tendulkar: I know that the emotions are very high and the people like to react but my only question is that do these reactions help us play better? Not really. They don’t contribute in the team playing better cricket and just puts more pressure on the players. I would ask everyone back home to be behind the team. When they are behind the team the team itself becomes a formidable force. Ups and downs are going to be there and this is not the last one. We are not the only nation and it has happened to all the nations’ of the world. We just got to be mature and stay with our team. If we do that there will be better times ahead.
Boria Majumdar: Have you had a word with the boys? Have you given them inspiration?
Sachin Tendulkar : I haven't had a chance to talk to them. I know everyone will be extremely low and feeling terrible about their performance. I would want to give them some time. When I catch up with them we will have better things to talk about. It should be about how we should move forward. Nobody can change the past but you can always learn from the past and do something better in future.
Boria Majumdar: Does the whole nationalist hysteria perhaps go over the top at times?
Sachin Tendulkar: I just feel that we need to react to success and failure with a lot of responsibility and balance. It we do that then it is easier for everyone.
Boria Majumdar: A huge T20 disappointment but perhaps it is time to move on.
Sachin Tendulkar: It was a disappointment. These things happen in cricket. I am sure that the guys had planned well and tried well but sometimes things just don't click. Along with me the entire nation is disappointed and so are the players. The best option at this moment is to start thinking about the next tour and move forward on a positive note. It's tough and challenging and the team effort will count here. If the whole team is going together then it will be easier. The disappointments will be there but you just got to move ahead and try and put in a better effort. I have no doubt that the team is going to get together again now and take the best foot forward in the direction we all want to go.
Boria Majumdar: We are an emotional lot, we have reacted. How do we get ourselves back?
Sachin Tendulkar: I know that the emotions are very high and the people like to react but my only question is that do these reactions help us play better? Not really. They don’t contribute in the team playing better cricket and just puts more pressure on the players. I would ask everyone back home to be behind the team. When they are behind the team the team itself becomes a formidable force. Ups and downs are going to be there and this is not the last one. We are not the only nation and it has happened to all the nations’ of the world. We just got to be mature and stay with our team. If we do that there will be better times ahead.
Boria Majumdar: Have you had a word with the boys? Have you given them inspiration?
Sachin Tendulkar : I haven't had a chance to talk to them. I know everyone will be extremely low and feeling terrible about their performance. I would want to give them some time. When I catch up with them we will have better things to talk about. It should be about how we should move forward. Nobody can change the past but you can always learn from the past and do something better in future.
Boria Majumdar: Does the whole nationalist hysteria perhaps go over the top at times?
Sachin Tendulkar: I just feel that we need to react to success and failure with a lot of responsibility and balance. It we do that then it is easier for everyone.
Winning World Cup 2011 for India is Tendulkar's biggest dream
India's batting wizard Sachin Tendulkar, who is the world record run scorer in the One-Day International (ODI) format of the game - amassing 16,684 runs in 425 innings, at an average of 44.37 - said his biggest dream was to play for India in the 2011 World Cup and win the prestigious trophy for the nation.
Tendulkar, who have been called the "closest thing to batting perfection" by Sunil Gavaskar, "99.5 percent perfect" by Viv Richards, a "genius" by Brian Lara and "cricket's God" by Barry Richards and has earned the respect and awe of bowling greats like Shane Warne, Wasim Akram and Richard Hadlee, said he wanted to spare his body the rigors of playing for India in the sport's quickfire format, the Twenty20, but relished the thought of playing for the nation in World Cup 2011.
The batting legend, who has featured in the Indian squad for the past five World Cups, also said helping India win World Cup 2011, which will be hosted by the sub-continent, is his biggest dream and the fact that 2011 final is scheduled for the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, where Tendulkar wielded his first bat, could be some climax to a career that has brought only admiration and acclaim
The batting legend, who has featured in the Indian squad for the past five World Cups, also said helping India win World Cup 2011, which will be hosted by the sub-continent, is his biggest dream and the fact that 2011 final is scheduled for the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, where Tendulkar wielded his first bat, could be some climax to a career that has brought only admiration and acclaim
Tendulkar recalls that he was 10 when India won their only World Cup, in 1983 at Lord's. "I watched the final at my friend's place. My friends who were much older were celebrating, jumping around. I joined in but I was clueless about what was happening. (But) That is when I started taking cricket seriously. Until then it was fun messing about with a tennis ball. I saw from those celebrations that cricket can change the mood of the entire nation. That is why it (winning the World Cup for India) is my dream," he said.
And despite the Men in Blues losing to England in the Super Eight of ICC Twenty20 World Cup, which send them crashing out of the tournament, Tendulkar confidently maintains that the team has the "required ammunition" to win biggest tournament in the ODI format.
And despite the Men in Blues losing to England in the Super Eight of ICC Twenty20 World Cup, which send them crashing out of the tournament, Tendulkar confidently maintains that the team has the "required ammunition" to win biggest tournament in the ODI format.
"I am hoping that India win the World Cup because we have all the required ammunition. We have a fantastic team combination and that is why there have seen fantastic results," Tendulkar said. However, "It did not happen overnight it was a process," the Master Blaster, who has received the second highest civilian award, the Padma Vibhushan from the Government of India and was elected Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1997 and is hailed by almost all cricket pundits as the second best test batsman (after Don Bradman) and the best ODI batsman of all time said.
"I remember it was from 2000-01 when we started touring much better. That is when we started winning matches abroad and beating the opposition in their own backyard. South Africa, New Zealand, West Indies, England and Australia virtually all the teams in the world we have toured well and beaten them. Because of that (successes) we have started having that fearless approach. So now we are in a comfort zone, we are absolutely fearless but also sensible at the same time," he said.
Of course! With Sachin Tendulkar around, the Indian team indeed does not have anything to fear about.
"I remember it was from 2000-01 when we started touring much better. That is when we started winning matches abroad and beating the opposition in their own backyard. South Africa, New Zealand, West Indies, England and Australia virtually all the teams in the world we have toured well and beaten them. Because of that (successes) we have started having that fearless approach. So now we are in a comfort zone, we are absolutely fearless but also sensible at the same time," he said.
Of course! With Sachin Tendulkar around, the Indian team indeed does not have anything to fear about.
I can't survive without Test cricket: Tendulkar
LONDON: Likening Twenty20 cricket with "dessert" which is delicious but could not satiate one's hunger, Indian batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar said that Tests were the "main course" of meal and he cannot survive without it. "Twenty20 is like desserts? It tastes good but you can't fill up your stomach with it? You have to have a main course and that's Test cricket? I couldn't survive without main course," Tendulkar was quoted as saying by 'The Times'.
The 36-year-old Tendulkar said the longer version of cricket will always be the number one format of the game for any player. "From a cricketer's point of view Test cricket will always be Number 1. In Test cricket, the bowler is always trying to get you out and you have to be on top of your game for five days. You have to be at your best to sustain it," he said.
Showering all affinity on Tests, Tendulkar, who has amassed a record 12,773 runs at an average of 54.58 in the longer format, however, still dreams of winning an ODI World Cup, which has eluded him in last five editions.
"I watched the final at my friend's place. My friends who were much older were celebrating, jumping around? I joined in but I was clueless about what was happening," Tendulkar said. "That is when I started taking cricket seriously? Until then it was fun messing about with a tennis ball I saw from those celebrations that cricket can change the mood of the entire nation. That is why it is my dream," he said.
Incidentally, Tendulkar's nine-year-old son Arjun is more excited by the slam-bang cricket. "My son already loved cricket but Twenty20 has taken it further. It's not really the music or clothing, it's the number of sixes? He just wants to go out and smash it? That's what excites him," admitted Tendulkar, who captains Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League.
"All the Test grounds, may be they should clear three, or four hundred seats for schoolchildren so that they can come and watch. They are the ones who will fill the stands in the future so give them a taste of Test cricket and it will be in their minds for ever," he added.
Referring to West Indies captain Chris Gayle's remark that he "wouldn't be so sad if Test cricket died out", Tendulkar just said Gayle "can have his opinion, he's a nice guy".
Tendulkar watches India-West Indies match with family
Batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar, accompanied by his family, watched India fighting the West Indies in their Super Eight stage match of the Twenty20 World Cup at Lord's here today.Tendulkar, who keeps himself out of national Twenty20 reckoning lest it upsets India's team combination, was seen along with wife Anjali and son Arjun in the stands.Cricketer-turned-commentator Ravi Shastri was also seen beside Tendulkar, who was wearing T-shirt and a leather jacket.The Mumbaikar is here to cheer for the Indian team and he released 'Tendulkar Opus', an 800-page coffee table book, here yesterday.Incidentally, Tendulkar had little to cheer about with India slumping to 29 for three at one stage
Tendulkar Opus, a tribute to the cricketing legend
A London-based company will shortly release a book revealing Sachin Tendulkar's thoughts on his achievements on the cricket field.The book called the Tendulkar Opus will the largest and most luxurious tribute ever published on the legend.The book will have details of his playing career and will also tell us what Sachin thinks of his teammates.A section will also be devoted to his on-field rivals, both past and present and also his personal life.Tendulkar Opus will weigh 35kgs with 800 pages. But not everyone can get it as it will be a limited collectors’ edition and each copy will be personally signed by the man himself. Sachin is the first individual sportsman to feature in an Opus collection."It is a different kind of book. I have Mohammad Ali (book on Mohammad Ali) on at home and when I saw the book I was completely floored by the amount of effort they had put in the book. It is special. I am looking forward to my book which will be out before 2011 World Cup," Tendulkar said about the book.He also wished well for the Indian team playing in the World Twenty20 and hoped they would retain the title.They have been playing well and all I can wish well for them. I am not exactly part of the team at this stage. So as an Indian I can say go and get the cup," he said.
