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Hats off to Little master Sachin Tendulkar
At the moment when the World Cup is approaching just around the
corner, cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar has tendered a very valuable advice based
on his past experience. His mantra for success while batting in the challenging
conditions and wickets of Australia and New Zealand might enlighten the path
for many batsmen in the most coveted cricketing event vigorously followed
worldwide.
Little master Sachin Tendulkar, who happens to be one of the
most decorated cricketers in the history of the game, is one of the most
regarded sportspersons around the globe. He is the privileged one who has
played in six World Cups from 1992 to 2011. The World Cup held in 1992 was his
maiden appearance at the sensational extravaganza.
Tendulkar has written in his column for ICC, "Perth and
Brisbane are renowned for their fast and bouncy wickets that will easily expose
inexperience. Both, batsmen and bowlers have low margins for errors. As a
batsman, if you understand the pace and bounce, then you could get on top of
the bowling".
He added, "For the bowler, the good-length spot is smaller
in area on these wickets and the batsman can capitalise if the line and length
falters. But if they extract bounce from the good length areas, then it would
make the batsman's life difficult."
The 41-year-old gentleman cricketer who took a final bow from
international cricket in November 2013 has cautioned the batsmen of the crucial
wind factor in New Zealand.
He has advised, "In New Zealand, batsmen will have to
beware of the windy conditions due to the geographical locations of some of the
venues. The wind sometimes can be strong enough to seriously affect a batsman's
timing, playing against the wind your back lift is faster but the down-swing is
considerably slow, while the ball is coming on faster? and vice-versa from the
other end."
Tendulkar has left his own mark in this magnificent cricketing
event with 2,278 runs in 45 matches, including 482 runs in nine matches during
India's successful journey in the 2011 World Cup. It is really heartening to
note that Sachin Tendulkar has shared his valuable exposure with all the
cricketers for the betterment of the game. Perhaps such selfless act of this
living legend stands him apart from others. Hats off.
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