Congrats Master .. So , this time its 200 !! Finally, after three unsuccessful attempts of breaching the 200-run barrier , Sachin has finally managed to do so. 186 vs NZ at Hyderabad, 163 vs NZ at Christchurch and 175 vs Australia at Hyderabad - each knock a jewel in itself , but ,all incomplete in one respect - that elusive 200 mark. What so great in this 200 mark , like all the records , this also will be broken with passage of time. Yes , it surely can be as records are made to be broken , but , one thing that cannot be erased till eternity , is the fact that Sachin Tendulkar was the first person to break this barrier. Mount Everest has been conquered a number of times by a number of mountaineers , but , the world still remembers the name of Edmund Hillary. Its about raising the bar even higher , taking the standards to the new heights. Man has to fight the tougher battles with his own inner-self rather than the outer world , in conquering these new peaks. The self-belief of doing something which no-body has done ever before , marks the hall-mark of the great personalities . My salute to them ... the likes of Usain Bolt , Michael Phelps , Roger Federer , Michael Schumacher , Lance Armstrong , who achieved the milestones which were considered to be humanely impossible.This was one of those innings which got inducted into the Hall of the Fame automatically.
Achieving milestones, reaching pinnacles and shattering world records are something which have becomes synonymous with Sachin."We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then, is not an act , but , a habit " said Aristotle. Like Bradman,Tendulkar has not merely been a cricketer but a symbol of sustained excellence, not just a role model but a metaphor for his country's aspirations , not just a sporting genius but a sociological phenomenon.These two are the players which has given hope to the nation . The mood of the nation , the swing of the stock market and the politics all seemed to be governed by the success of these players on the ground. They are the ones, who unite the nation .They are the hope , the smile. Such is the aura , that , the whole nation comes to stand-still while they bat .
One thing , that such an innings has spurred is - now , the debate has grown across the horizontals and verticals. The arena of era and field of excellence has stretched to the infinity. This man stands tall amidst the likes of Bradman , Hobbs , Grace and Richards, might even the tallest among them, which am sure will be stamped when the Genius hangs his bat .
