God of Cricket ! Top 10 reasons why Sachin Tendulkar is God Sachin Tendulkar definitely is one of the most prolific run getters in International cricket. He is an astute and consistent performer who continues to deliver at an age where people start looking for retirement plans, cataract surgery or marriage of their children . The matters of faith( Religion, Politics and Cricket) in India , however run to extremes and he is coronated as ‘God’ . I have heard some beautiful things about him : 1 When god played Shoaib Akhter for the first time he was clean bowled and his middle stump rattled. You should remember, this is an avatar ..Ravans can always steal a cherry or more.. 2. When god was chosen to lead , he said he couldnt handle the pressure of captaincy and wanted to concentrate on batting. God knows what he should do. HE once chose to be a Saarathi ( Charioteer) in a famous battle rather than fight . 3. When the team was going through the crisis, Coach Greg Chappel
IPL: Boon or Bane? IPL was started with much fanfare in 2008. It was regarded as the next big thing in cricket. Under the able guidance of Lalit Modi, it started off really well. It was inspired by the highly popular EPL (English Premier League). Since its inception, it has caught the eyes of players and viewers alike. It brought Bollywood and corporates under one roof. It resulted in a huge amount of money being poured into the game. Presence of Bollywood stars during matches raised the glamour quotient. Pay-package of international players increased by leaps and bound. Players who appeared for a season, started drawing much more than what they were paid by their respective boards. This has lured a number of international cricketers to cut short their international career. Many others have become freelancers. This has resulted in questions being raised over a player’s loyalty for his country. There is no harm in players opting for these leagues which offer them lucrative m