Sachin Page #9

---

that's the way it's going to be.

The complete batting

order was reshuffled...

...30 days before the World Cup.

There was no logic behind that.

The other teams stan

planning for the World Cup...

...10-12 months in advance.

Before leaving for West Indies,

I had told one of the board members...

...that the atmosphere

is not right in the team.

And I don't see this

team going too far.

There was no trust in each other.

That belief was not there.

We were there as a team,

but we were not a team.

I never thought we would

lose against Bangladesh.

- Everyone's a bit disappointed,

but, err...

...there's still two games to go,

so there'sno point being too upset.

- Just got to put it behind us and

play well in the next two.

We knew if we didn't win that game...

...then we were out of the tournament.

That's a great catch.

Brilliant! Muttiah Muralitharan

holds on this time.

That's the end of the

great Sachin Tendulkar.

Many of us,

after the match was done...

...we went to the

washroom and we cried.

- Don't you think you're also answerable

to the one million fans in India?

- And you should say something now

at this point?

- We didn't play well enough.

- Is that all you think?

- We didn't play well enough.

- Can you explain the

reason behind that?

- We didn't play well enough.

Team India... Down! Down!

Team India... Down! Down!

The kind of response

we got when we landed...

...was as if we were criminals...

...as if we had killed

100 guys and we've come back.

There were 40 commandoes

posted below my house.

There were also a couple of commandoes

who stayed inside the house.

It was... difficult.

I was very depressed.

I didn't leave home for 7 days.

That becomes a defense mechanism.

Because it's easier... because you

can just handle yourself at home...

...and with your

children and your family.

He wouldn't want to go

out of the house for days.

There were even

articles saying that...

...l should take a look at

myself in the mirror and decide...

...whether I should continue

playing cricket or not.

People who've got nothing to

do with Indian cricket had opinions.

He was so stressed...

...l mean... that was

a terrible, terrible time.

- Ian Chappell said he should

look at himself in the mirror.

- Why doesn't he look at himself in

the mirror first? That'll be fun.

There was constant criticism

of Sachin in the media.

There were even reports that

Sachin was booed off his home ground.

Suddenly, the sport that

had given me everything in life...

...had made me experience

the worst day in my life.

I also contemplated retirement.

It was while I was at my lowest ebb,

that my childhood batting hero called me.

I said to him that...

not to retire because...

...there is so much still left,

and what he could achieve...

...not just for himself,

but also for India.

He told me that...

your career is not over.

There are brighter

things to look forward to.

- Mama, it's deep.

- These photographers will

catch you if you're crying.

- Mama, I don't want to go...

- Everything is safe.

- Father...

- Sleeping or standing?

- Standing.

- You'll hurt my back.

- Not my back. You'll fall down.

I told both my children,

when you go to school...

...people might say things to

you and they may blame your father.

You have to be calm

and not say anything back.

Next day, when the kids came back

from school Sara said to me that...

...you know someone told Arjun that we

were knocked out from the World Cup...

"because of your father.

And I thought, I've prepared

my children so well...

...and I am sure Arjun

mustn't have said anything.

Arjun put him down on the

floor and was sitting on his chest.

And said,

"Now you repeat what you said."

So I said, "Did you punch him?"

He said,

"No, this time I let him go...

...but next time I will."

My brother, he told me...

...2011, there's this

big tournament coming to India...

...World Cup.

And the Final will

take place in Mumbai.

Can you imagine holding

that beautiful trophy in Mumbai?

And that's where my

next journey had begun.

I staned chasing my dream.

2011 World Cup.

- Throw 3 to 4 balls in front.

I always practiced

to be a better player.

My day would be good

the day I bat well.

I've practiced for thousands of hours.

Nothing could stop

us from playing cricket...

...even the monsoon.

He's doing target batting

with his eyes closed.

He's placed cones,

Gary is feeding him balls.

And he hit it absolutely perfectly.

And his view was,

once I have seen the ball initially...

I should be able to move to...

...where I need to move to,

to hit that ball.

Ball sense, you know, that ability,

that intelligence about the game.

That was just unbelievable.

There's this feeling that Tendulkar

is delivered by the gods to do well.

Tendulkar's story is one of extraordinary

dedication, tremendous hard work.

Of course, it helped

that he was gifted...

...but so are other people.

It's what Tendulkar did with

his gifts that made him a legend.

The England team returned to India after

their tour was abruptly abandoned...

...in the wake of the horrific

terrorist attack in Mumbai on 26/11.

The Indian team takes guard today

in the First Test match at Chennai.

You see what we needed the next day

was a nervous India to come out...

...what we got was Sachin Tendulkar

absolutely dominating.

And India wins!

Well you can sense

that this is for Mumbai.

- 100s and all these things will give certain

amount of happiness to people, but...

...what has happened in Mumbai,

it's very hard to recover from that.

People saw Sachin as a Super Hero.

He brought a smile to their faces.

Indian cricket at that time was

moving to the next level...

With the Indian Premier League.

It's about Tamasha.

It's about entertainment...

and its about money.

An IPL without Tendulkar

is unthinkable.

Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani

is now the richest person in the world

BMW India has signed Sachin Tendulkar

as it's first brand ambassador.

- The United States sees

India as... a global power.

- There is a lot to learn

from Sachin Tendulkar.

- The whole world is connected

to his accomplishments.

- The whole world is proud of him.

Children at a blind school today were given

words of encouragement by Sachin Tendulkar...

- And one day when you

become famous singers...

...don't forget to give

me your autograph.

okaY-

He calls me his mother...

...and that is why I am here

to ward off the evil eye.

- Sachin for me is someone...

...who is the collective

consciousness of the pride of India.

He kept pushing himself.

You know, he's pushed all the limits.

First man on the planet

to reach 200...

...and it's the Superman

from India.

Sachin Tendulkar.

200 from 147.

Every month he's got a problem.

Wrist problem,

finger problem, knee problem.

Before every game,

he will come to me for an hour.

He will get all the

maintenance work done.

Rate this script:0.0 / 0 votes