A decent champion

Rohit Brijnath celebrates Sachin Tendulkar's consistency:

India is not what it was since Tendulkar took his initial Test stance ... It is an India unrecognisable from 1989. But he is the same. He is an adult, he is a father, he is a husband, of course, but he is still unspoilt, still honourable, still self-effacing. He is an advertisement for the best in sport.

Meanwhile, Tendulkar opens up in a chat with Vijay Lokapally, where he says, "The 35th had to happen".