On my hero
Sachin Tendulkar has been able to address us all, and yet engage individually with each of us and the most rewarding thing was watching his transformation from good to great
Judhajit
25-Feb-2013
Sachin Tendulkar has been able to address us all, and yet engage individually with each of us and the most rewarding thing was watching his transformation from good to great. S. Ram Mahesh in the Sportstar narrates his own experience.
I had taken to Sachin Tendulkar rather early — immediately after his first Test innings in fact — and the appearance on the scene of a rival had filled my juvenile mind with insecurity, anger, and loathing. Strong emotions in one so young, but Kambli had proved an immense threat. Not only had he outscored Tendulkar, 346 to 329, at school, he had, in next to no time, lashed his way to two Test double-centuries while Tendulkar’s personal best stood at 165.