The Last Test SRT 200

Sachin Sachin

When I started watching cricket Sachin was winning matches for India, single handedly. When I became a cricket aficionado, Sachin was re-writing record books and finally when I was addicted to cricket, my addiction for the game was confined to one prodigious figure named, Sachin Tendulkar. 

World cricket without SRT would now fall into ambiguity. On one hand it would cherish the fact that a player has reached the pinnacle of this game while on the other hand it would lament the fact that a player who set new benchmarks for others is leaving the game. But 50 years from now, people would be compared to SRT like they are to Bradman now because of some records that would still have Sachin etched into them.

Now, when India will loose its 2nd wicket, I won't leave my work and stay glued to the TV. When a player would hit a century, I won't fall into a never-ending euphoria. Now I won't get a player's name printed on the back of my favourite T-shirt and I won't do all of this because there won't be a Sachin Tendulkar taking guard in front of me. 

The Lopsided Cricket

Its hard to see how lopsided this game has become.

Each and everything about it is now about Batsmen. 

On one hand I am elated because another Indian scored a hitherto unprecedented 200 in ODIs but on the other I feel for the bowlers who put in copious amounts of efforts into each delivery only to end up with an economy rate of over 8 an over.

No new rule has been made recently that would aid the bowlers and a series with all its matches producing games with 300 is a child's play is more appalling to me while it should be entertaining.

This drastic shift is an alarm for the people managing this sport as these 350+ games are discouraging for the young cricketers who want to grow up and become bowlers. 

Even the viewers enjoy a 6 or 4 above a good quality over bowled. Break the shackles and bring in a balance to this scale of cricket bent towards the batting side.

PS- Well played Rohit Sharma, never meant to take the spot light away from you but it had to be said.