'The One' is Back!!

The demi-God for all the followers of The Game is back. And back in a big way. Wasn't surprising at all, the way he hit everyone to all the corners of the field.

Here are the highs of that smooth innings!

He is one of the many people who make me proud of being from Mumbai. More than that the fact that I share a part of my name with him makes me an even bigger fan. I am sure that no writer, no leader of recent times, no politician, no no-one can bring joy to millions of people in a matter of minutes. No one than him can make companies plan in advance so as to take care of the absenteeism on a 'match' day. No one can forget the innings he played against Pakistan in the World Cup. And no one can forget the six he hit off Aktar. Harsha Bhogle said after that shot that it was one Big answer to the dominance Pakistan have had even since poor Chetan Sharma got hit for a last ball six.

What I am a fan of is not only his game, but the way he carries and conducts himself on and off the field. He values and acknowledges his roots, still visits his old society and plays with the kids there, still practices at MIG, Bandra, still is the determined boy of 16years who got hit in his first test and refused to retire.

"Here is Tendulkar, then there is daylight and then the rest"