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Sachin, just
enjoy it man! |
A Feature by Syed Ahsan Ali
on May 20, 2007
 Sachin
may negate that he has nothing to prove after 17
years of international cricket but is it true
that he has nothing to prove? I want to believe
him but can’t stop myself from thinking
otherwise. It was not only Sachin who has few
points to prove after the World Cup debacle but
probably the whole Indian cricket team has to
come out and face it courageously. But why is he
eschewing all these questions pointing at him?
There is nothing wrong in having a pile of
queries at your door all the time. There is
nothing wrong in people looking at you for
resurrection. It is an honour, it is the
responsibility which your nation is thrusting on
you. Enjoy it man. Not too many get this
fortunate chance in their lifetime which you are
getting Master Blaster of carrying burden of
more than one billion people.
A son looks at his father, a student looks up to
the teacher, a patient looks up to the doctor, a
sinner looks up to the God and in your case an
entire nation looks at its hero. You are their
hero. You are one of the eleven hopes that India
put up on the shelf each and every time cricket
is being played. It is just a matter of how you
are taking it. A task has two folds, a
responsibility and an opportunity.
Responsibility tells to do it whether you want
it or not. Opportunity tells you to do it and
pave for your better future. There is only one
difference, responsibility pushes you forward
and opportunity moves you forward. You are
usually pushed forward by forces, you can’t be
pushed forward yourself. You need a force,
warranted or unwarranted. Whereas moving is your
free will, you do it out of your own choice. I
hope I make myself clear.
 Let’s
come to the other part of his statement. Proving
one’s ability. Sachin, don’t you think that when
your dearth of run-making is seventeen months
long without a century then you have few blokes
to say shut up to them? I think you have to and
your century did it. Say shut up to all those
who were having a ball after your lean trot. But
Sachin it is not the end of the road. It is just
another turn. There is still a long way to go.
We prove ourselves on each single day of our
lives. It is not only you. Any other human being
has to do it on every breath. Am I wrong
readers? I hope I am not. We have to prove
ourselves to our families, to our bosses, to our
colleagues and somewhere on hindsight to our own
selves. You can’t ride on your achievements all
life long. Having 10668 Test runs and 14847 One
day runs can’t prevent bowlers from getting you
out. Each and everyday you have to go out and
prove them that you are there on your ability
not on your records. Your being Sachin can’t
halt them from coming at you. And when we ask
you to prove yourself then we are not asking
about your ability, your ability is
unquestionable, it is your will, your will to
survive was under scrutiny not your ability.
So it is the rule of law of this life. Life asks
for proofs and we have to give it. Whether we
like it or not. When we have to do something
again, again and again then why don’t do it
enjoyably. So great man enjoy it!
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