Lord Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 There was a phase in Sachin Tendulkar's 24-year international career when he felt so "scarred" and "devastated" by the Indian team's ineptitude under his captaincy that he wanted to completely move away from the sport. In his autobiography Playing it My Way, to be released on November 6, Tendulkar has dwelled on the frustrations he faced during his tenure as captain. He led India in 25 Tests between 1996 and 2000 - losing nine, winning four and drawing 12 matches. "I hated losing and as captain of the team I felt responsible for the string of miserable performances. More worryingly, I did not know how I could turn it around, as I was already trying my absolute best," Tendulkar writes in the book. "I confided in Anjali (his wife) that I feared there was nothing more that I could do to stem the tide of defeats. Losing a string of very close matches had left me badly scarred. I had given it everything and was not sure that I could give even 0.1 per cent more. "It was hurting me badly and it took me a long time to come to terms with these failures. I even contemplated moving away from the sport completely, as it seemed nothing was going my way." Tendulkar specifically mentions the tour of West Indies in 1997 as a low point of his leadership. After drawing the first two Tests, India needed to score only 120 in the fourth innings in Barbados to win the third match but were dismissed for 81. "Monday, 31 March 1997, was a dark day in the history of Indian cricket and definitely the worst of my captaincy career," Tendulkar writes. "And yet it had promised so much. In fact, over dinner at a restaurant in St Lawrence Gap in Barbados the night before, I remember having a joke with the waiter, who was predicting a West Indian win. He was confident that Ambrose would bounce India out the next morning. "Now, in the first innings of this match, Franklyn Rose had bowled me a bouncer and I had pulled him into the stands for six. So I reminded the waiter of the shot and jokingly said to him that if Ambrose tried to bowl me a bouncer, I would hit him all the way to Antigua. "I was so confident of our chances that I pointed to the fridge and said he should immediately chill a bottle of champagne and I would come and open it the next day and pour him a glass to celebrate winning the match. Instead, we collapsed for a miserable 81 all out, handing West Indies a 38-run victory. Frankly, there can be no excuses for such a poor batting effort, even though it was a difficult track. I certainly don't want to point fingers at anyone for the defeat, as that's not my way. In any case, I was part of that team and as captain it was my responsibility to steer us to victory. I did not get the feeling that we were over-confident, yet none of the batsmen apart from Laxman even reached double figures in the second innings and it was one of the worst batting displays I have been part of. "I myself got out for just four. In my anxiety to get a feel for the ball I got a tentative edge. I should either have left the ball alone or tried to counter-attack. The defeat left me totally devastated and I shut myself in my room for two whole days trying to come to terms with the loss. I still feel the pangs of that defeat when I look back at the series." http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/story/795243.html :(( So who's buying his book:cantstop: Link to comment
Texan Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 Good sensationalization to sell his book :clap: Link to comment
Trichromatic Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 Already pre-ordered his book on rediff. When can I expect to receive it? Link to comment
Lord Posted November 2, 2014 Author Share Posted November 2, 2014 Already pre-ordered his book on rediff. When can I expect to receive it? releasing on 6th.might reach you by 15:giggle: Link to comment
Yoda-esque Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 Will seem like an interesting read.. Link to comment
Laaloo Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 Well the midget did find it a bit difficult to handle pressure Link to comment
Texan Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 An apt title for his autobiography would have been: I, Me and Myself Link to comment
Lord Posted November 2, 2014 Author Share Posted November 2, 2014 An apt title for his autobiography would have been: I, Me and Myself autobiographies are supposed to be about yourself no?:dontknow: Link to comment
Guest PrancingHorse Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 I've ordered his ab on Amazon Link to comment
JaFanatic Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 autobiographies are supposed to be about yourself no?:dontknow: let him rant his heart out Go Texan :two_thumbs_up: Link to comment
velu Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 "I hated losing and as captain of the team I felt responsible for the string of miserable performances. More worryingly, I did not know how I could turn it around, as I was already trying my absolute best," Tendulkar writes in the book. glad that sachin hiimself said that.. if any anti-sachin fan told that sachin was responsible for our losses when he was captaining , bhaktas might surely hunted them Link to comment
Lord Posted November 2, 2014 Author Share Posted November 2, 2014 glad that sachin hiimself said that.. if any anti-sachin fan told that sachin was responsible for our losses when he was captaining , bhaktas might surely hunted them just like you hunt when we say MSD is responsible for our overseas losses:--D Link to comment
JaFanatic Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 glad that sachin hiimself said that.. if any anti-sachin fan told that sachin was responsible for our losses when he was captaining , bhaktas might surely hunted them The tradition hasnt changed yet Link to comment
velu Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 just like you hunt when we say MSD is responsible for our overseas losses:--D give him wicket takers , he will do a Alexander the great :winky: Link to comment
velu Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 The tradition hasnt changed yet its even worse with padosis .. in some odi game misbah was rested and in that game pakistan lost when chasing .. padosis blamed misbah for cultivating defensive batting culture :hysterical::hysterical: Link to comment
Lord Posted November 2, 2014 Author Share Posted November 2, 2014 give him wicket takers ' date=' he will do a Alexander the great :winky:[/quote'] excuses :beee: Link to comment
moniker Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 give him wicket takers ' date=' he will do a Alexander the great :winky:[/quote'] But he doesn't prefer wicket takers as they go for runs. Link to comment
AmreekanDesi Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 Failure as captain will unfortunately always be a stain on his legacy. Even the best have some faults Link to comment
Texan Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 autobiographies are supposed to be about yourself no?:dontknow: ...in relation to others. But for a man who was playing for individual records in a team sport, I feel that is an apt title. Link to comment
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