Gotham Cronie Posted March 30, 2011 Posted March 30, 2011 A big deal considering the U.S. basically doesn't know about cricket. An awesome article too if you're trying to kill time before the match. http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/eticket/story?page=110329/Cricket
Little_Master Posted March 30, 2011 Posted March 30, 2011 A big deal considering the U.S. basically doesn't know about cricket. An awesome article too if you're trying to kill time before the match. http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/eticket/story?page=110329/Cricket :two_thumbs_up:
flamy Posted March 30, 2011 Posted March 30, 2011 brittania pe kissan, this looks like an awesome read :woot:
Prakat Posted March 30, 2011 Posted March 30, 2011 "I do know this: I am a fan. I am sunburned but do not care. I lose track of time. That's not a narrative flourish. Hours seem like moments. Rapture comes to the people here. I see Sachin constructing a score, and I understand the planning, and the years of experience, that lead a man to this field on this day, and to the artistry he now holds as part of himself, like a chamber of his heart. We are congregants in a church. We are watching the son of a poet. The stand-up comedian is serious. This is a perfect at-bat, Andy tells me. This is art, and I am lucky to see it. Soon, Sachin will be gone. This feeling will be gone. Right now, it is alive. It has the power of a name, immortal and pure."
Rajiv Posted March 30, 2011 Posted March 30, 2011 No matter from what era you from, no one has ever shouldered this pressure. Be it Viv Richards, Imran Khan, Kapil.... Whenever we see Sachins name, there is this billion attached next to it Sachin Billionkar
flamy Posted March 30, 2011 Posted March 30, 2011 His agent told me he's aware of what he means to people, of the symbolic importance of being both the beginning and end of something. He is a bridge, and it is vital to the psyche of a nation that he remains intact. He gets it. That's why he never loses focus. Nothing, it turns out, is effortless. In his room, he seems tired, worn out mentally and physically. He needs a break. I ask when was the last time he had 20 days off in a row with nothing to do. No balls to hit or billions to represent. :sniffle: Love, you, Sachin. :icflove:
vpg0002 Posted March 30, 2011 Posted March 30, 2011 It is a huge thing for cricket to see this kind of coverage. Maybe these are the steps ESPN is taking in order to make cricket enter the main stream sports.
Misu243 Posted March 30, 2011 Posted March 30, 2011 Check out www.espn.com homepage One of my Pakistani friends who just follows American sports just texted me saying "u know u gonna lose":hysterical::hysterical: Glad to see cricket has caught up with the rest of the sports http://espn.com
therocky Posted March 30, 2011 Posted March 30, 2011 No matter from what era you from' date=' no one has ever shouldered this pressure. Be it Viv Richards, [b']Imran Khan, Kapil.... Whenever we see Sachins name, there is this billion attached next to it Sachin Billionkar Please don't mention someone like Imran Khan in the same post as the best cricketer of all time, thanks.
Tigerbait Posted March 30, 2011 Posted March 30, 2011 Very well written article and well overdue for US readers.
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