b555 Posted April 27, 2011 Posted April 27, 2011 Investigators in Mumbai are believed to have chanced upon a young man whose favourite cricketer of all time is not Sachin Tendulkar. The 13-year-old, whose name has not been released, to protect him and his family, is alleged to have said that while he quite liked Tendulkar, his all-time favourite player was probably Vivian Richards. "It keeps changing," he said. While it is too early to speculate on the reasons for the boy's aberrant behavior, theories have been put forth that his parents are partly to blame, beginning with their failure to name their son Sachin, though he was born in 1998, the year Tendulkar was at the peak of his powers. "We did not realise what a monumental blunder we were making," the boy's mother said recently. She added that she should have known something was wrong years ago, when her son, six at the time, didn't produce an entry saying "Go east, go west, Sachin is d best", like all his classmates, in a school banner-making competition. The drastic breach of convention was brought to the notice of the apex government agency in charge of investigating instances of anti-national behaviour by an alert schoolteacher, who noticed there was not a single mention of Tendulkar in an essay titled "My idea of God", submitted by the boy a few months ago. "He is otherwise a good student, but he must be punished," the teacher told this website. A security guard at the residential complex the teenager lives in with his parents told television channels he saw it coming in 2007, when he noticed the boy, then 10, did not tug at his crotch before settling into his stance during games of backyard cricket in the compound. "That made me suspicious," the guard said. "I also noticed that same year this fellow was very happy - from June to December especially," he added, pointing out that Tendulkar was out six times in the 90s in ODIs in that period. The offender was alleged to have watched the Naked Gun movies repeatedly in those months, in flagrant disregard for the national mood of mourning. "And that time when Sachin saab had that elbow problem, this boy played a lot of tennis. It was like he was mocking him," the guard added. In addition to their poor judgement in the matter of naming their son, the parents are also believed to be to blame in other ways. They did not take the boy to Shivaji Park frequently enough to derive inspiration by kissing the pitch favoured by Tendulkar in his pre-teen years. This though the family lives in Virar, only 50-odd kilometres away from Shivaji Park. "We used to leave at 5.30am every Saturday with our son," one of the family's neighbours said, "but they never came, even though I invited them once or twice. "They have brought shame on the entire colony," he added. It is reported the parents also neglected to purchase a Mumbai Indians replica t-shirt with Tendulkar's name on the back for their son till earlier this year, though the IPL has been around since 2008 and replica t-shirts have been available since then. The investigators have been making rapid strides in building a watertight case for the prosecution. One of the officers, who did not wish to be named, said, "I asked him a simple question - how many nights had Sachin not slept before the match with Pakistan in the 2003 World Cup - and he did not know the answer." "I ask pardon from the nation on behalf of my son," the boy's father said in a statement, while eating a vada pav in an attempt to display that he was a true Mumbaikar. The quotes and "facts" in this piece are all made up, but you already knew that, didn't you? :hysterical::hysterical::hysterical:
Andy Posted April 27, 2011 Posted April 27, 2011 Is the boy called Vaibhav :nervous: Stop Dragging Vaibhav in every Matter :hitler: After Watching IPL I have heard many started Calling Sir Jadeja = GOD :((
vaibhav_delhi Posted April 28, 2011 Posted April 28, 2011 I feel the reasons why Indian fans are a little extra-sentimental about sachin are: -> he is an indian -> he is extremely well behaved n humble. If he had a personality like ponting or harbhajan, he would have been alot less liked -> he is one of the shortest cricketers. So probably fans attach greater skill n difficulty level to his batting, ofcourse fans maybe unaware of this, hence would never admit it. -> he has been playing for 21 yrs, many fans seeing him play from their childhood, so they feel more attached to him than any other player. sachin is one of my favs too. But I like dhoni n steyn more....
Aaku Posted April 28, 2011 Posted April 28, 2011 Is the boy called Vaibhav :nervous: Kaun he yeh chokra :viking: sab fan boyz ek chathh (thread) k neechey
Sachin=GOD Posted April 28, 2011 Posted April 28, 2011 I feel the reasons why Indian fans are a little extra-sentimental about sachin are: -> he is an indian -> he is extremely well behaved n humble. If he had a personality like ponting or harbhajan, he would have been alot less liked -> he is one of the shortest cricketers. So probably fans attach greater skill n difficulty level to his batting, ofcourse fans maybe unaware of this, hence would never admit it. -> he has been playing for 21 yrs, many fans seeing him play from their childhood, so they feel more attached to him than any other player. sachin is one of my favs too. But I like dhoni n steyn more.... :hmmmm2:
ganeshran Posted April 28, 2011 Posted April 28, 2011 I feel the reasons why Indian fans are a little extra-sentimental about sachin are: -> he is an indian -> he is extremely well behaved n humble. If he had a personality like ponting or harbhajan, he would have been alot less liked -> he is one of the shortest cricketers. So probably fans attach greater skill n difficulty level to his batting, ofcourse fans maybe unaware of this, hence would never admit it. -> he has been playing for 21 yrs, many fans seeing him play from their childhood, so they feel more attached to him than any other player. sachin is one of my favs too. But I like dhoni n steyn more.... :WTF: Yet another gem from the Vaibhav stable. Delhi is truly the talent capital of India :hatsoff:
vaibhav_delhi Posted April 28, 2011 Posted April 28, 2011 sab fan boyz ek chathh (thread) k neechey right
nballa Posted April 28, 2011 Posted April 28, 2011 articles like these is why i never click the 'page 2' link on cricinfo. you are almost guaranteed garbage.
Sachin=GOD Posted April 28, 2011 Posted April 28, 2011 articles like these is why i never click the 'page 2' link on cricinfo. you are almost guaranteed garbage. posts like these are why I almost never read anything written by you. It is certainly guaranteed garbage.
nballa Posted April 28, 2011 Posted April 28, 2011 posts like these are why I almost never read anything written by you. It is certainly guaranteed garbage. develop a sense of sophisticated humor then come back and re-read my posts. till then stick with 'page 2'
fineleg Posted April 29, 2011 Posted April 29, 2011 -> he is one of the shortest cricketers. So probably fans attach greater skill n difficulty level to his batting, ofcourse fans maybe unaware of this, hence would never admit it. . What!? Vaibav - ur going crazy! Fans are "unaware" - but you are aware of it all? :hysterical:
vaibhav_delhi Posted April 29, 2011 Posted April 29, 2011 What!? Vaibav - ur going crazy! Fans are "unaware" - but you are aware of it all? :hysterical: lol @the sentimental fans...I dint even say tht he would not be considered an all-time great batsman if he wasn't short-heighted...
b555 Posted April 29, 2011 Author Posted April 29, 2011 sab fan boyz ek chathh (thread) k neechey aur ek sensible .... aakar ye post kar rahii hain :finger:
b555 Posted April 29, 2011 Author Posted April 29, 2011 lol @the sentimental fans...I dint even say tht he would not be considered an all-time great batsman if he wasn't short-heighted... aur kar article main aapka super logic aayega hii :hatsoff:
vaibhav_delhi Posted April 29, 2011 Posted April 29, 2011 few points for the fans to ponder over: -> its easier for fast bowlers to bowl at chest level n above to shorter guys which is harder to score off most times. -> smaller guys have comparatively lesser power n smaller swing of the bat (can't hit the big shots as often). So they rely more on application, hitting the gaps n timing than bigger batsmen to score runs. This requires more skill n is a harder thing to do. -> so, many(not all) fans might be placing slightly higher value(in terms of skill n difficulty) to sachin's 30k runs than say if a Symonds had scored those runs. Is it not a possibility?? -> If yes, Would the fans be necessarily aware of this?? its nothing much, but at look this vid (which i just came across while killing time on youtube), jonty rhodes mentions sachin's size a couple of times.. your opinions are welcome....
Sid Posted April 29, 2011 Posted April 29, 2011 sab fan boyz ek chathh (thread) k neechey :hysterical::hysterical::hysterical::hysterical::hysterical:
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