Telegraph Sport's Jonathan Liew shatters the myth of Tendulkar’s greatness

[SachDan]

Sachin Tendulkar: underachiever, flat-track bully, phone hacker: demolishing the myth of his greatness In terms of his talent, his record and his conduct, Sachin Tendulkar is often held up as a model cricketer worthy of being considered one of the greatest of all time. Perhaps even the very greatest. And yet, behind the earnest, Pepsi-friendly façade, there is a darker side to Tendulkar. Here, today, Telegraph Sport shatters the myth of Tendulkar’s greatness by picking through the deep-seated flaws in his career and his character. Blind, slavish devotees of the Little Master may want to look away now. 1) We all know that Tendulkar has never scored a century at Lord’s and, after his recent double failure, will probably never do so. We also know that Ajit Agarkar and Stuart Broad have. We will gloss over both those facts. But nor has he ever scored a century at The Oval. Or the Rose Bowl. Or Cardiff. Or Bristol. Or Northampton. Or Whitgift. In fact, so long is the list of venues where Tendulkar has not scored a century that it is reasonable to ask: has he ever scored a century at all? His disciples will argue that he has. It is time their claims got the scrutiny they deserved. 2) Tendulkar’s career statistics are indeed impressive. But they have been luxuriantly massaged by big scores against Test minnows such as Zimbabwe, Bangladesh and Australia. Exclude these teams from his Test figures, and indeed all other teams, and his average drops to 0.00 from a total of 0 innings. And this is the man some want to anoint as the greatest in history. With a record like that, it is hard to see why, other than an irrational emotional attachment to his cute little face. 3) Tendulkar has never won the Ashes. How can he possibly be considered one of the greatest players of all time if he has not won the biggest prize in the game? In fact, Telegraph Sport can reveal that Tendulkar has never even been picked for an Ashes series, which shows what the selectors make of his so-called ‘genius’. 4) Tendulkar may have made a huge volume of Test runs, but as many will tell you, he has enjoyed far easier circumstances than many of his counterparts in other eras. In fact, for his entire career, Tendulkar has taken advantage of an arcane ICC by-law that allows him to use a bat four feet wide and six inches thick. This explains why so many onlookers assume that Tendulkar is small; he is, in fact, 6ft 3in. 5) Tendulkar has been strongly implicated in the News of the World phone hacking scandal. In fact, it is alleged that he was mediating between Andy Coulson and Glenn Mulcaire at the time of the worst transgressions. Leaked emails from Tendulkar to Mulcaire reveal the full extent of Tendulkar’s involvement: “Glenn, it’s Sachin again. Could you do Gordon Ramsay next? And maybe Jamie Oliver as well. Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall – but of course that goes without saying. Leave off Delia, though, my wife loves her.†Are these the actions of a role model? No, no, no, no, and no. http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/sport/jonathanliew/100018018/sachin-tendulkar-underachiever-flat-track-bully-phone-hacker-demolishing-the-myth-of-his-greatness/ @comments :hysterical::hysterical::hysterical::hysterical::hysterical:

[surajmal]

right. and lol at the comments section. Indian fans are strangers to sarcasm.

[Guest Gunner]

:hysterical::hysterical::hysterical::hysterical::hysterical::hysterical::hysterical::hysterical::hysterical::hysterical::hysterical: ****ing brilliant!!

[Guest Gunner]

right. and lol at the comments section. Indian fans are strangers to sarcasm.

well a lot of Indians don't understand the English language although they are supposed to be "English speakers".

[gult]

I think all the Indians who have commented must have read only the title!

[Sid]

LOL

[wobblydoggy]

Read the comments from rabid India fans they are hilarious:hysterical:

[NareshK]

I'm amazed there are people out there who think this could be a genuine article. :omg:

[singhprakash72]

well a lot of Indians don't understand the English language although they are supposed to be "English speakers".

Well it is not the English; it is the sense of Homour that they badly lack !

[darkknight]

well a lot of Indians don't understand the English language although they are supposed to be "English speakers".

Its funny to read the comments, they are too serious about the content and making fool of themselves. Yes, we only speak but don't understand English. Lol.

[wobblydoggy]

Well it is not the English; it is the sense of Homour that they badly lack !

We have a great sense of humour thank you, you should know that we played Botham as captain, how much more funny can you get:haha:

[Guest Gunner]

We have a great sense of humour thank you' date=' you should know that we played Botham as captain, how much more funny can you get:haha:[/quote'] Hey you sent out Brain close and John Edrich to open against Michael Holding, how much more humorous do you want to get? :--D:--D

[Guest Gunner]

Well it is not the English; it is the sense of Humour that they badly lack !

Its funny to read the comments' date=' they are too serious about the content and making fool of themselves. Yes, we only speak but don't understand English. Lol.[/quote'] Yeah but in order to understand humour you must understand the drift and jest of the Language. Most Indians don't which is why you have farcical situations like these. Indians make it impossible sometimes for their countrymen to defend them.

[goose]

'i havn't seen a kanjar CHinese lyk u' HAHAHAHAHAHAHA! :hysterical:

[urbestfriend]

Lol at comments..

i havn't seen a kanjar CHinese lyk u...wat d hell r u talkin abt ....u dun hav ny idea dat u r talkin abt god f cricket.....jidan di teri shakal e tu rotiyan kho tu blog likhandeyan....kuti deya ashes tera peyo kranda e india-england vich ...haramdeya ashes england-aus wich hundi e....its better to keep shut ur bludy mouth....

u are a filthy bugger who look likes a chinese but definitely not a englishman..and chinese ppl know nothing about cricket and sachin...! all they know about is chopsticks and noodle ..cricket ain't a chopstick and noodle game.. ppl might say your comments are sarcastic..but dude get a life.. stop gaining attention through you insane posts and shut the **** up..!

It is always true that a person with little knowledge sounds more. Jonathan please get brushed up tomorrow morning for sure, both your brain and your mouth because they both smell some kind of dirt which has never been cleaned.

bhosdina codina tari ma ni gand marava avu bole chhe.... sachin taro bap chhe. madal ****. pikina.

this idiot Chinese or Japanese reporter.??

people dont get angry on this Chinese bird called liew... his name is pronounced as looo...which means ****... and what we usually do wid dat?? flush away.. so just flush dis basterd away from telegraph first, den from u.k. and lastly from dis world... nd i would be so so honored to do dat.. he has nt made fun of sachin by saying d same bt fun of the entire cricket game.. nd telegraph being such a big and reputed newspaper should themselves kill dis basterd..

You chine have you ever play cricket or in your family? Ashes always play between Australia and England so how sachin can play Ashes? for your kind information Sachin is from indian cricket team. This is not your china where they breakup rules and play. Do you have knowledge how to play cricket. Do your work what you know if you don't have work then i will give you i want one guy who can clean up my toilet bug. You are lord of idiots. haaaaaa. so leave this work and do toilet bug cloning that is actual your work.

I dont feel sorry to say that the writer of this article is a RETARD. Tendulkar has scored 12 centuries against 4 times world champion Australia( you cant call them the minnows, can you ?)in test cricket....most by any player.... Ashes series is played between Australia and England only, that means he cannot play in that series being a proud indian ( Mr. Retarded writer,now dont tell me u dint know he is an indian)The writer of this article seems to be a Zero in mathematics...after reading that 'o' average paragraph. It doesnt matter if he hasnt sored any hundreds at lords.What matters is that he has scored the most no. of hundreds,99, Most by any player in the history of cricket. If there is any other word for sincerity,humble,respect,manners,sportsman spirit,then it is SACHIN TENDULKAR,who has never been involved in any scandals,controversies in his 21 years career. 'The Telegraph' you have really spoiled ur reputation by allowing such article to be published on your website. And yeah,Mr. Retarded Writer,dont write any other articles on Tendulkar and cricket if u dont have any idea what it is.

Haha... I've never read an article by a more uneducated, incompetent, uninformed, illogical, and ahem, ahem - racist person (you don't deserve to be called a journalist). Tendulkar can't play the Ashes. Australia aren't minnows of test cricket. My advise: go back to Uni white boy!!

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[goose]

Surely some of those comments are bogus! A deliberate attempt to embarrass Indians!

[Guest Gunner]

Jonathan Liew is Chinese? WTF? The problem is a lot bigger than I thought if they think Mr. Liew is Chinese. FFS!!

[Guest Gunner]

Surely some of those comments are bogus! A deliberate attempt to embarrass Indians!

I would definitely hope that is the case but I sincerely doubt it.

[darkknight]

Yeah but in order to understand humour you must understand the drift and jest of the Language. Most Indians don't which is why you have farcical situations like these. Indians make it impossible sometimes for their countrymen to defend them.

Ya, but who cares. We rather want you to understand us, not other way around. Just say bollywood is good, curry is good etc etc and we'll invest some money in your country.

[Sid]

bhosdina codina tari ma ni gand marava avu bole chhe.... sachin taro bap chhe. madal ****. pikina

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