Well, If we were to believe in our centuries old vedas, then there are 330 million deities. And we, the Indians, surely must have succeeded in creating atleast one image of each god somewhere in atleast 1 temple in India. #Respect But If I we…
Well, If we were to believe in our centuries old vedas, then there are 330 million deities. And we, the Indians, surely must have succeeded in creating atleast one image of each god somewhere in atleast 1 temple in India. #Respect
But If I were to think of 1 god in India, then I too have an image.
He is 5.5 inch tall, currently 38 years old, lives in Mumbai, and plays Cricket for India.
And no. Cricket is not my religion 
Talk about a temple, then I hope lovers of cricket perfectionist SRT surely knows about the upcoming exclusive SRT museum in Pune.
Pump into this thread to discuss everything about the little master. His Past, Present and Future...
Sachin Baba Ki Jai Ho:clap:
Please stop immortalizing Sachin!
I accept the fact that he a good cricketer and has contributed a lot to Indian Cricket. But this feeling should not turn into Sachin's Idolatry. Giving a status of GOD to Sachin itself defames the great cricketer. We should keep our reverence to him as a gentleman and a sporting talent of India and not as GOD.
I accept the fact that he a good cricketer and has contributed a lot to Indian Cricket. But this feeling should not turn into Sachin's Idolatry. Giving a status of GOD to Sachin itself defames the great cricketer. We should keep our reverence to him as a gentleman and a sporting talent of India and not as GOD.
Agreed that Sachin is the modern day DON of world cricket, but why a separate thread for that?
Well, If we were to believe in our centuries old vedas, then there are 330 million deities. And we, the Indians, surely must have succeeded in creating atleast one image of each god somewhere in atleast 1 temple in India. #Respect
But If I were to think of 1 god in India, then I too have an image.
He is 5.5 inch tall, currently 38 years old, lives in Mumbai, and plays Cricket for India.
And no. Cricket is not my religion
Talk about a temple, then I hope lovers of cricket perfectionist SRT surely knows about the upcoming exclusive SRT museum in Pune.
Pump into this thread to discuss everything about the little master. His Past, Present and Future...
Sachin Baba Ki Jai Ho:clap:
michaelbarbossa SaysAgreed that Sachin is the modern day DON of world cricket, but why a separate thread for that?
You can continue on the following thread. There is no use opening new threads for these topics:
http://www.pagalguy.com/discussions/is-sachin-yup-god-himself-past-his-prime-25005724
An admin can be requested to change the name of the above thread. It was created in 2004, now the name is redundant.
Please stop immortalizing Sachin!
I accept the fact that he a good cricketer and has contributed a lot to Indian Cricket. But this feeling should not turn into Sachin's Idolatry. Giving a status of GOD to Sachin itself defames the great cricketer. We should keep our reverence to him as a gentleman and a sporting talent of India and not as GOD.
Tendulkar remains, by a distance, the most worshipped cricketer in the world. We should find gods among overselves and not in artistic sculptures. Real God thing is just an insecurity of humans to fight fear and generate hope-- Thats my personal point of view. Sorry if I hurt some1's feelings
Giving some1 a status of sir/father/god does not immortalize or defames him/her. Its just the respect you have. Sachin is a motivating and inspiring character not only on cricketing side, but also on other areas. He is a true inspiration to me and many others and I believe there is nothing wrong in calling him a god.. sorry GOD
You can continue on the following thread. There is no use opening new threads for these topics:
http://www.pagalguy.com/discussions/is-sachin-yup-god-himself-past-his-prime-25005724
An admin can be requested to change the name of the above thread. It was created in 2004, now the name is redundant.
Sorry boss, I think I need to search for things in this forum more diligently and cautiously.
Admins, please close the thread. Its really a redundant one. Though I would love to see a thread-name change. My idea was not to rant about SRT.
Cheers
done. :)
closed the old thread and have given a redirect to this thread in old one.
i thought of renaming this thread but then thought that this would be the most neutral name. :)
happy discussing and lets hope for his 100th international ton to occur soon. 😃
Please stop immortalizing Sachin!
I accept the fact that he a good cricketer and has contributed a lot to Indian Cricket. But this feeling should not turn into Sachin's Idolatry. Giving a status of GOD to Sachin itself defames the great cricketer. We should keep our reverence to him as a gentleman and a sporting talent of India and not as GOD.
Well no one says he is a GOD, all we say is that he is a ''Cricketing God''
michaelbarbossa SaysAgreed that Sachin is the modern day DON of world cricket, but why a separate thread for that?
ya then dravid also deserves a thread,then some msd fan will say he deserves a thread,a seperate thread for srt?
Then some messi,amstrong,ronaldo,liverpool,barca,united,madrid,schumacher,vettel,amstrong etc. Would need a thread !!
ya then dravid also deserves a thread,then some msd fan will say he deserves a thread,a seperate thread for srt?
Then some messi,amstrong,ronaldo,liverpool,barca,united,madrid,schumacher,vettel,amstrong etc. Would need a thread !!
Well, you can start a thread for all the dudes and teams you mentioned, or separate threads, but the point here is - Sachin Tendulkar is an icon like no other, to most Indians. Popular is not equal to iconic. Iconic is about two levels above "very popular". Hope you get the drift.
The guy is a phenomenon to most Indians. Phenomenons get separate coverage. Popular figures may, or may not. Sachin Tendulkar is not just a name anymore in India. It is a brand, a topic, a phenomenon, and even an institution all in itself. It is subjected to wholesome praise and stinging criticism, reams and reams of discussion and debate, and constant media scrutiny.
About the other stars/ teams you mentioned, they are popular no doubt, but iconic only in their own countries/ in other parts of the world. PG is at least 90% full of Indians and in India the icon is Sachin Tendulkar. That said, you can start threads for them if you wish. I am merely explaining the difference between Sachin and the rest, in India.
Even Rahul Dravid. Poor Dravid was indeed unlucky to be born in the era of Sachin Tendulkar. There is no one, not even Dravid, who commands as much attention and hysteria as Sachin Tendulkar. Dravid, himself extremely popular, and a great batsman, is still miles behind Sachin at least on the number of fans index.
It would be more prudent to discuss WHY Sachin Tendulkar, and not Dravid or Laxman or Sehwag or Kumble, are the most popular, in spite of their immense contributions to cricket.
An article about the 100th 100:
Mukul Kesavan: Why Tendulkar's 100th hundred doesn't matter Opinion | Cricinfo Magazine ESPN Cricinfo
I so wanted Sachin to score his 100th ton against the AUSSIES !!! I hope it comes true 
Few unknown facts about Sachin...
When Sachin bats the number of people watching the match exceeds European population.
Sachin takes care of the education of over 200 students (in a way a father to them)
The only player to have the national flag on his helmet and also in his kitbag , very very patriotic. Many youngsters in the current team have started following the suit.
Sachin uses three grips for his bat , the make of the bat is "vampire", he still uses kids sized gloves because since they're tighter and it'd give a better grip
Treated a large group from Sahitya Sahwas, the colony where he lived till earlier, to a meal at hotel Bandra international after a successful tour in 1990.
"Chumma shot'' was how he would describe a stroke played well
John wright caught Sachin off Danny Morrison for 88 in the Napier test between India and New Zealand in 1989-90, stopping him from becoming the youngest ever test centurion.
It was hiss father who signed his official contract with BCCI , because god was 16 yrs old at that time.
''Love of cars began early. There was a drive-in theatre close to where I lived. You could see cars of all shapes and sizes there. I would really like it because it was the only place where you could see a movie yet not get out of the car,'' he says
Sachin is the only batsman in test cricket who scored 3 centuries wid a six
The movie to which he went in disguise was ROJA, at Worli's Satyam cinema
At 17, was worried that a traffic cop may penalise him when dropping friends to Bandra station in his first car - a blue Maruti 800
He once asked his care taker Laxmi Bai to prepare a dish of frogs considered to be an yuck dish in India as a child.
Was taught swimming in some half an hour by Manoj Prabhakar on the 1990 tour to EnglandSachin - the name was given to him by his late father after the great music composer & singer, Sachin Dev Burman"
Sachin can cook Baingan Bhartha
The first ever bowler to have bowled to god was his Nani
Tendulkar's idol is the American Tennis superstar-John McEnore. During his young age, he argued and fought for McEnore with his colony friends who supported Swedish Bjorn Borg. Sachin sported a head-band, sweat-band and a tennis racquet showing his staunch loyalty towards his idol.Once, cooked breakfast at son Arjun's playschool.
Sachin's wife Anjali tends to become nervous while he bats, whereas his brother has become so superstitious that he allows the family members to only watch the match recording.
On pre-mature and early exits, Sachin likes to take out his anger somewhere. He prefers to be left alone, till he cools down.
He visualizes God in his parents. Religion to him is what his parents have
inculcated in him, his upbringing and his way of life. (This is the main concept of sachinism - worship your parents)
Source: Internet 😃
Just one step away from 100th ton!! But nevertheless a god with 99 tons.... no god is as heavy as 99 tons internationally..!!
@enigmaticpranav: Yeah i m waiting for ton against aussies on boxers day at melbourne on 26th december 2011
an classic article on GOD(SACHIN)
Sachin Tendulkar is a reservoir of peace, focus and determination surrounded by mania | Herald Sun
i know guys most of us are angry with sachin that he didn't do anything in last 2 overseas tour....
but we must accept this he has given his 100%...all the time...he will never compromise on cricket...
whatever may be the future of our team
sachin is god and will remain god for me always
TIME...to..Revive..the..thread
TAKE..A..BOW...MASTER!!!!
TIME...to..Revive..the..thread
TAKE..A..BOW...MASTER!!!!
I feel privileged to be a part of the era to which Sachin belongs ... Awesome feeling .. feels like "I" have scored this hundred and not him ..
Long time no see 
Happy bday Sachin 
It's a true privilege and sheer luck to have breathed same air as does the master have.. hr really has given me a reason to be alive... 😃 😃 😃 😃 😃
