Farewell Sachin

It’s an amazing feeling today..Peculiar, weird..Seeing Sachin play for so many years, didn't realize how time flew and i grew up from a little kid..the kid i once used to be, watching sachin play, in a black and white TV, sitting on my grandfather's side..his brilliant innovative as well as text book shots..his centuries, his sixes, his fours, we cherished every bit of 'em..we mourned when he lost his wickets, we rose when he rose his bat, he practically became a part of our life..in india, cricket is the most glamorous game and cricketers are as popular as movie stars, even more perhaps..credit for that goes entirely to Sachin..even before exams, children told their mom "lemme see the match as long as sachin plays, then I'll study" and moms didn't protest..that era ends in the present test match..cant believe it's his last match..cant believe the young kid playing amidst seniors like azhar, siddhu, etc, scoring runs after runs, finally called it a day..the little master retires..he retires after breaking all records possible..he retires after setting such new records which god knows when anyone can ever touch or break..my friend Mayur Tailor aptly says: "Somewhere between the Debut and Retirement of Sachin Tendulkar, We all grew up"..
indeed..thank you Sachin for making us all so proud of you..thankyou for everything..