UNFORGETTABLE...moment of CRICKET !!! |Rajat Poonia Rajasthan
Unbreakable !!!
***<**>*** Champion batsman master blaster Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar went through such a phase when his father Ramesh suddenly passed away in 1999.
The 37-year-old, Sachin revealed how he had decided to stay back with his family after the untimely death of his father, but his mother forced him to go and play in the World Cup.
Sachin said,"That was the most difficult stage of my life. At that moment my mom said that even my father would have wanted me to go back and play, because if I sit back at home then it would possibly be the worst thing. 'You have to go and play for your country, because that is the most important thing,' she said. And that made me strong.''
That support meant a lot, because it was a very difficult moment for our entire family; and to go and play a cricket match after just three days was not easy," said Tendulkar said in Mumbai, at a function to announce the release of a CD of songs based on poems written by his father, and a book of poems written by his elder brother, Nitin.
Nitin pointed out that even though the century came against Kenya, it was one of the best of knocks he's seen Tendulkar play.
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It is the tale of a teenager, in his rookie Ranji year in the Delhi lineup, who put aside personal tragedy to pull his team out of dire straits. An act that stunned his own teammates and officials as much as the opposition.
->Tuesday, December 19, 2006
Virat Kohli is 18 years 44 days old.
->3am
Virat’s father Prem dies of a brain stroke.
->9am
Kohli arrives at the Feroz Shah Kotla stadium, for the third day of the Ranji Trophy match versus Karnataka. His Delhi teammates were shocked to see him, telling him his place was at home, with his family. Rajkumar Sharma, Kohli’s batting coach encouraged him to play, urging him to take every opportunity he had to play Ranji Trophy cricket. Virat, 40 not out overnight, responded to his team mates suggestions of going home with, “I want to bat.”
->12pm
Kohli walks back to the pavilion having scored a chanceless 90 to save the follow-on and the match.
->3.30pm
He attends the cremation of his father Prem.
This incredible sequence of events exemplifies why Virat Kohli is the brightest star in India’s cricketing firmament. Of all the demonstrations of Kohli’s mental strength for India, and there have been a few, nothing comes close to that Tuesday in 2006.
Kohli’s ability to detach himself from match situations was vital on that occasion. Venkatesh Prasad, Karnataka coach said, ”An innings like this really shows what stuff he’s made of… you tend to have an overflow of emotions, but he played a superb knock.”
It is testament to Kohli’s development that others now use him as an idol or, as someone observed, ”a live manual on how to manage their careers.” Yuvraj Singh, a veteran of the India side since 2000, has said: “His work ethic is brilliant, his focus is immense. I wished and wondered why I didn’t have that work ethic when I was his age.”
***<**>*** Champion batsman master blaster Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar went through such a phase when his father Ramesh suddenly passed away in 1999.
The 37-year-old, Sachin revealed how he had decided to stay back with his family after the untimely death of his father, but his mother forced him to go and play in the World Cup.
Sachin said,"That was the most difficult stage of my life. At that moment my mom said that even my father would have wanted me to go back and play, because if I sit back at home then it would possibly be the worst thing. 'You have to go and play for your country, because that is the most important thing,' she said. And that made me strong.''
That support meant a lot, because it was a very difficult moment for our entire family; and to go and play a cricket match after just three days was not easy," said Tendulkar said in Mumbai, at a function to announce the release of a CD of songs based on poems written by his father, and a book of poems written by his elder brother, Nitin.
Nitin pointed out that even though the century came against Kenya, it was one of the best of knocks he's seen Tendulkar play.
***<**>***
It is the tale of a teenager, in his rookie Ranji year in the Delhi lineup, who put aside personal tragedy to pull his team out of dire straits. An act that stunned his own teammates and officials as much as the opposition.
->Tuesday, December 19, 2006
Virat Kohli is 18 years 44 days old.
->3am
Virat’s father Prem dies of a brain stroke.
->9am
Kohli arrives at the Feroz Shah Kotla stadium, for the third day of the Ranji Trophy match versus Karnataka. His Delhi teammates were shocked to see him, telling him his place was at home, with his family. Rajkumar Sharma, Kohli’s batting coach encouraged him to play, urging him to take every opportunity he had to play Ranji Trophy cricket. Virat, 40 not out overnight, responded to his team mates suggestions of going home with, “I want to bat.”
->12pm
Kohli walks back to the pavilion having scored a chanceless 90 to save the follow-on and the match.
->3.30pm
He attends the cremation of his father Prem.
This incredible sequence of events exemplifies why Virat Kohli is the brightest star in India’s cricketing firmament. Of all the demonstrations of Kohli’s mental strength for India, and there have been a few, nothing comes close to that Tuesday in 2006.
Kohli’s ability to detach himself from match situations was vital on that occasion. Venkatesh Prasad, Karnataka coach said, ”An innings like this really shows what stuff he’s made of… you tend to have an overflow of emotions, but he played a superb knock.”
It is testament to Kohli’s development that others now use him as an idol or, as someone observed, ”a live manual on how to manage their careers.” Yuvraj Singh, a veteran of the India side since 2000, has said: “His work ethic is brilliant, his focus is immense. I wished and wondered why I didn’t have that work ethic when I was his age.”
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