Sachin Tendulkar: End of an Era

I was busy doing chatting with my girlfriend on WHATSAPP when i got a notification of some inbox, I flipped through the chat windows and saw a text, which read: "Sachin Tendulkar announces retirement from Test cricket after 200th game" courtesy Praveen Tiwari.

I was not supposed to believe him and did the same, but yes, he raised a doubt in my mind; just to clear doubt from my mind i went on to Google for the latest news about Tendulkar and let my girlfriend on hold. And what i saw was unbelievable - at least to the cricket lovers of this country, "Sachin Tendulkar will going to play his last two against West indies in coming month" - and along with him retiring a long lasting legacy,  life seemed to come to a standstill.

My thought drifted to the days I played cricket as a kid; How old I was? I might be of six, no, five or even less but  since the day came across with cricket and was pretty confident of at least one player (who used to be the first choice for selectors without any hesitation) who would be there as rescuer whenever team needs him. I can easily make out moments when i used to seek permission to watch Sachin play and as soon as he got out i used to switch to other work with thought of "India's lose" in mind. He used to be the first and last hope of India's win.

I believe, there exist a child in every person which drove individual to their love and the same child in him, prompted him all these year since he was 11 years old to play and enjoy the game. Today he feathered almost all the batting records a batsman can have to his cap and will going to add another a few in his last two. There were lot of ups and downs came in his career but every time he learnt from his mistakes, always came with something new and gave his best shot in more energetic way. He defied age at every stage of his career. With growing age he refined his technical skills and remained on the top through out his career of 24 years. 

SachinTendulkar is not mere a name of a person, he is a  kind of player India has ever produced and ever will (doubt). He is the motivation, inspiration, passion, and personality to name a few; for the people of this country. People of this country and all around the world has felicitated his name with "GOD OF CRICKET".

Sachin's decision to hang up his boots after his 200th Test lined up next month will not only leave a HUGE void in Indian Team but would also take away a generation, a mentor, an inspiration, an experience and most importantly a true sportsmen along with him. And now when he is on the verge, there are few questions striking on my mind, few unresolved queries for which there are no answers, troubling me. Who after him? Who will take over his job and getting the job done? Who will wear No. 10 jersey for India with which there is an emotional attachment of his ardent fans? And to whom we would look up to like the way we look for him.. These are the questions that has not been asked for more than two decades. These were the rhetorical questions as no one really thought it could be answered.

A take on - SHAYARI

Hme yad hai wo din, jb hmne unhe phli br apni inhi ankhon se dekha tha,
mahsus jo kia hmne us din wo sab ek dhokha tha,
pr kahaani kuch or hi thi,
wo ldki ni bala kuch or hi thi,
ladte the jhgadte the roj unse paglo ki trh,
hme kya pta tha ye ladai pyr m badl jayegi is trh,



pta ni kya psnd aya unme,
syd unki aankhe, ya ankho ka kajal,
syd unki hasi, ya hsne ki chalclahat,
syd unke hoth, ya hotho khilkhilahat,
syd unke bate, ya batiyane ka tarika,
syd chal unki, ya pta ni,
pta ni kya psnd aya itna unme, pta ni....



Aj is kadar khfa h hm unki mohhabat me,
tadpte hai raat bhar unki yad me,
Thodi bachkani si harkarte hai unki,
thodi pyari si bate hai unki,
Gusse mein ati hai to JABRAT lgti hai,
Pyar krti hai to BAWAl lgti hai,
Aab us Pagli Ladki Ke Bin Jeena Gaddari Lagta Hai,
Aur Us Pagli Ladki Ke Bin Marna Bhi Bhari Lagta Hai.


ye jindagi hame kis mod par le aayi hai
hamare dil mein bhi pyar ki umag umad aayi hai
cahate hai hum jise tahe dil se,
koi bataye unhe, hamane dil mein unhi ki murat banayi hai.


hum apni mohhabat  ka ishar khule aam kiya nhn karte,
mohhabat ka ye jam hum dikha kar piya nhn karte,
jo ki na hoti mohhabat humne ai mere humdum,
to mohhabat jaise shabdoon ka prayog hum kiya nhn karte.


pucha jo sawaal dil se  naam unhi ka aaya,
dhadkan ne bhi geet unhi ka gungunaya,
socha khuda ko yaad kar lu pal do pal,
par laboon pe naam bhi unhi ka aaya.


dil mein hai jo baat, hum unhe kah nhn sakte
door chalye jaye wo, yeh hum sah nhn sakte,
dar hai rushwah na ho jaye jindagi hamari,
jindagi woh hai hamari unke bina hum rah nhn sakte.


Khoyi si aankho  me sapna aapka saja liya,
Aarzoo me aapki chahat ko basa liya,
Dhadkan bhi na rahi zaruri hamare liye,
Jab se dil me aapko basa liya.


har ek din, har ek rat me teri yaad aati hai
namak aankhon me ghul jaane me teri yaad aati hai
tere shone se mukhde ko kya maloom ai mere humdum
samundaar paar, viraane me teri yaad aati hai.


socha tha wo tut k cahengey hame,
lekin caha b hmne or tute b hum.