Hashim amla, without any doubt was the best player in the series including the tests and the one days. His perseverance was unparalleled, his technique unmatched. This was the first time I saw some foreign player play with such authority on the subcontinent soil.
His 253 in the first test was a master piece. I could see another rahul dravid in him. Few of my iit friends would call him the maggu, the 9 pointer types. I wonder if there is any other player who has won all the man of the match awards in a test series including the man of the series.
Like any other Indian fan, i just despised his patience, and was watching when he would throw his wicket away in each innings.
Anyway, it is not the stupendous effort he put in scoring 500 odd runs in the test series that made a big impression on me. It was that trivial thing, that no-attention-effort that made him a hero for me.
Yes, all who know about me, know what i am talking about. That dive, that extra effort that he put to save the boundary of a savage hit from Kaptaan saab Dhoni, which brought Sachin on strike and the rest is history as everybody knows…
What was on the back of Dhoni’s mind is still an enigma to me. Two straight overs where he took a single of the last delivery made me so burn with anger that i felt somebody would have killed him if sachin da could not have completed his 200.
Keeping apart Dhoni’s inane actions, i feel every sachin fan would have the same feelings as me for the great Hashim amla.
Sachin pa and Hashim amla…
Jahapanaon tussi great ho…
5 comments:
The die-hard Sachin fan in us was very anxious about his 200, but I opine Dhoni's role was exemplary, by hitting all around the park he helped Sachin take a cautious approach.
Your post has left a cool question for me to pursue- Any player who won all the MOM and MOS awards in a series?
Cricket should be looked upon as a sports,unbiased of whether amla or sachin , be watched and appreciated.
Send this blog to Arnab goswami of Times now. He will make it a topic for debate
i am just an ardent fan of sachin... so i wont accept your reasons.. :P
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