DOUBLE WHAMMY

5th January ,1971 can be celebrated as Birthday of One Day Cricket. After first three days of 3rd Test of the Ashes series were washed out, officials decided to abandon the test match. Instead, a one day game of 40 overs each side ( 8 ball over) was played between the two historic rivals.Australia won that match comfortably with 5 wickets still safe in pavilion. Since then One Day cricket has seen a lot of transition, from white kits to colored jerseys , from 8 ball over to six ball over and many more.

But today's date i.e. 24th Feb ,2010 will be written in golden letters.
After 39 years of its emergence ,One Day Cricket witnessed its first ever double hundred, & who better than SACHIN TENDULKAR will be privileged to do so.In the meanwhile records of Saeed Anwar and Charles Coventry were also broken.
It is a phenomenal performance from a person who has devoted his life to this beautiful game.
As some one beautifully described the moment of truth saying that even sun will go down only after watching the GOD of CRICKET achieve this miracle, we could only thank Almighty of giving us a chance to be born in SACHIN's era.
Its a blessing that we have been a witness to so many of his amazing knocks.
The sound of ball hitting the middle of SACHIN's timber has always been euphonious.

He has broken virtually every record and but its his humility which has carried him so far and for so long.

There are 12 months left for the KUMBH of Cricket which is the only trophy left in SACHIN's cabinet. Till then we can keep praying for him, and feel jubilant that we never had to bowl to him (though my heart says, even being thrashed by his bat would have been an honor.)