Master unveiled

Master Blaster's wax statue was unveiled today at Mumbai. The statue will be erected atMadam Tussauds, London on 24th April i.e his birthday.
A tribute to the demigod of cricket. Excerpts from an arguement on topic who is better Sachin OR Saurav.No offence intended against Saurav. The day was when Sachin broke the record of maximum centuries in Tests.

.....First, let me tell you ..this day will be marked in golden letters in the gospel for the religion called cricket. And this gospel focuses on the god of this religion - Sachin Tendulkar. At 35 he is not a sportsman anymore, he is a bloody phenomenon. Reams of newsprint have been filled with description, analyses and tributes to his genius. Websites have dedicated huge amounts of space and attention to every little thing he does. Everything that needs to be written about the man has already been written. Wait.....wait.. has it..?? Obviously much more to come...!!!!Revered by millions in India and across the globe, an emperor among batsmen past and present, Sachin Tendulkar arrived here to rule this game. Afterall who has the guts and valour other than him to single handedly take him team to the finals in the cricket's biggest arena - World Cup. The answer is evident - the man himself. In his 19 years career, he has dismantled cricket's best bowling attacks, devastated the most revered bowlers, scored magnificient knocks and bowled some unforgettable crucial spells. In this journey, for all what he did have set very high benchmarks in the cricket - which in common jargon we say RECORDS. Well, if someone starts ennumerating his myriad records, I bet he will end in creating an Enclycopedia. Foolish are those who dare to compare Sachin with any other cricketer. The icon cant be compared... this is the rule of the game. For those who doing so by comparing Him with Saurav Ganguly, then let me be very clear. I admit Saurav is an excellent player but the word "excellent" becomes very small when put before Sachin. The great Saurav is lost in nonentity when compared with the Master Blaster. I, too, admit that Saurav has aggression/spirit but its raw. Saurav is like a raging bull running around aimlessly. Sachin is the matador who tames the bull. There are critics for both but there lies the difference. The critics for Saurav observes his Achilles' heels and wants him to work on them while the critics for Sachin, in reality, are his admirers who wants him to further raise the benchmarks set by him.Saurav may be excellent but not the great. The greatness lies in exhibiting excellene on and off the fields, certainly not by showing tantrums (by giving irrelevant comments, coming late for toss, etc,etc.). On the contrary, Sachin is a complete player who carries the aura of nobility, humbleness wherever he goes. He personifies a paragon of vitues. He gives "perfection" its meaning. 'Sachin is a man not susceptible to human failing in any endeavour, a man who is invincible. Lastly, the same words which Albert Einstein said for Mahatma Gandhi and aptly fits for Sachin in this era - "Generations to come, it may be, will scarcely believe that such a one, as this, ever in flesh and blood walked upon this earth." Thanks,Vivek Chennai