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The Sachin Tendulkar Chat

'I feel very happy when I cross 100, but the next thought is, what is the requirement of the team?'

A single player cannot win or lose any game'

Sachin Tendulkar (Mon Jan 25 1999 20:56)

Rajshresta: Captaincy didn't affect my performance because I ended up scoring 1,000 runs in both Tests and one-dayers, and that too away from home, against South Africa and the West Indies. I don't think that is a bad performance at all.

Sachin Tendulkar (Mon Jan 25 1999 20:57)

ABC: No, I am not typing myself, are there many typos in my replies?

Sachin Tendulkar (Mon Jan 25 1999 20:58)

Cyberpark: Maze aawadte maidan Wankhede Stadium.

Sachin Tendulkar (Mon Jan 25 1999 20:58)

Honeybee: I like Jonty Rhodes.

Sachin Tendulkar (Mon Jan 25 1999 21:0)

Ashish Pande: I played only three Test innings in NZ, and I scored 47, 113 and 67 runs. And in the one-dayers I couldn't get going, but as far as I'm concerned I know there is nothing to worry about.

Sachin Tendulkar (Mon Jan 25 1999 21:3)

Indian: The previous tour to NZ, when I opened for the first time, Gavin Larsen was bowling and the first five balls were dot balls which were pitched just short of length and I intentionally played them on the front foot and Ajay Jadeja at the non-striker's end told me I was not doing the right thing. And I told him, 'speak to me after the last ball', and the last ball was pitched way short, which I hit for a six off the backfoot. I told Jadeja, 'I wanted him to bowl this length, that's the only reason I played the first five balls on the front foot'.

Sachin Tendulkar (Mon Jan 25 1999 21:4)

SNayak: Hi Sanjay. No, I haven't seen L R Shukla bowl, though I have heard that he is a good bowler.

Sachin Tendulkar (Mon Jan 25 1999 21:15)

Sorry folks, there was a slight breakdown at this end, things are cool now. Let's roll.

Sachin Tendulkar (Mon Jan 25 1999 21:17)

Roshan: I agree absolutely with Gavaskar's statement, that your next innings always start with a 0. I was never relaxed at all.

Sachin Tendulkar (Mon Jan 25 1999 21:18)

Sunil: First, can you please answer my question: why only Donald and Pollock? :-)

Sachin Tendulkar (Mon Jan 25 1999 21:19)

Guru: Everytime I go out there I try to overhaul my highest score.

Sachin Tendulkar (Mon Jan 25 1999 21:21)

Gomathi: It gives me lot of satisfaction to perform against good bowlers, especially if they have got me out in earlier innings.

Sachin Tendulkar (Mon Jan 25 1999 21:22)

Makkhan: The white one can be spotted better.

Sachin Tendulkar (Mon Jan 25 1999 21:22)

Gaurang Tanna: I have played against Waqar and Wasim earlier, and they are good bowlers.

Sachin Tendulkar (Mon Jan 25 1999 21:24)

Amit: I think it is very difficult to answer who will win the World Cup, it depends on the current form of the teams.

Sachin Tendulkar (Mon Jan 25 1999 21:26)

Siddhartha: I like listening to music. My favourite singers are Mark Knopfler and Eagles, Bob Marley. I don't get bored of people talking to me about cricket, not really.

Sachin Tendulkar (Mon Jan 25 1999 21:27)

Aarti: I feel very happy when I cross 100, but the next thought is, what is the requirement of the team?

Sachin Tendulkar (Mon Jan 25 1999 21:28)

Himal: I think we need to win abroad, which will be a great achievement. Though we came close to winning so many times, the final hurdle could not be crossed. We are all working on it.

Sachin Tendulkar (Mon Jan 25 1999 21:33)

Sachin A: No, I will not walk if the umpire does not give me out, because if the umpire gives me out and I feel I have not played the ball I still have to go. So I strictly feel the umpire's decisions have to be followed. It's not bad to miss out on college education, if you get a chance to play for India, although I do miss it. I am used to playing with a heavy bat, since my school days, so I don't feel tired because of it. I certainly do feel that maidan cricket in the city is great fun, and when I was a kid I witnessed so many games and I was really impressed by the competitiveness. My idea of fun is home.

Sachin Tendulkar (Mon Jan 25 1999 21:35)

Roshan: There are not many guys in India who bowl right-arm legspin round the wicket, so actually I had to get used to playing that. But you do have left-arm seam bowlers, so it is just the quality of bowling that will be different.

Sachin Tendulkar (Mon Jan 25 1999 21:36)

Sameer: I have played many charity games, and whenever we get any time we do have charity dinners as well..

Sachin Tendulkar (Mon Jan 25 1999 21:38)

Sangi: I don't agree that I get out often playing shots away from my body.

Sachin Tendulkar (Mon Jan 25 1999 21:39)

Roshan: Yes, both Mushie and Warne are equally aggressive bowlers, both like to put pressure on the batsmen and they have their own ways to get the batsmen out.

Sachin Tendulkar (Mon Jan 25 1999 21:40)

Karthik: Please don't disclose this fact:-))))))))

Sachin Tendulkar (Mon Jan 25 1999 21:41)

Chivuks: It's a team game, sometimes the batting fails, sometimes the bowling fails, all we have to try and do is lift the game overall.

Sachin Tendulkar (Mon Jan 25 1999 21:42)

BDatt: Probably a tennis player if I was not a cricketer..

Sachin Tendulkar (Mon Jan 25 1999 21:43)

Manoj: Australia is certainly one of the best sides in the world, and it feels great to have performed well against them.

Sachin Tendulkar (Mon Jan 25 1999 21:44)

Altaf: He is a good captain, he has a good record, and he is also a good person.

Sachin Tendulkar (Mon Jan 25 1999 21:47)

Kallumama: I do agree that we should have separate teams for Tests and one-dayers.

Sachin Tendulkar (Mon Jan 25 1999 21:49)

Kiran: Achrekar Sir is fine. Because of my tight schedule I don't get the time or chance to visit the Shardashram nets. I think school-level cricket is already very popular in India.

Sachin Tendulkar (Mon Jan 25 1999 21:51)

Parichay: I like homemade food. I like to eat all kinds of food. While overseas, I like Thai, Chinese and Japanese food.

Sachin Tendulkar (Mon Jan 25 1999 21:51)

Room, I have to leave now, I will be in the room for another 5 minutes only...

Sachin Tendulkar (Mon Jan 25 1999 21:52)

Vijay2: There is no doubt about Warne's ability, and everybody knows he is one of the best bowlers in the world. I am sure he said that about me jokingly.

Sachin Tendulkar (Mon Jan 25 1999 21:54)

Raghu: The more cricket is discussed, we can only learn from it, there is nothing that can harm us. So, Simpson's coaching is useful.

Sachin Tendulkar (Mon Jan 25 1999 21:55)

Sharath: My most amusing moment was when I heard that the commentary team of Gavaskar, Shastri and Manjrekar went sky-diving.

Sachin Tendulkar (Mon Jan 25 1999 21:56)

BDatt: I wish I had the ability to look 20 years into the future...

Sachin Tendulkar (Mon Jan 25 1999 21:57)

Kapil: I don't know how many runs I will score in my career but I frankly feel keep on enjoying the game and not think about how many runs I will score. I am sure the more I enjoy the more I will score.

Sachin Tendulkar (Mon Jan 25 1999 21:59)

Kapil: I don't have an idea of how many man of the series awards I hold. The toughest bowlers to face are Courtney Walsh, Ambrose, Wasim Akram, Shane Warne, Donald.

Sachin Tendulkar (Mon Jan 25 1999 22:0)

Room, I am leaving now, thank you very much for being here with me, I certainly enjoyed this chat. Goodbye

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