{"id":431,"date":"2013-11-16T19:39:36","date_gmt":"2013-11-16T14:09:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lguruprasad.in\/blog\/?p=431"},"modified":"2013-11-16T19:39:36","modified_gmt":"2013-11-16T14:09:36","slug":"sachin-tendulkar-end-of-an-era-take-a-bow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lguruprasad.in\/blog\/2013\/11\/16\/sachin-tendulkar-end-of-an-era-take-a-bow\/","title":{"rendered":"Sachin Tendulkar &#8211; End of an era, take a bow!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With curtains coming down on a glorious career living the dreams of millions of fans, a lot of emotion and sentiments were let loose, I thought I would repost some of my blog posts and tweets (a few of them critical as well) on the great man as my tribute.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"20 years of my superhero!\" href=\"\/\/www.lguruprasad.in\/blog\/2009\/11\/24\/20-years-of-my-superhero\/\" target=\"_blank\">20 years of my superhero!<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"Why I\u2019d prefer watching good tennis than good cricket more often!\" href=\"\/\/www.lguruprasad.in\/blog\/2010\/01\/29\/why-id-prefer-watching-good-tennis-than-good-cricket-more-often\/\" target=\"_blank\">Why I\u2019d prefer watching good tennis than good cricket more often!<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"Sachin Tendulkar \u2013 200* !\" href=\"\/\/www.lguruprasad.in\/blog\/2010\/02\/25\/sachin-tendulkar-200\/\" target=\"_blank\">Sachin Tendulkar \u2013 200* !<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"If you can\u2019t appreciate, at least don\u2019t sling mud!\" href=\"\/\/www.lguruprasad.in\/blog\/2010\/02\/25\/if-you-cant-appreciate-atleast-dont-sling-mud\/\" target=\"_blank\">If you can\u2019t appreciate, at least don\u2019t sling mud!<\/a><br \/>\n<script charset=\"utf-8\" type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p>The God of all things (http:\/\/www.cricbuzz.com\/cricket-news\/21653) &#8211; relevant even today! I take a bow! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23sachin&amp;src=hash\">#sachin<\/a><br \/>\n\u2014 L.Guruprasad (@LGuruprasad) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LGuruprasad\/statuses\/9574654355\">February 24, 2010<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p>Undoubtedly a &#8216;Bharat Ratna&#8217; even without being awarded! Sachin Tendulkar for &#8216;Bharat Ratna&#8217;! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23Sachin&amp;src=hash\">#Sachin<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23India&amp;src=hash\">#India<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23BharatRatna&amp;src=hash\">#BharatRatna<\/a><br \/>\n\u2014 L.Guruprasad (@LGuruprasad) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LGuruprasad\/statuses\/9611114154\">February 25, 2010<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Looks like I predicted it right more than 3 years ago \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p>Andy Flower on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sachin_rt\">@sachin_rt<\/a> &#8211; &#8220;There are 2 kinds of batsmen in the world. One Sachin Tendulkar. Two all the others.&#8221; \ud83d\ude00<br \/>\n\u2014 L.Guruprasad (@LGuruprasad) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LGuruprasad\/statuses\/27315245753\">October 14, 2010<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p>Mr Sachin Tendulkar, can you spell batting from betting? &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/yDlmEGAzX4\">http:\/\/t.co\/yDlmEGAzX4<\/a><br \/>\n\u2014 L.Guruprasad (@LGuruprasad) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LGuruprasad\/statuses\/340026968466661378\">May 30, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p>Looks like <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sachin_rt\">@sachin_rt<\/a>&#8216;s last test 100 would be the great innings against <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DaleSteyn62\">@DaleSteyn62<\/a> &#8216;s spell from hell in 2011-SA series <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23ThankYouSachin&amp;src=hash\">#ThankYouSachin<\/a><br \/>\n\u2014 L.Guruprasad (@LGuruprasad) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LGuruprasad\/statuses\/401243996074151936\">November 15, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p>Someone should&#8217;ve placed a 1 Rupee coin on Sachin&#8217;s stump today. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23ThankYouSachin&amp;src=hash\">#ThankYouSachin<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BCCI\">@BCCI<\/a><br \/>\n\u2014 L.Guruprasad (@LGuruprasad) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LGuruprasad\/statuses\/401219072672559104\">November 15, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With curtains coming down on a glorious career living the dreams of millions of fans, a lot of emotion and sentiments were let loose, I thought I would repost some of my blog posts and tweets (a few of them critical as well) on the great man as my tribute. 20 years of my superhero! 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