Did the little master take a long time ?

Soon after the second days play, one of my friends, who is an anti-sachin fan told me that Sachin asking for 2 or 3 more overs to complete his double ton was idiotic. I thought I could bring up some facts about that, from an article in MSN. Although Sachin was not playing the way he could have, these facts will show you he has not taken any extra time.

"But was Sachin too slow for the team’s liking? Statistics often hide more than they reveal, but at least in this case, it reveals enough. While Sachin’s innings was not the fastest he has played, his 194 in 348 balls compares favourably with all of Dravid’s four double hundreds. Dravid’s first double ton (200 against Zimbabwe) came in 350 balls while against England in 2002, he used up 468 balls for his 217.Against the Kiwis at Ahmedabad, Dravid made 222 in 387 balls while against the Aussies Down Under, his 233 came in 446 balls.

Sachin Tendulkar may have paid a price for his genius, for not playing the way he is capable of playing. Or maybe, it was just an honest mistake from Dravid, a man who prides himself on the way he plays the game.

The little master from Mumbai and the Wall would already have moved on by the time this is written and it is time for us to think of happier things as well. If Sachin scores anything more than 5 runs in his next innings, he would have hit 500 runs in Tests since the time he was last dismissed. The big daddy has now put a really big price on his wicket, and for bowlers around the world, there can be no thought more worrying.

Some time ago, a cricket lover from Australia was moved enough by the sight of Sachin batting to put up a banner that read ‘I have seen God, he bats for India’. "

again I request people like my friend to please celebrate his genius.