Ton Ton noGOPALA!!!!!! Sachin saga continues!!!!

Dear Chums

Off late, a billion plus hopes are consistently being shattered each time the master blaster walks back to the pavilion nearly reaching there but not yet there!!!!

From Manmohan Singh to the Australian Premier to his fans to Sir Bradman's spirit up there - all are wishing for just one phenomenon to occur - Sachin reaching the pinnacle of records- a centurion century in test cricket!!!!!

Lot of questions are now being raised and advice pouring galore from all quarters - failed cricketers, politicians, actors, out of work NDTV spokespersons like Mahesh Bhatt, Shobha De, Suhel Seth etc on what could have gone wrong with perfection!!!!

The SCG test was supposed to be the place for history to be made but alas!!! Sachin walks out at 91.

Later in the evening in the dressing room, when MSD asked SRT about his getting out at 91, the answer that the little master gave stumped Dhoni to no end. His admiration for Sachin has since then increased manifold!!!!

MSD - Sachin, I am feeling so sorry and sad for you today. Again, you missed your 100th 100. I am really sad sir.

SRT - Ayla Dhoni, dont worry!!!! I am least peturbed about this. It is all a big media hype with no substance. Forget about it, let s go and have some fish curry.

MSD - Wow!!! You are such a great sportsman Sachin Sir!!!! You do not care for your personal records and still are very much the same team player that you were when you started your game. Such humility!!!!!

SRT - Dhoni, dont take it personally but this is the difference between playing with an experienced captain and a young boy. If it was Azzu bhaijaan, he would have understood everything and would help me in my cause.

MSD - Sachin Sir, I am sorry but did I miss any point? You know naa, off late I have been missing many catches, decisions, fielding arrangements and winnings etc.

SRT - Let me explain to you how this works - I am, off all people, the most concerned about this record of mine. I know that I can score this milestone whenever I decide to. I will be the first person in the history of this game to reach this stature and given the lure of IPL and T20s, I doubt if any other player living or unborn, will ever come any close to what I will be achieving.

You also need to understand the following -

1. 
   
   Once I reach the milestone of hundredth hundred - the same media which is praying for my record will be discussing on when I will be hanging my boots. I am in no mood for that. I have a dream of partnering Arjun in his first test match to see him through his century. I want to fulfil that.


2. 
   
   A lot of hype was created about me scoring my ton at SCG. A night earlier, I got a call from Sharad Rao Pawar. He told me that my milestone should ideally be in Wankhede and not in some Australian grounds. BCCI is planning to sell premium tickets for the test match in Mumbai where all the legends of the Cricketing and Sports world will be present to witness this event. Sharadji will be retiring from BCCI soon (he plans to get onto the board of EPL and F1 next, by the way) and he wants his exit to be a grandiose one with huge profits being raked in. He told me that there is a serious lack of Corruption in EPL and F1 and with his presence, he hopes to enhuse a good dose of the same into their processes. The stadium will be renovated once again for this special test match. Pakistan will be the lucky team to see history being created on the grounds.


3. 
   
   You know about the new house that I bought in Mumbai - the insurance cover for that is 100 Crore. You think I decided that cover by fluke???? No re- once I hit my 100th ton, the insurers are going to waive off the premium as a gesture of gratuity. All I will have to do then is - do some ads for General Insurance, Oriental Insurance etc.


4. 
   
   Some articles have surfaced suggesting that I need to go through a psychiatric course to overcome my mental block. I am just deliberating on some of the best neuroscience institutes for whom I can do some endorsements.


5. 
   
   Also, till now nobody has noticed that I do not get out at 14 runs or 54 runs or 63 runs - each time I have to skillfully reach to a score where it appears that - oh now he is going to make it today!!!. You know the amount of money our NRIs made at SCG that day!!!!

SRT - Dhoni, now you understand the real secret behind the wicket? Aayla - you youngsters, always busy in getting haircuts and riding bikes, do not see the bigger picture!!!!

MSD - Sachin Sir- you are truly a genius!!!! You have opened my eyes to such a foresighted aspect that I could never even dream off!!!!

SRT - Chal re, lets go and have some fish curry!!!! The dessert awaits us in Wankhede!!!

Quit when people are asking WHY NOW and not when WHY NOT!!!!!