Sachin (Tendulkar) Surprises

Sachin Tendulkar…where are you? Kuthe ahes tu re baba?

Naah…..Naah, I am not talking about the IPL season, I am not all that crazy, I don’t like the IPL kinda cricket, I am not the 20-20 types, cricket is royal for me, and Wasim Akram is the only cricketer I ever loved, admired, and aped.

After the recent election results (where UPA had a sweeping majority), I thought of browsing websites of some parties. Maharashtra Navnirman Sena’s website was one of it. I had visited their website, www.manase.org, just a month ago, and I was surprised about one revelation. Before that, let me also admit that I am a proud Mumbaikar and a Marathi person, and I have loved the way MNS has designed its website – truly prolific.

However, there is one little regret! When browsing through MNS website pages, I bumped into a page where it listed all great artists and sportsmen of our Maharashtra. Though I am not a great fan of the little master, Sachin Tendulkar (sorry Gavaskar Sir! for stealing that title for Sachin), I was surprised that this tiny connoisseur of cricket did not find place in that list of sports personalities that has probably made Maharashtra (and Marathis and Mumbaikars) proud. I first thought that the area is only for the deceased greats, but I found names of Asha Bhosale and Lata Mangeshkar, and I was then bemused more.

Is there any specific reason why Sachin does not feature there? I don’t know, do you?

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