Only a few athletes cut across time, their appeal enduring, their exploits further embellished through nostalgia’s warm gaze. In this rare zone, Sachin Tendulkar remains an eternal favourite, especially in the cricketing globe. It seemed as though just the other day he batted, helming India’s hopes, while the stands throbbed with the ‘Sachin, Sachin’ chants.
But time flies and on Monday, April 24 to be precise, the maestro will clock a special half-century while he turns 50. To celebrate the occasion, Boria Majumdar, who earlier co-wrote Tendulkar’s autobiography Playing it my Way , has stepped up and curated a book Sachin @50. The anthology has a string of articles from Tendulkar’s inner-circle to the larger world featuring team-mates, rivals and established writers like Gideon Haigh.
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