Tendulkar is going through a lean patch, albeit a long one but as they say form is temporary, class is permanent.
Nikema bhai I cannot remember Viv's last tour of England, but as far as I can remember he hardly ever went through a lean patch. But than he was something else, pure class and according to me way ahead of Lara or Tendulkar. He was a joy to watch, sheer poetry.
I think “Tandulkar” is hidding the fact that his ‘Eye Sight’ has deteriorated a bit due to his growing age, and he’s reluctant to use lenses,
think about it,
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Tandulkar is also living with the ‘Guilt’ of having scored all those runs
with an unspecified (Now specified) special ‘Heavy weight’ bat specially made for him,which had and extra 1 centimeter of blade edge thickness and 2 cenitmeters of the width almost like a V shape,from top to the bottom with an extra 'curve ’ at the bottom ‘sweet spot’
This was the biggest ‘Hush’ ‘Hush’ ICCB ever had,and now its all taken care off and things are back to normal…,
Tandu did’nt had to rely on this special bat,as he is good player as it is,but some where down the line he thought rightley that he can score more runs and easely too,
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ps; He playes with a normal bat now a days,