Tendulkar's Commitment To Team India

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Re: Tendulkar’s Commitment To Team India

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Akram dismisses talk of Tendulkar being a selfish player

I have a quiet laugh when I read or hear some people argue that Sachin has not been a true match winner or good finisher for India. To them, I say grow up! What more can you expect from the man, a great cricketer and the best role model for not just young cricketers but all sportsmen. I played a number of times against him and although I saw him get frustrated if things were not going India’s way or he was not playing well, he never lost his cool. I know just how passionate he is about himself doing well and seeing India win. I can still recall how devastated he was in that 1999 Test at Chennai when India lost narrowly to us despite a fabulous hundred from Sachin.

So please don’t talk about him being a selfish or individualistic player; he is not that but on second thoughts, all great sportsmen need to be a bit selfish to achieve the impossible and be successful at the top level. When he started off his career, I remember he was a bit of a half cock player and myself and Waqar used to plan to bowl him full length yorkers as soon as he came into bat and then bowl a few bouncers to unsettle him. But whether our plan worked or not, his wicket was the prized one for us always.

http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010\12\22\story_22-12-2010_pg2_2

Awww, c’mon..What does Akram know? He is just the best left arm seamer of our generation!

Compared to the clowns..errr..i mean cricketing experts in this thread..Akrams opinion does not matter