I am seated on my dad's lap watching the World cup match between SL and India, a must-win for the latter. Sachin Tendulkar just got out for a duck and the chances of India winning are diminishing by the minute, which means this might be our last match in the World cup.
It is likely that Sachin might retire after the World Cup and we might never see him play again. Too bad people of my generation may never get to see him play live. But thanks to the 1000s of Youtube videos, I guess I will always be able to see what he was like.
Which is bad in a way. There is a certain aura and mystery about legends such as Don Bradman, Rod Laver and Dhyanchand - people that my dad has never seen play and yet can identify with them based on what he has heard/read about them. Will the numerous videos, pictures and articles about Sachin actually diminish the legendary status that he deserves ?
I guess not - whatever else the digital archives can do - they will not be able to replace my Dad's reminiscence of Sachin attacking Shoaib Akhtar in World Cup or scaring the wits out of Shane Warne in Sharjah. I look forward to hearing those stories .
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