Sachinism! Thank you sachin!

I didn't want to write this. I told my dad I'm not going to write on sachin. There are literally hundreds of them writting and I didn't  want to repeat the cliche, "Thank you sachin"! But then, as always I decided to go with the flow than resist it.

Well, to me the greatest thing sachin has done to this country is to bring the smile back. After a hard days labour, after wrestling poverty and hunger, after muddling through chaotic traffic, the average Indian needed him to bring that sanity, bring that smile.And he did exactly that, for 24 long years.

The Hindus loved him as much as the Muslims did; The poor, the rich, the upper caste, the lowest of castes, the army men, the Bollywood stars, the prime ministers, the rickshaw wallahs! The sad reality of a divided India did not matter when sachin was at the crease. And again I say he brought them all smiles! Happiness!

I agree, the farewell went overboard; He overstayed his stay; there were other important things than a cricketer farewell. But then, what is life without a little joy and happiness? May be it is just a sport, may be cricket is taken too seriously in this country; yes, he is not god and failed so many times; yet if there was one man who had brought so much to this country then he deserves it all.

There was a saying "India slept well, when sachin scored a century!" And for that I salute him! And for that I repeat the cliche! "Thank you sachin".