Tendulkar Autobiography Thread

[zorax]

Is Sachin Tendulkar rewriting cricket history?

50 pages here we come

This is interesting.

But I haven't read Chappell's diary. Has anyone on CW read it?

 

[weldone]

I know, I know. It just pissed me off is all. And it was the same goddamn fellow every time. Investment Banker. No wonder I don't get on with weldone here

Yes, according to Chappell's diary, also known as the New Testament of Cricket, I've fixed matches with Sachin.

 

[weldone]

The thing with match fixing is, it's not really gone. 2011 World Cup. Every time I was told the result beforehand, and every time it turned out to be correct. It feels horrible when that happens. I don't know how the mofos are still doing this ****. I mean, no one today looks like as big a **** as Azhar and Jadeja.

I know this isn't going to be a popular post btw

Seriously, I think I got the same messages that you talk about from someone in my office. They didn't 'always' turn out to be 100% correct. Sometimes, the final result was correct, but minor details were incorrect....could be different messages..

 

[uvelocity]

no you didnt ****

 

[ankitj]

Look mate, I've got a fair sized ego, but even I wouldn't compare myself to Mahatma Gandhi.

I wouldn't either. I mean the man always walked with a woman on either side.

 

[social]

This is interesting.

But I haven't read Chappell's diary. Has anyone on CW read it?

Issued a brief statement to say meeting never happened

ChappellG has a lot of faults but I tend to believe him on this one

I also don't believe that his brother simply walked up to Sachin and said words to the effect of "I told you so" - that looks like a clear case of lost in translation to me

My impression from the few excerpts I've seen is that the book is heavily sanitised, Sachin is a bit (ok a lot) precious and the whole thing is pretty dull really

 

[Jono]

Greg Chappell point can go either way and its a he said / she said but it is entirely Ian Chappell's MO to have claimed some form of influence on Sachin's success after he wrote about his negative batting.

 

[jan]

Chappell: "Thank you Sachin, that was a great lunch" while thinking "Thank you Sachin, that was a great lunch."
Tendulkar: "I am glad you enjoyed it, Greg" while thinking "Oh my god, he wants me to captain the team!"

The peril of chhatting with an Indian

 

[Daemon]

Chappell: "Thank you Sachin, that was a great lunch" while thinking "Thank you Sachin, that was a great lunch."
Tendulkar: "I am glad you enjoyed it, Greg" while thinking "Oh my god, he wants me to captain the team!"

The peril of chhatting with an Indian

Thank you jan, that was a great post

 

[Daemon]

If it wasn't clear I meant Jono's a ****

 

[jan]

If it wasn't clear I meant Jono's a ****

Nowhere near the greatness of this post, Daemon.

 

[Jono]

baffling

 

[Pratters]

Wonder how much abuse Jono will cop if Kohli ever decides to write a book.

 

[Daemon]

baffling

I'm sorry, I couldn't think of any other joke so I had to use you.

Always good for a few like tbf

 

[zorax]

Secret to getting likes -> call Jono a ****.

*takes down notes*

 

[Burgey]

Nah, Jono's been ridiculously precious about Tendulkar in this thread. Deserves massive approbation.

 

[Jono]

nah

 

[Teja.]

In fairness, Tendulkar, like love and liberty, is one of the few things in life worth getting precious about.

 

[weldone]

In fairness, Tendulkar, like love and liberty, is one of the few things in life worth getting precious about.

 

[indiaholic]

Sachin?s ?Playing It My Way? breaks multiple records - The Hindu

Hope Majumdar is not paid on a per copy sold basis. Btw it seems a large part of the proceeds from the book are going to charity. Happy to know that.