Fondly wish you to cross many more milestones so far unheard of <br /> <br />It was at a tender age <br />When Sachin Tendulkar <br />Started playing international cricket <br />Facing the hardest of play ball <br />Bowled or hurled at breathe-taking speed <br /> <br />It is unfair to call him little master any more <br />He proved himself to be a tall master <br /> <br />The mark he scaled yesterday,24 Feb 2010 <br />Against South Africa at Gwalior <br />Will remain unscaled for long years <br />It was his day because <br />He did all the 50 over batting <br />And all the 50 over fielding <br /> <br />Twenty years in cricket <br />Plenty of runs to his credit <br />It is not just bat hitting the ball <br />It is not simply the technique <br />It is not again the physical strength <br />It is the combination of all these with perseverance <br />And a mind to be there, remain focused <br />On the requirement of the time <br />Executing his potential with perfection <br />No doubt, he has to scale this height <br /> <br />He is vocal when it comes to nationalism <br />And minding not the wrath, he voiced <br />To displease a group of his own linguistic state <br />With regional fanaticism <br /> <br />He made Indians proud <br />By registering himself to be first person <br />To reach a score so far untouched <br /> <br />He is a nationalist <br />As he chose to <br />Dedicate the full credit of his yesterday’s feat <br />For Indians <br />Nothing else can crown him better <br />But this national outlook <br />He does not require any further advice <br />But needs to be wished well <br />For a long, healthy and happy living <br />Only to cross many more milestones so far unheard of<br /><br />Bashyam Narayanan<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/fondly-wish-you-to-cross-many-more-milestones-so-far-unheard-of/
