Sachin...

Well, my first real memory of him is Atul Wassan picking him up and carrying him off the field, you can for sure see Wassan's ripling muscles but you can't see his face clearly and I guess I fell for him bigtime then. I remember how my heart cringed at the thought of his injury. Diidn't know whether I loved him or was it plain worship but i remember for sure that feeling growing up with me by leaps and bounds with every passing year. In my college I bunked classes only because of one guy, everytime. Never had I bunked classes for anyone, anything ever. But this just felt right deep in my bones. Just to see him play, I would skip meals, sleep and the world. I had many crushes after him but never did I share my crush with anyone cause of the 'J' factor; the green eyed purest emotion. But He is, was and will always be special.  There were times when i walked past all this but all this along my father, my cousin , my boss all consistently appreciated him. My Dad never for a moment left his side even when everyone on screen wanted him to reinvent himself. My cousin's wife has realised that Sach will be an integral part of his life. My peers sitting in the grimest of situations smiling only beause he is scoring his next century. I now realised what he does to my compatriots and others around me. He is the guy you wanna stand by, stand with and stand around. One name that gives you that warm fuzzy feeling like having warm cocoa in winters, snuggled up, safe. God exists and he is humble and yes a thorough genius! A collective love, it truly is!