Today I am back in my blog after a gap of one year. No excuses, only a sincere apology. I know I need to make it up now.
A photograph in the Deccan Chronicle today showing a 9 year old boy Rick Sheeren asking the legendary Don Bradman for his autograph during the Prime Minister’s XI vs MCC match in 1963 with a note”A poignant cricket moment” caught my attention. This took me back to a similar moment in my life in 1989 at the Indore cricket ground during a Ranji Trophy match when my 6 year old son Raghu approached Sachin Tendulkar during the lunch break for his autograph. Sachin readily obliged. Raghu, who is now working as a software professional proudly keeps this autograph and many times we both talk about this incident. I wish I had taken a photograph of that moment. We both are Sachin’s fans and we are so happy to have followed Sachin Tendulkar’s career graph for the last 20 years.
Sachin Tendulkar met the great Don Bradman during his Australian trip a few years back. Sachin was already a celebrity when he met Don. But I am tempted to ask Sachin, did he feel the same way as Rick in the photo I referred or like Raghu,my son? After all, the child in you always surface in such poignant moments.