Code name: GOD
Disclaimer : Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack (2002) may have placed Tendulkar behind the great Bradman (as second greatest Test match batsman of all time) & behind the just as great Richards (as the second greatest O.D.I. batsman of all time), but I firmly believe that comparisons across generations and/or eras is, apart from being unfair to all parties involved, an exercise in futility – far too many variables have changed, & will inevitably keep changing, in this great game of ours to provide a level playing field for all of them. (Yes, the pun is intended) There are thus no comparative references to batsmen from other eras in this article. “ And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. ” – Genesis 1:3 And then, indeed, there was light. Coming from the old Videocon TV, my uncle’s most prized possession, that sat grumpily atop the only table in his room. My curiosity piqued by the pale incandescence & excited voices that seemed to be spilling out fro...