RaviSez

Almost a year ago, I wrote a post about Tendulkar's opportunity to do what Gavaskar couldn't complete -- winning an test within inches from defeat. Tendulkar couldn't deliver then, neither could the rest of the Indian team. The current test in Mumbai offers him a fresh chance: to redeem himself in front of his home crowd that was thoroughly dissatisfied with him. I, for one, do not believe he got boo-ed in Mumbai like the media says and would rather go with a more credible source, who was actually in the stands and wrote this. Indian cricket followers aren't that naive; they just do not diss the man. Granted, they might have been waiting for so long for him to perform in front of them and when the time did come, and the man tottered around for half hour scoring one run and getting out, they have every reason to throw a fit. But still he's their lad, somebody they've seen him perform for more than half of his life span.

So here's a chance to shut his detractors up. He doesn't have to make a century or score the winning runs. But a fair contribution and that's all the fans ask for. Now, what is fair contribution? We'll see about that tomorrow.