tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7445558282646097463.post3094244605248158762..comments2023-09-27T20:05:29.145+05:30Comments on Third Umpire on Branding: Sachin BrandmanAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13925165090244656996noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7445558282646097463.post-41071223143730869892010-03-06T07:36:21.949+05:302010-03-06T07:36:21.949+05:30Hello Sridhar;
In our nick of the woods, in a mee...Hello Sridhar;<br /><br />In our nick of the woods, in a meeting of friends,when I mentioned an article (yours in the Hindu) and the recent activities and the clamour for awarding Bharata Ratna to Sachin Tendulkar, many were wondering " Havn't we had enough of Sachin Tendulkar in our life; we must have some other worthwhile things to be concerned and do in life".<br />Just a messenger.<br /><br />SundaramAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7445558282646097463.post-71849590319761743002010-03-05T10:10:48.352+05:302010-03-05T10:10:48.352+05:30That is well written Mr.Sridhar. But I would like ...That is well written Mr.Sridhar. But I would like to say one thing. That is no one is in the same league as the DON. And like you I havent seen bradman play execpt in the odd video. <br />But my feeling that the don is the greatest is based on one single fact. <br />If you look at the bradman era no one came even remotely close to the bradman average of 99. I think the next best was in the late fifties. <br />Now for us to say that sachin is as good as the don he has to be outstripping his other great peers by some distance. Which he is not. There are atleast 7 to 8 players who have played over a 100 tests and have or still averaging over 50.<br />Longetivity in the game alone cant be a reason to say he is greater then don. Imagine if Don had played a 150 tests. His record would have been astronomical. And we are not even giving him the benefit of todays modern equipments and also covered wickets and decidedly lesser quality bowling of today.<br />So my personal feeling is none of todays batsmen is comarpble with the don.<br />And if you ask me who is the greatest player post the 60s I have to go with gary sobers. It has to be sunil gavaskar. And I have seen him play against better quality bowling than sachin. And his technique and temperament were outstanding. <br />As far as sachin as a brand goes my feeling is he is overexposed and he is too boring in the ads. The scripts have a lot to do with it. Sometimes it helps to have a slightly tainted personality to stand out in the ads. Sachin is too much of a MR.clean. And creatively i guess it is difficult to give him any mischievious overtones and that is the reason for the monotony.<br />May be one day some creative guy will be able to break this monotony surrounding brand sachin. <br />But for me Schins career would be incomplete if he is not able to win us the 2011 world cup. He has to take a leaf out of the great Imran khan who came out of retirement to win the WC and sign out in style.Ramnoreply@blogger.com