The Truth About Tendulkar: 7, 57 not out and 0

By John Cheeran
Greg Chappell has left. Now we are left with icons such as Sachin Tendulkar.
Tendulkar and the senior mafia have blamed coach Chappell for all the ills with Indian cricket and for the World Cup fiasco.
The point is that without a bat in his hand Sachin Tendulkar is a cretin. The way he has batted against Bangaldesh and Sri Lanka in the World Cup and in the last few years too, even with a bat in his hand, Tendulkar has looked like a cretin.
It is time Tendulkar answered India, the nation, on two counts.
Why did Tendulkar react to rumours of Chappell having questioned his and other players' attitude when the coach submitted his report only today. (Friday)
Second, and the most important. Tendulkar has talked about the deep anguish on the basis of rumours. (Well, it might be the truth after all). And why is not talking about his own inability?
I think Greg Chappell is fully justified in questioning the attitude of Tendulkar when the master batsman could score only 7 runs against Bangladesh and failed to open his score against Sri Lanka. And in so many words, Tendulkar has implied that Chappell's presence as coach has hampered his batting, an argument put forward by gutless seniors who have spoken, putting on a purdah to various Indian cricket writers.
But if, in truth, Chappell's methods and madness have hampered Tendulkar, the batting maestro, how come he could score runs against Bermuda. He batted like a champion against Bermuda scoring an unbeaten 57 off 29 balls.
So Tendulkar batted 'brilliantly' against Bermuda at a time when Chappell did not speak to seniors for three-four days at all, if one goes by the Times of India report.
What does it illustrate Mr Tendulkar?
Do not blame Chappell for your shortcomings.
If your powers and skills as a batsman have not declined, you should have done better than scoring a duck against Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. You haven't done that.
India pity you Tendulkar.
Tendulkar, let me tell you this. Facing the truth is much, much tougher than edging Glenn McGrath through slips to boundary.