SACHIN TENDULKAR CONFERRED
ORDER OF AUSTRALIA
Veteran batsman Sachin Tendulkar, who was on Tuesday,6TH
November,2012, conferred with the Order of Australia, said the first trip Down
Under way back in 1991-92 changed him as a cricketer and pointed out that the
Aussies had a role in his transformation into a “tougher” player.“It (the
1991-92 tour of Australia) completely changed me as a cricketer. It was a
critical moment of my career. Three and half months changed me completely.“I
thought I was ready to play against any attack in the world and I can say that
Australia has had some contribution in that to transform me into a tougher
cricketer,” Tendulkar said after receiving the honour at a function here.He
said the Aussies, who are known for their mental toughness, also appreciate quality
performance.
“We all know Australians are fierce competitors but when
you do well against them, they shower on you all the compliments. And that is
what happened to me. I scored reasonably well and scored a couple of hundreds
there (in the Test series).“That (the Test rubber) was followed by the
tri-series against the West Indies, another tough opposition”, he said.Tendulkar
further said he dreamt of playing in Australia ever since he was a 12-year-old.“The
association with Australia started long time ago and not in 1991. To me it
started way back in 85 when I was 12 years old watching those fantastic
day-night matches on television. I started dreaming that one day I want to go
there and play cricket. It turned into a reality in 1991-92,” he said.The
39-year-old batsman got nostalgic when he recalled the moment when he met Sir
Don Bradman and admitted that he was very nervous.“The most memorable trip to
Australia was when I was asked to come and wish Sir Don on his 90th birthday. I
was in the middle of a national camp in Chennai and the BCCI graciously agreed
to send me.
Prof.
John Kurakar
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