sachin breaks lara's record

Sachin Tendulkar says he remembers all his Test centuries as well as dismissals, and the venues where he was dismissed. You can be rest assured that the Punjab Cricket Association stadium in Mohali will find a prominent place in his memory as he knocked over the remaining 15 runs to become Test cricket's leading run-getter against Australia.
To play a sport is one thing; to play it well is quite another. But to have the talent to perform your craft better than anyone else on the planet is remains the pinnacle of achievement. Tendulkar notching up the most number of Test runs was inevitable. Since he arrived on the stage, Tendulkar's batsmanship has been unmatched.
He was a frail teenager who was simply born to play the game. From a tough initiation in Pakistan as a 16-year-old, to a match-saving first Test century in England, to a mountain of runs that he piled up against every opposition. In all conditions, against all attacks, against all odds.
"As a child I dreamt of playing for India and dreamt of wearing that cap. And when you wear that, it's a special moment because I'm living my dream," says the once boy wonder, now revered as a modern great.
Tendulkar has truly been the master of his craft in this generation. Great players have come and gone. Some have made bigger scores. Some have had longer runs of success. Some have been perhaps more graceful. Some, maybe more brutal. But there is only one Tendulkar.
His long time contemporary Brian Lara puts it in perspective. "I just stand and admire, and appreciate every time I have the opportunity to talk to him or to meet him. I think our conversations have been cordial, and we are very close in terms of the times we meet."
And Shane Warne has no doubts over who his favourite is. "I did a list of my top 50 players as I wrote my article in The Times, and I just about pencilled him in first."
Now as he approaches the 20th year of his international career, with little left to achieve in the game, the world wonders how much longer he will grace the fields, and some are daring to even ask the unthinkable.
At a recent press conference — Question: "My question is to Sachin, when do you plan to retire?", and pat came the reply: "You are at the wrong press conference."
Sport is never static. A time will come when Tendulkar's records will perhaps be erased. But will the world ever see the likes of him again. Don't hold your breath on that one.