Cosmologists believe that the universe, which came into being following a 'Big Bang' about 14,000 million years ago, does not have a centre. 'Cricketologists' are a different breed though. Their universe centres around Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar, who has bedazzled inhabitants of 'Planet Cricket' for a quarter of a century with his radiance.
It was no different at the Eden Gardens on a sultry Monday morning as the Maestro from Mumbai took the field along with his Team India mates to prepare for the first showdown with the Caribbeans that gets under way on Wednesday.
It was business as usual for the Little Master, who started by rolling his arm over before putting his pads on to face an odd assortment of bowlers in the nets, treating each one on merit as he looked to get into his groove for the final leg of his career. There wasn't a single false shot, no display of emotion on his boyish face as he batted for close to an hour, playing pace and spin with consummate ease even as the world around him was going crazy over his imminent retirement.
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