Sachin Overshadows Didi's Budget

Sachin Tendulkar - god of Indian Cricket was in fullon the new world record that was created that day
form yet again on 24th Feb 2010, when he cameand on the history maker rather than the railways
down to bat against South Africa at Gwalior. Till thebudget. Breaking news on each channel was,"Sachin
day before most awaited incident was thecreates history again", "Sachin makes a world record
presentation of Annual Railway Budget by none otherby being the first cricketer to hit a double century",
than the Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee and the"India wins the match, thanks to Sachin's double ton"
cricket match was being mentioned in passingand so on...
reference. But the scene had changed completelyThis goes out to prove that Cricket is a religion that
and drastically on the evening of 24th Feb whenbinds every Indian and definitely Sachin is the God!
Sachin hit a double century and ensured India had anBudgets and politics do impact our day-to-day life,
impressive win against the guests.but no one wants to bother about it just yet,
Sachin Tendulkar finally managed to hit a double toneveryone wants to celebrate Sachin's achievement
in his magnificent innings and thereby becoming theand leave behind the worry about budget for
first ever cricketer to make a double century in theanother day. People are actually celebrating his world
One-Day international matches. Just when one wouldrecord by distributing sweets in office, making
think that Sachin has created and recreated all theofferings at the temple, updating their statuses on
possible world records in Cricketing history, he mayFacebook and Twitter. One very nice status
make a new world record. He has been playingmessage that I saw being put up by one of my
cricket for more than 20 years now and is truly thefriends was, "I finally know what God really looks like!
greatest cricketer ever.He is about 5'5'', resides in Maharashtra and plays
Every common man in India was waiting for 24thcricket!" This sums up the feeling of many ardent
Feb. to find out what's new and what's improvisedfans of Sachin Tendulkar who adore him, love him
for the annual railway budget. Railway being the mostand even worship him. He is a legend, no doubt and
used transport by the common public. But as the daywe all pray for his success.
came to end, all news channels were concentrating