One billion hopes and Sachin !

1.2 billion Indians love to win the Cup, aided by the exploits of Sachin.

He needs three more to make it 100 hundreds in international cricket. Can he do it this WC?

He holds all records, even the highest no of runs in WC ( 1796 runs ). All he needs is one more record. A century in the World Cup ( God willing, at the final at Mumbai, which is his home ground) !

While this wonder genius boy has given India all records, this honour has eluded him. We have seen Clive Lloyd powering WI to win in the final in 1975, Viv Richards doing the same thing in 1979 and De Silva doing the same in 1996. A century at the WC final ! A century, where it matters !

He holds a divine status in India. He is to the Indians

Their second Moses, whose extended wand
Divides the seas and shows the Promised Land !

About India's chances in the WC, all say "Everything depends on Sachin". Kapil Dev and others say do not put pressure on a single player ! So true, but then this may be his last Cup and he will definitely rise to the occasion, as he had done in the past !

"Everytime I go out, my country needs me", said this wonder boy.

According to Dhoni, this extra burden will not hurt India's chances at all and there is an imperative need to help Sachin complete his CV by delivering the country of over one billion its second World Cup title.

When India toured England, the then British Press said India was heavily reliant on Sachin. When India toured England again, BP called Sachin, Dravid and Ganguly as the Three Musketeers, with Azharuddin being D'Artagnon !

Now the scenario is different. India has enough players. There is the powerhouse Sehwag, who has scored two triple centuries !. Gambhir, Dhoni, Yuvraj are all centurions. Kohli is No 3 in ICC Rankings and Pathan is considered as one of the most destructive batsman in ODIs. Raina is the most promising young batsman in the world ( Akram ). Even Bajji, who cracked two centuries recently and who comes at No 8, bolster Indian batting ! That is why Kapil Dev said dont put pressure on Sachin unduly, as other players can also dazzle in this form of the game.

This Indian team has been compared to the formidable Sri Lankan team of 1996, when SL played with seven batsmen and two allrounders !


Till 09062011, Sachin is having the subperiod of Venus in Rahu major. So this covers the WC period. He has two planets exalted, Sun and Mars, which has made him a legend. His Jupiter is retrograde, equalling exaltation. Such positions favour the Little Master !