Words celebrating a Genius

On 15th November 1989 a 15 year old boy walks to the middle of the cricket ground,

That moment who would have professed that He will leave the cricketing world spellbound?

Twenty years have gone by, the boy has grown,

Modesty is the same even though to such heights He has flown.

He has got the power to bring a population of 100 crore to a stop,

No one can miss a moment of the game when he is at top.

He has been entertaining cricket lovers for 20 years now,

Still we look at his cover drives and spit out – “wow!”

He is the only batsman whom every bowler in the world respects,

In every cricket shot written in the books he perfects.

Call him genius, legend , awesome or brilliant,

Every praise for his skills will be an understatement.

Comparing Him to God too is not fair,

Because “even God makes mistakes” I am aware.

Let us all pray that he achieves feats that are even greater,

No prizes for guessing that our subject here is Sachin Tendulkar.