The Milestone Maestro
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Records are ephemeral, but greatness, eternal. Milestones are overtaken and effaced as time wears on, but maestros' footmarks remain indelible and inspire generations to follow. On December 14, 1989, the last day of the last Test of the 4- match Test series against arch rivals Pakistan at Sialkot, A 16-year-old curly haired frail looking boy, in his debut Test series: up against bowlers like the legendary Imran Khan, Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis and Abdul Kadir. He Gets hit on the nose by Waqar Younis. Falls down, gets up, and wipes away the gushing blood and continues to bat in a blood-soaked shirt to help India draw the match by scoring 57 vital runs. Those were just the initial glitters of a once in a generation star, Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar, who later metamorphosed into a galaxy of excellence. From Waqar Younis (1989) to Australian rookie bowler, Peter Siddle....
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Shoaib Ahmed is a Senior Correspondent at CNN IBN. Television journalism has been a passion for him since his school days. A distinction holder in Mass Media from Mumbai University and a Diploma holder in Cyber Law from Asian School of Cyber Laws, Shoaib before joining CNN IBN has worked with TIMES NOW. A versatile news reporter at heart, he loves to cover news from Crime, City, Politics and Cricket. He reported the 26/11 terror attack from ground zero and followed it up with a series of stories on Mumbai Police's substandard bulletproof jackets along with an investigation into the lapses. He has a penchant for investigative reporting. Some prominent ones include an expose on the sand mafia in Maharashtra and exposing online job fraudsters posing as BBC staff members. He loves to read about current affairs in his free time and can listen Mohammed Rafi and Sonu Nigam's songs and watch Sachin Tendulkar bat for hours!Recent Posts
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