We are a funny lot

Foreign critics can never get over the fact that Indians do not mind India losing a match as long as Sachin Tendulkar scores a century. This a true trait of any cricket loving Indian. So it is quite ironical that when Sachin gets his hundredth century, India loses the match. Also his entire approach towards his century which was scored against Bangladesh actually epitomizes his entire cricket career which has been typified by brilliance in art and greed for personal gain. That he is brilliant cannot be denied for scoring so many runs at this age is quite incomparable. But, his attitude has always been to play for himself and his own fame. Notice how he has always batted when he wanted to. In one day matches he would open, or else these records would never be achieved. In test cricket he would not open and would let Sehwag or Gambhir take the shine off. He would come when he wanted. He gave up captaincy when it was convenient. So it was but natural that he struggled for his own record for a whole well for a whole year. The institution that is Tendulkar is so strong and can never be challneged. He is one cricketer who can never be thrown out, because the entire nation will flare up if it is done. This is Indian nationalism.
In a lighter manner it was said that Sachin should play Bangladesh to get the magical hundred, and that is how it happened. Curiously, India was out of the tournament by virtue of losing the match against Bangladesh where he dug in to score his ton, while others showed that the wicket was not difficult to bat on if one did not think of their own record. Honestly, the Board should ask Sachin to go. No other cricketing board will tolerate such selfish play especially so since India was knocked out of the tournament on this score.

Or Sachin should at least apologize to the nation. He has been very selfish all these years or else for any person with self respect one would find it hard to mingle with theother ten players knowing that everyone silently agrees that Sachin lost the Asia Cup for the country. But to say anything about Sachin is heresy. With the sponsors locking in a huge amount in his brand, not having him play would spell doomsday for the entire set of advertisers and the BCCI.
Someone should start asking the questions.