Birthday Gift!

Ithu yaaro mugam theriyaatha manitharukku naan kudukka pogum pirantha naal parisu alla. Sanik kezhamai maalai aanchaneyar kovilukku povathai kooda oram katti vittu orutharukkaaga naan post podugiren endraal avar kandipaaga Sachin Tendulakar-i thavirthu veru yaaragavum irukka mudiyaathu.

Aamam "God of Cricket" (Ithai padikkum pozhuthu silarukku vayiril thee pidikkalam. Gelusil sapiduvathu nallathu :P) endru anbudan azhaikkapadum sachin-in theevira visirigalil naanum oruthi. Sachin-i patri pona pirantha naal andre ezhutha vendum endru ninaithu irunthen aanal mudiyaamal poiduthu.

Naan 6th or 7th padichundu irunthen, evening-la tution padika varuva. (Appa, amma rendu perume teachers :( :) ). Avaaloda poatti potu, yaaru anniki paadatha muthalla mudikaranu paapomnu naanum padipen. (Appa ellam naan chamathu kodam :P). Ella naalayum pola padichundu irunthom, appa thideernu TV on panninaar match paaka. Naan sonnene Sachin Tendulkar athu ivan thaannu oruthara kaamichar.

Surul, surul mudiyoda konjam poosinapla oru payyan aadindu irunthan. En friend "ivan 18 yearsla irunthe cricket aadaran unakku theriyuma??" apdina. Odane naan "18 illa di 16. ulagathulaye chinna vayasula cricket velayada vantha cricketer ivan thaan" apdinen. ava othukkave illa. odane enga appava kooptu ketom avarum naan sonnathu thaan sari-nu sonnar.

Ipdi thaan muthal muthalla Sachin velayaadaratha paaka aarambichen. Athu apdiye valanthu, rathiri thookatha ellam thyagam panni paakara alavukku paithiyamum aayachu. Enakku appa pidicha rende vilayaattu onnu Cricket innonnu seettu (Mangaatha illenga). Yetho en rangeku Rummy(Ithu oru vilayaattin peyar mattume! Yentha nabarukkum ithil sammantham illai! :P), Ace ithellam naanum enga appavum aaduvom. (Avar thaan enakku seettu solli kudutha vaathiyar:P). "Nalla kudumbam!" ( Moulee TVP-la solluvare antha modulation :P) apdinu enga amma pala naalaiki thalaila adichundu poi iruka.

Sachin-aal thaan enakku cricket mel oru eedu paade vanthuthunu naan adichu (yaarayum illa :P) solluven. Enga ammakum enakum periya sandaye nadakkum. "Yeppa paaru mattaya vechu lottu lottunu adichundu irukaratha kann kottama paakariye. Unga appa unna nanna keduthu vechu iruka" apdinu enga amma polamba. "Yeppa paaru azhuthu theekkara serialku ithu thevalam. Unaku azhanum avlo thaana, Glycerine vaangi tharen" apdinu naan bathil solla. Veetil iru vote cricketkum, Single aala yaarum kai kudukka mudiyama enga amma serial paaka mudiyama thavikkara appa... Atha notice pannina oru over mudinchudumnu naanga atha gavanikkama cricket-i mattume gavanippom. :P

Intha samayathil thaan Ganguly-um vilayaada vanthaan. School-la kalebarame nadakkum. Sachin fans VS Ganguly Fans. Intha sandaiku sachin ani saarbil thalamai vagippathu naan thaan endru neengal ellorum ninaithaal atharkku naan porupu illa. Yenna naan basic-aave romba nalla ponnu. :P Unmayaana kaaranam athu illa. Enga amma naan padicha school-la thaan teacher a iruntha. Naan yethavathu vambu pannennu therinchuthu odane enga amma kaathuku poidum. Avlo thaan enga amma "En maaname pochu. Yevano aadi kaasu jeyikaran. Unakka oru pangu tharaan athula?? Ithuku ellama poi sanda poduva...." apdinu oru ara mani nikkama enna porichu eduthuduva. Athu mattum illama "ivangalukku ellam cricket-a pathiyum Sachin-a pathiyum yenna theriyum??" ivanga kita poi pesi en time-a naane yen waste pannanumnu oru thimuru or nenapu (Paavam naan appa Pachcha mannu! :P).

School-la thaan apdiye thavira, veetla athuku naer maar. Ennoda cousins rendu per irukaanga. Mama pasanga. Ennoda chinna pasanga. Athula periyavanukku Ganguly na usuru. Avanoda sanda potu, avan sachin-a asingama thitta naanga (naanum chinna thambiyum) ganguly-a romba kevalama thitta (neenga ninaikara maari illa, naanga ellarume pachcha mannu thaan :P) veede rendu aagum. Kadaiseela yeppavum naanga thaan jeyippom.

Ipdiye sandaiyum sacharavuma thodarnthu kondiruntha ennoda fan-ship oru naal muzhumai adanchuthu. Sachin a meet pannennu neenga nenacha anga thaan story-la twist. Naan 9th padikkum pothu en school culturals-kaaga Sachin fan a (payyana thaan :( ) enna vesham poda sonnaanga.

Enakku santhosham thaangala! Thulli kuthikaatha kurai thaan. Avanga yenna panna sonnalum athuku naan ready a irunthen. Enga ammavo "payana?? athellam vendaamnu sollidaren" apdinu en thalaila gunda thooki poda. En ammava sarik katta naan patta paadu iruke shabbbbbaaa. Oru vazhiya enga ammava sari kattitu adutha naal school-ku pona anga avanga oru idi-a thooki potanga (Enna dramala irunthu neekittanga apdinu mattum ninachu santhosha pada vendaam! :X). Ganguly fan a nadikanumam! "Enna Kodumai Savithri Ithu????" (Antha teacher peru savithri). Oru theevira Sachin fan poyum poyum Ganguly fan-a nadikaratha?? No....! Never....! Ipdi ellam en manasukkulla naane sollindu porumaya yenna aaguthunu paapomnu oru oorama ninnundu irunthen.

Thideernu innoru teacher vantha "Ganguly a?? Sachin thaane ippa peak-la irukaan avan fan-a ve potuduvom" apdina. Enakku avangala katti pidichukanum pola irunthuchu. Oru vazhiya Sachin fan apdinu avanga mudivu panninanga. Enna mattum Ganguly fan- a potu iruntha innoru ponnu iruntha "Harini Yogalakshmi"nu ava Ganguly fan thaan :avala potukkanga intha role-ku"nu solli iruppen. Nalla velai atharkku idam illama poiduchu.

Kathai thaan miga kodumai. Kathai padi naan 10th padikara payyan. Theevira Sachin fan. Yeppa paaru cricket, Sachin ithu renda thavira vera yethuvume theriyathu. Ipdi oora suthi, suthiye naan 10th-la fail a poidaren. Kadaseela enga naina nencha pudichundu ukkanthudaraaru. Ellarum suthi suthi oru 5 nimits enna thaaki pesaraanga. Apram naan positive a moochu vidama(audience moochu thenara thernara :P) oru 2 nimits dialog pesi thirunthidanum (ada ella kathailayum apdi thaana nadakkuthu!). Ithaan kathai.

Ithula enakku pidicha vishiyam rendu onnu yerkanave sonna maari Sachin fan. Innonu Sachin padam pota cap mattrum T-shirt-i naan potukanumnu avanga sonnathu (Intha vishiyatha thavira enga school teachers a naan paarati pesa enaku vera vishiyame illa! ). Ennoda villi veetla ready a iruntha (antha vayasula amma yethu opposite a sonnalum villi maari thaana theriyum). "Meesai ottanumaame?? athellam vendaamnu sollidu. Apram sachin padam pota T-Shirt ellam pommanaatti ponnu potukarathaavathu?? Naan athu vendaamnu sollidaren" Apdina. Ada karumame "Chumma dramakaaga thaana ma. Naan yenna yeppavum antha T-Shirt odaya ma sutha poren. Pant kooda potukaatha enna paathu nee ipdi ellam sollapdaathu. Meesai thaana ma chumma chinnatha irunthutu potume. Varaincha en colourku eduppa irukaathu athaan meesai otti vidarennu solli iruka. Please ma Sachin fan-a nadikarathu romba jolly- a irukku ma. Unakke theriyum enakku sachin yevlo pudikkum"nu ipdi ellam solli konjam voice-i raise panni pesi oru vazhiya enga amma ellathukum accept panninduta. (Engayavathu enga amma yethavathu solla poga ennai thookitu vera oruthiya potuduvalonu bayam enakku. Enna thavuthu yaarum antha role-la nadikka yethavaa illainu naane nenachunden.)

Oru vazhiya rendu naal aasai theera Sachin fan a nadichu. Nalla nadichathukaaga oru "dabba" (athu irukka illayanu kooda theriyala) parisum vaangi santhoshathoda veettuku vanthaachu.

Antha drama-la nadikkum pothu naan sachin-a pathi innum neraya vishiyangal therinchunden. Athellam enakku romba santhosham kuduthuthu. 10th vanthu padikkaratha vida cricket thaan mukkiyama pattuthu. Enga appa oru naal potare oru gundu "Nee mattum ozhunga padikalena antha drama-la nadichathu unmai aayidum"apdinaar. Avlo thaan cricket-i oram katta mudiyamal katti padippil sirithu naatkal gavanam seluthinen. (Enna panna oru chinna ponnuku yevlo thaan problems paarungalen! :( ).

Ipdiyaaga veetil en cousin-udan sandai thodarntha vannam 11th and 12th-la ennoda friendsla sila perukku sachin-a pudichu irunthuthu. Athunaala neraya vishiyangala share pannikittom. Aana sila per "Dravid is too hot ya" apdinu sollum pothu "Enna kandraavi pozhappu da ithu?? Oruthan yentha profession-la irukaano antha profession-la avan thiramaya vechu edai podama hot, cold-nu ithungallaam cricket paakalanu yevan azhuthaan??" apdinu naan nenachukarathu undu. Antha nenappu ippa kooda thodararthu unmai thaan.

Oru vazhiya college first year. First semester nalla ponnu enna pola yaarum illa apdinu kaamicha naan. Second and third sememster-la ellam college a cut adichutu match paaka veettuku vanthuduven. Oru naal apdi enga maths sir cut adicha ella pasanga perayum solla, oru payyan "harini kooda mathyanam leave sir. yen leave pota-nu neengale kelungalen" apdinan. "Ada naasama poravane" apdinu manasula thittindu (naan thaan sonnene naan pacha mannu enakku athigama ketta vaartha ellam pesa theriyathu! :P) ezhunthu ninnen. Avar ketaar "Ivanga thaan match paaka cut adichaanga nee yethuku cut adicha??" apdinaar. Athanai pasangalukku nadoola orey oru ponnu naan ayyo naan patta kashtam iruke. Last bench la irunthu oru saniyan koral kuduthaan "avalum match paaka thaan sir cut adicha"nu. Thirumbi oru murai murachutu innocent a enakku yethuvume theriyaathungara maari ninndundu irunethen. Avaro "Yenna match paakava cut adicha??" apdinu vidaama pidichuntaar. "Sir odambu mudiyala"nu naan sonnathu athana saniyanum "poi poi poi"nu katha, vera vazhi illama unmaya othunden.

Enga classla match paakara rendu moonu girls-la naanum oruthi. Cut adikaama irukka oru cell phone vaangi vechundu apparam score yennanu paaka aarambichen. (Vera vazhi nallavalukku intha logathla kaalame illa! Ketelo! :P ). Adikkadi sandayum poduvom classkulla chinna chinnatha. Ofcourse girls-um join pannipaanga.

Oru mukkiyamaana nigazhvu naan sollave maranthutten. Kaala pokkula enga ammavum Cricket paaka aarambichuta. Vera vazhiye illama illa. Sachin aadaratha paathu. Enga ammavum oru periya Sachin fan-nu naan inga ellarukkum sollika aasa padaren. Sachin 100 podanumnu flat pillayarukku vendikka oru naalum thavarave maata. Sachin 100 pota enna vida enga amma romba santhosha paduva. Hi-Fi ellam kuduthuppom.

Ipdi-aaga Sachin fan - a iruntha naan pala sontha kaaranangalala (athula onnu sachin nadoola form-la illama irunthathum) cricket paakarathaye konjam konjama kammi panni, oru kaala kattathula suthama niruthitten. Ippa thaan onnu allathu rendu varushama thirumba paakaren. Itharkkum kaaranam sachin thaan.

Enakku neraya prachanaigal irunthaalum athai ellam marakka vechu enakku oru vagaila avaroda batting-naala santhosham thanthavar sachin. Naan neraya vishiyangala avar kita irunthu kathukitten. Kurippa perum pugazhum thalaikku poga koodathunu. I have grown up watching him play well, watching him fight for his self pride, watched his downfall as well as bounce back. Im really proud to be a Sachin fan.

I was one amongst those lakhs and lakhs of fans who were happy when sachin scored a double century. I wanted to write this in my blog last year, but if i have done so i would have missed to share with you the happiness i got when he scored a double century.

Kadaisiya, vaazhkaila naan santhikkanumnu nenaikarathu rende per thaan athula onnu sachin, innonu kavizhyar Vaali (athu yennu innoru post-la solren). Ithu en chinna vayasula irunthe naan en manasula nenachundu irukarathu. Yethanayo sports mela enakku eedu paadu irunthaalum Cricketku oru special place undu. Enna thaan 1000 heroes vanthaalum enakku ivanga rendu perum thaan nija heroes. Innum ezhutha aasai thaan aanal itharkke neengal anaivarum ennai adikka varuveergal. Aagayaal en birthday wish-udan mudiththuk kolgiren.

On his birthday i wanted to wish "Long live Sachin and Cricket".

P.S. Intha post muzhukka muzhukka en suyanalathirkkaagave ezhuthiya ondru. Aagayaal matravargal ithu mokkai-aaga irunthaal mannithuk kollungal. Thanglish-il ezhuthiyatharkkum oru kaaranam irukkirathu. Aduththa pathippil santhippom. Nandriyudan Harini Sree.