Sachin Sourav Coversation

WHEN THE INDIAN TEAM WERE HAVING A CAMP OF ONE WEEK AT EDEN GARDENS KOLKATA BEFORE LEAVING FOR BANGLADESH. THE MINOR INJURY TO SACHIN TENDULKAR PROVIDED AN OPPORTUNITY FOR A PRIVATE MEETING WITH SAURAV GANGULY. IT’S AN IRONY THAT THE HIGHEST ONE-DAY INTERNATIONAL RUN-GETTERS OF THE COUNTRY HAVE BEEN ‘RESTED’ FROM ONE DAY SQUADS EVEN AGAINST A WEAK ONE-DAY TEAM LIKE BANGLADESH. MANY EYE BROWS WERE RAISED AMONG THE CRICKET CIRCLE BY THE WORD ‘RESTED’. THE CORRESPONDENTS OF “SEX, LIES AND VIDEOS OF LIFE” WEEKLY WERE LOOKING FOR AN OPPORTUNITY TO CONDUCT A STING OPERATION. OUR CORRESPONDENTS HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN PLANTING TRANSMITTERS IN THE HOTEL ROOM OF SACHIN TENDULKAR. SAURAV GANGULY CAME TO THE ROOM OF SACHIN TENDULKAR AT 5.00 PM AND THE MEETING ENDING AT 6.00 P.M. SO DEAR FRIENDS, WE ARE PUTTING FORWARD YOU THE TAPED CONVERSATION THAT WAS HELD BETWEEN SACHIN TENDULKAR AND SAURAV GANGULY. THE TALKS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
SACHIN TENDULKAR: WELCOME TO MY ROOM, SAURAV.
SAURAV GANGULY: HOW IS YOUR INJURY ON YOUR LEG.?
SACHIN TENDULKAR: THERE IS NO INJURY ON MY LEG. I SIMPLY FAKED THE INJURY FOR THE MEDIA, FANS, BCCI AND LAST BUT NOT THE LEAST THE SPONSORS.
SAURAV GANGULY: MAY I KNOW WHY YOU DID LIKE THIS?
SACHIN TENDULKAR: TO CREATE SYMPATHY TOWARDS ME. SO THAT EVEN IF I FAIL IN BANGLADESH TEST MATCHES THE CRICKETING WORLD WILL THINK BECAUSE OF INJURY SACHIN COULD NOT PLAY.
SAURAV GANGULY: EVEN I HAVE TO THINK OF SOMETHING OF THIS SORT WHICH WILL PROTECT ME IF I FAIL IN BANGLADESH TEST MATCHES.
SACHIN TENDULKAR: DON’T YOU THINK IT IS UNFAIR ON THE PART OF BCCI ASKING US TO REST FOR ONE DAY MATCHES.
SAURAV GANGULY: IT IS COMPLETELY UNFAIR. IT HAS CREATED A VERY BIG PROBLEM TO ME.
SACHIN TENDULKAR: WHAT IS THAT PROBLEM?
SAURAV GANGULY: WHAT ELSE BUT THE ‘SPONSORS’, THEY ARE ASKING US TO RETURN THE ADVANCE PAYMENT GIVEN TO ME?
SACHIN TENDULKAR: SAME PROBLEM I AM ALSO FACING. I AM PRAYING GOD TO GET ME INTO THE ONE-DAY SQUAD OR ELSE IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO FACE THESE SPONSORS.
SAURAV GANGULY: MY CHANCE OF GETTING INTO THE ONE DAY TEAM IS LOOKING VERY DOUBTFUL AFTER GAUTAM GAMBHIR HAS SCORED A CENTURY IN THE 2^ND ONE DAY INTERNATIONAL AGAINST BANGLADESH.
SACHIN TENDULKAR: I ALSO IN THE SAME PRECARIOUS POSITION, WITH M.S. DHONI CLICKING AT NO.3 BATTING SPOT MY NO.4 SPOT HAS BEEN OCCUPIED BY RAHUL AND HE HAS SCORED 42 NOT OUT. I AM NOT GETTING SLEEP AT NIGHT.
SAURAV GANGULY :SACHIN, PLEASE TELL ME IN THE WORLD CUP MATCH VERSUS SRI LANKA, YOU GOT BOWLED FOR ‘0’, WAS THE BOWLING OF SRI LANKAN PACER FERNANDES SO GOOD THAT YOU GOT OUT.
SACHIN TENDULKAR: IT WAS THE PRESSURE SITUATION THAT I GOT OUT.
SAURAV GANGULY: WHAT PRESSURE? YOU HAVE PLAYED VERY BIG PRESSURE SITUATIONS SUCCESSFULLY IN THE PAST BUT WHY YOU FAILED HERE.
SACHIN TENDULKAR: IT IS NOT THE GAME PRESSURE BUT THE PRESSURE THAT WAS CREATED BY MY SPONSORS.
SAURAV GANGULY: SPONSORS PRESSURE! I DID NOT UNDERSTAND CAN YOU BE CLEARER?
SACHIN TENDULKAR :AREY DADA, WHAT I MEAN IS, THAT ON THE MORNING OF INDIA VS SRI LANKA MATCH, I RECEIVED A PHONE CALL FROM MY SPONSOR ASKING ME TO SCORE ATLEAST 10 RUNS OR ELSE THEY WILL NOT RENEW THE CONTRACT FOR THE NEXT YEAR. THIS CREATED A PRESSURE AND HENCE I WAS OUT FOR ZERO.
SAURAV GANGULY: OH I SEE, I HAVE COME TO KNOW A NEW THING TODAY THAT THE SPONSOR PRESSURE IS MORE THAN THE MATCH PRESSURE.
SACHIN TENDULKAR: BUT SAURAV DADA, WHAT ABOUT YOU. IN INDIA VS BANGLADESH YOU SCORED 60 ODD RUNS IN 122 DELIVERIES. WERE YOU IN ANY KIND OF PRESSURE?
SAURAV GANGULY: YES, THE SAME SPONSOR PRESSURE, BUT IN MY CASE THE SPONSOR PUT A DIFFERENT CONDITION. THEY SAID THAT MY STAY AT THE CREASE WAS MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE RUNS. SO I HAD FOCUSED MORE TO STAY AT CREASE THAN SCORE RUNS. THE SPONSORS PROMISED TO PAY MORE AS PER THE STAY AT CREASE.
SACHIN TENDULKAR: SO YOU SUCCEEDED IN YOUR OBJECTIVE.
SAURAV GANGULY: YES AND MY CONTRACT ALSO GOT RENEWED.
SACHIN TENDULKAR: DADA, WHAT IS YOUR PLAN FOR THE TEST MATCH.
SAURAV GANGULY: MY PLAN IS TO SCORE CENTURY BY WORKING HARD, CEMENT OUR PLACE IN THE TEAM OR ELSE AGAIN THESE SELECTORS WILL ASK US TO ‘REST’ AGAIN FOR ENGLAND & IRELAND SERIES.
SACHIN TENDULKAR: YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT. EVEN I HAVE TO SCORE A CENTURY AGAINST BANGLADESH. TO CLAIM MY BERTH IN THE ONE DAY SQUAD FOR THE FORTHCOMING TOUR.
SAURAV GANGULY: ONCE OUR PLAN CLICKS, AGAIN WE CAN PLAY FOR INDIA FOR ANOTHER 4 YEARS.
SACHIN TENDULKAR: I WILL TRY EVERY WHICH WAY TO SCORE A CENTURY. ONCE I ACCOMPLISH THIS, I WILL GET NEW ADVERTISING CONTRACTS. AND MY DREAM OF PLAYING ONE MORE WORLD CUP 2011 WILL COME TRUE.
SAURAV GANGULY: BEST OF LUCK TO YOU. WISH ME GOOD LUCK SO THAT WE MAKE GOOD MONEY OUT OF SPONSORS & ADVERTISEMENT.
SACHIN TENDULKAR: DADA, NOW I THINK WE SHOULD STOP THIS MEETING OR ELSE THERE WILL BE A SPECULATION IN THE MEDIA ABOUT OUR MEETING.