Wednesday, July 05, 2006

Signs of old

For the first time since watching him for the first time in 1998, I had decided that Zinedine Zidane was a spent force. So had I seen the fate of Sanath Jayasuriya as he handled Pakistan's bowling at home like he might have as a youngster in 1989. In a matter of days, it changed. Surprisingly with Jayasuriya, miraculously with Zidane.
When he went past three defenders against Brazil, my mind went specifically to Sachin Tendulkar. Maybe, this is the time for the older sportsmen to show how it is done - with flair, and experience.