When even death could not stop Sachin Tendulkar ‘The best batsmen in the world has risen to the occasion, and is looking skyward, I am sure he dedicated this hundred to his father’, the commentator said as the nation’s hero raised his bat after a well scored century against Kenya in the 1999 World Cup. But, no one could understand his state of mind as he kissed the gold coin bearing his image in his father’s pocket. Life was never the same for the man whose father meant everything for him. On the other hand, India had lost its crucial match with Zimbabwe and needed to win the next one to be in the top 6. It was Sachin’s mother, leaving her loss aside, who urged the cricketer to go back and finish the World Cup. Even Sachin knew that his father would have wanted him to do the same. So he returned to England and did what he does best, playing cricket. As expected, he was greeted by a standing ovation on the ground and not only did he scored a century, but he went ahead to sco...