All About, All Stars Tournament

The event was said to be the brain child of Sachin Tendulkar and Shane Warne. But it could be more leg spin than straight drive...

- Niji Ng

Re-incarnation is a regular phenomenon in Hindu mythology. There will be hardly anybody in India who does not know the 10 incarnations of Lord Mahavishnu. In fact, the mythological incarnations still have potent political relevance in India. In modern India, only one person has the charisma and popularity to possibly match the mythological incarnations of the gods. And that man is Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar. Some people even call him the God of cricket. Recently, there was his re-incarnation in the faraway land of the USA. The All Stars tournament, a glorified veteran’s T-20 tournament between two retired World Elevens, was the occasion of Tendulkar’s return to global cricket. It may not have captured the public imagination in India as was expected. But the event once again proved the loyalty of the sizeable hardcore Sachin fans among the expatriates towards Brand Tendulkar. You can read all about the All Stars tournament in this article – from its conception to its conclusion.

CONCEPTION

The event was said to be the brain child of Sachin Tendulkar and Shane Warne. But it could be more leg spin than straight drive. Perhaps, some marketing whizkids might have thought up a money-making opportunity and Tendulkar and Warne played hyped up the publicity.