LOL! flips, hehe...didn't think you'll take my comment so seriously. apology if i offended any indian team supporter or a cricket love for that matter. i myself am a big fan of tendulkar. there were times when he was revered as a god but then he is a human and is therefore prone to mistakes. the delivery from fernando which did him was nothing of a classic nature by any means-- it was just an ordinary delivery which he failed to deal with better. not that i intend to, but it just makes me believe that as a batsman, he was/is a lil' too overrated (?). anyways, i am on the same page with you regarding appreciating the beauty and talent of the game. if he had played better - contributed in a partnership or two - and pulled a win for india, i would have written a paragraph or two of appraisal for him. but then again, it's a team game and contribution from other players is also equally important, especially after knowing that over the last few years, he has proven nothing to be of a sort of a genius. moreover, loss is a big part of any game even when you have tendulkar or lara or for that matter- bradman in your team. :P :-)