He was right there when a lot of the shit that plagues Indian cricket -- match-fixing et al -- went down. He knew what was going on. He knew who did what. He had enormous stature -- one word from him could have triggered the kind of uproar that leads to change ++

+ But instead, he preferred to safeguard his position, to keep mum in public (while moaning in private), to let things happen to the sport he professes is everything to him. "All that is required for evil to flourish is for good people to do nothing", remember?

In passing, I was never turned *on* to Sachin the individual. I admire his transcendent cricketing skill, which does not mean I have to put the person on a pedestal.

And that, for today, is that. See you later all.