"But eventually it is a game of cricket"
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The intent is calming but also corrective. Tendulkar spent a career as a public utility in India - a vessel for hope, pride, even relief. In that environment, sport stops being sport; it becomes a referendum on identity. The “but” is doing heavy lifting: yes, the pressure is real, yes, the stakes feel civilizational, yes, a failure can be treated like betrayal. But. Eventually. A reminder that outcomes hinge on basics: timing, footwork, selection, patience. Not destiny.
The subtext is self-preservation, too. To survive being “Sachin” for decades, you need a mental move that returns you to process, not prophecy. This line is an athlete’s way of puncturing pseudo-religious seriousness without insulting the people who feel it. It’s humble on the surface, quietly defiant underneath: don’t turn me into a symbol so heavy I can’t play.
Contextually it fits his public persona - disciplined, non-dramatic, allergic to grand pronouncements. In a culture that often treats cricket as national theater, he insists on the mundane truth: it’s still bat versus ball, and the rest is commentary.
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Tendulkar, Sachin. (2026, January 17). But eventually it is a game of cricket. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/but-eventually-it-is-a-game-of-cricket-77432/
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Tendulkar, Sachin. "But eventually it is a game of cricket." FixQuotes. January 17, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/but-eventually-it-is-a-game-of-cricket-77432/.
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"But eventually it is a game of cricket." FixQuotes, 17 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/but-eventually-it-is-a-game-of-cricket-77432/. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.





