Writing a farewell piece is always a difficult task,especially if it is about someone who is close to one's heart. We never want the person to stop and their memories flood our psyche. But,there is nothing permanent in this life and that is the reality. For someone who grew up on Sachin Tendulkar's exploits on the cricket field, it is definitely a hard pill to swallow. In my childhood,I looked at cricket just as a sport where a batsman hits a ball delivered by a bowler and other guys known as fielders chase the ball and throw it back. It was that simple,until one fine day,I watched a little baby faced boy hitting bowlers twice his height to all parts of the ground. It was something remarkable,and my view of cricket started evolving from there. The aggression I saw in his batting,the delightful strokes on display and his demeanour attracted me to the game of cricket and it has grown ever since then. Sachin embodied a new emerging face of India,which was...