Only the most myopic and blinkered among us would dispute the man’s claims to the honour—still some have been trying to do just that, and all that one can say is that they are only reflecting their own complexes and inadequacies while trying to pick holes in a remarkable success story. To locate the Sachin phenomenon to his unpretentious Maharashtrian middle class background is as crucial as the understanding about the school of batsmanship Sachin exemplified.