 "On the list of players who have played at least 14 Test matches, Sachin Tendulkar ranks 22nd on averages. Photo: Reuters")
Since this is the cricket season, let’s start things with a related story. A few years ago, the leg-spinner Laxman Sivaramakrishnan was on television commentating on a match. Sachin Tendulkar was batting and the commentators were discussing the word “genius”. Sivaramakrishnan called Tendulkar one, and the other individual, an Australian if I remember it right, said that while Tendulkar was a great player he may not be a genius.
Sivaramakrishnan responded by saying that his definition of genius was someone who “did things others cannot do or do with difficulty” or words to the effect. And that, by his definition, Sachin
