Sachin Tendulkar- the Tragic Hero in IPL3

Sachin Tendulkar remains the tragic hero of third edition of IPL. He has played superbly throughout the tournament. He scored 618 runs( highest by a batsman in any IPL) in an average of 47 including 5 half-centuries and had won the prestigious orange cap. He was injured in semi-final match against RCB and had five stitches in his fingers. There was lots of speculation whether he will play in the final or not. Not only he played but also he scored 48 runs (highest for his team). His captaincy record for India is not great but in IPL3, he led from the front and taken his team to tea to final effortlessly. Under his guidance and encouragement, young players like Sikhar Dhawan, Saurav Tiwari and Ambati Raidu flourished.
But in the final match against Chennai Super Kings, there was a certain flaw in his captaincy. Man in dangerous form Kiron Pollard was sent to bat at eight down position when Mumbai Indians needed 55 runs in 18 balls. It was an impossible task and Kiron Pollard, though he tried valiantly, was unable to do it. According to any an experts, Pollard should have sent earlier so that he can face more ball. Who knows, the result might have been different then as Pollard hit 2 fours and 2 sixes in 18th over and things were looking ominous for CSK. The whole thing was a bit too late! And Sachin could be ruing this possibility to himself. Sachin played the IPL3 with all his passion and was determined to lift the trophy and in the end , he had to remain the tragic hero!