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I remember the day India lost to Australia in 2003 World Cup Final when I followed each and every match unconcerned for my CGPA going down below 5. I had to strive to cross the 4.5 mark to escape myself from being expelled.
I remember the day India lost to Minnows Bangladesh in a qualifying match in 2007 world cup when I cried with my unbeatable heroes who ruled the cricketing world for years with their fabulous performances.
I heard the sympathies as well as criticism all over as the Indian fan whose mind is as diverse as the country and whose thoughts vary from ‘performing pooja for victory of India’ to ‘performing cremation ritual for cricketers and abolishing their houses’. Some may call this dogmatism. Some may call this fanaticism. Some may say they do all these in frustration. In a single syllable word some may call them ‘Mad’. I believe that as the weight and importance for cricket in India and the fame that the Indian cricketers have established all over the years in the international arena.
And now at last my dream come true as the Indians were crowned the world champions surpassing the astonished ‘English’, staring South-Africans, shocked ‘Australians’ and finally outplaying the punctured ‘Pakistanis’ with a great finish to a great finale which resulted in ‘The Big Indian Win’.
After the struggling 2007 world cup campaign, no one gave India a chance to win, but the present and future heroes of Indian cricket disproved everyone with amazing victories in all the matches they played in T20 world cup. All of the matches India played got the cricket fan to the edge of the seat. The calibre, perseverance, sportsmanship and unity of young Indian cricketers with fire in their bellies paid off for making India –The World Champions as the so called ecstatic, fanatic, mad Indian cricket fan rejoiced himself with the flags weaving all around him and the roars of ‘India – Zindabad’ ‘Bharat Mata ki Jai’ slogans persist in his ears till the next T20 World cup (may be even more).
I do not understand the fundas of the learned cricketers who say that T20 is a shorter version of game and anybody can win without much of cricketing talents. But even before the first match of the T20 cup, every team knows the same and given the same conditions for every team, it is unarguable that the best team wins finally. So the simplest of the conclusion that a school boy form is ‘India is the best team and they won on almost all of the former better teams’. And I don’t think sharukh khan did much for the victory as the players know what it takes to ‘Win’ the game and not the glimpse of a film star on the big screen who was promoting his next movie.
The ever busy bangalore changed to an excited bangalore as all the fans enjoyed themselves mobbing all the roads and the cricketer’s houses congratulating their families and every TV channel recording the enjoyment all over.
With the energies and spirits pumped up, the young team India joined by the gurus ‘Sachin’ ,’Rahul’ and ‘Saurav’ will rock the kangaroos again in the impending series at home. I am all planned to watch each ball of the series and geared up for the tomorrow’s celebration of victory.
Go On India….
I remember the day India lost to Minnows Bangladesh in a qualifying match in 2007 world cup when I cried with my unbeatable heroes who ruled the cricketing world for years with their fabulous performances.
I heard the sympathies as well as criticism all over as the Indian fan whose mind is as diverse as the country and whose thoughts vary from ‘performing pooja for victory of India’ to ‘performing cremation ritual for cricketers and abolishing their houses’. Some may call this dogmatism. Some may call this fanaticism. Some may say they do all these in frustration. In a single syllable word some may call them ‘Mad’. I believe that as the weight and importance for cricket in India and the fame that the Indian cricketers have established all over the years in the international arena.
And now at last my dream come true as the Indians were crowned the world champions surpassing the astonished ‘English’, staring South-Africans, shocked ‘Australians’ and finally outplaying the punctured ‘Pakistanis’ with a great finish to a great finale which resulted in ‘The Big Indian Win’.
After the struggling 2007 world cup campaign, no one gave India a chance to win, but the present and future heroes of Indian cricket disproved everyone with amazing victories in all the matches they played in T20 world cup. All of the matches India played got the cricket fan to the edge of the seat. The calibre, perseverance, sportsmanship and unity of young Indian cricketers with fire in their bellies paid off for making India –The World Champions as the so called ecstatic, fanatic, mad Indian cricket fan rejoiced himself with the flags weaving all around him and the roars of ‘India – Zindabad’ ‘Bharat Mata ki Jai’ slogans persist in his ears till the next T20 World cup (may be even more).
I do not understand the fundas of the learned cricketers who say that T20 is a shorter version of game and anybody can win without much of cricketing talents. But even before the first match of the T20 cup, every team knows the same and given the same conditions for every team, it is unarguable that the best team wins finally. So the simplest of the conclusion that a school boy form is ‘India is the best team and they won on almost all of the former better teams’. And I don’t think sharukh khan did much for the victory as the players know what it takes to ‘Win’ the game and not the glimpse of a film star on the big screen who was promoting his next movie.
The ever busy bangalore changed to an excited bangalore as all the fans enjoyed themselves mobbing all the roads and the cricketer’s houses congratulating their families and every TV channel recording the enjoyment all over.
With the energies and spirits pumped up, the young team India joined by the gurus ‘Sachin’ ,’Rahul’ and ‘Saurav’ will rock the kangaroos again in the impending series at home. I am all planned to watch each ball of the series and geared up for the tomorrow’s celebration of victory.
Go On India….
--DJ
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