It’s like perching at the top of Mt. Everest or setting your foot on the moon….err perhaps it’s much more than that. What a World Cup we’ve had…..I really don’t know how to start this blog and I am groping for words to describe the feeling I have.
Dhoni, the gambler, made 2 game changing decisions. First was picking Sreesanth ahead of Ashwin which tilted the match in Sri Lanka’s favor even before the 1st ball was bowled. 2nd was Dhoni coming ahead of Yuvraj to play a match winning innings under pressure and thereby compensating his ridiculous erroneous decision of picking Sreesanth. Finally, allz well that ends well.
The youngest in the squad Kohli summed it all up “Sachin carried the Indian cricket on his shoulders for 21years. It’s time we carried him”. I thought it was quite a great statement he made.
For a fact that a home victory has never been achieved, India had to win.
For a fact that 1.2Billion + people shouldn’t be disappointed, India needed to win.
For a fact that we played with a lot of passion, commitment and purpose, India deserved to win.
For a fact that Sachin Tendulkar has carried the hopes of entire nation for the last 21 years, India owes this WC to him.
India and Tendulkar have waited for 28 years for this day…….finally it’s a dream come true for all of us.
What an incredible feeling we all have :-)
Let the party begin !!!
Dhoni, the gambler, made 2 game changing decisions. First was picking Sreesanth ahead of Ashwin which tilted the match in Sri Lanka’s favor even before the 1st ball was bowled. 2nd was Dhoni coming ahead of Yuvraj to play a match winning innings under pressure and thereby compensating his ridiculous erroneous decision of picking Sreesanth. Finally, allz well that ends well.
The youngest in the squad Kohli summed it all up “Sachin carried the Indian cricket on his shoulders for 21years. It’s time we carried him”. I thought it was quite a great statement he made.
For a fact that a home victory has never been achieved, India had to win.
For a fact that 1.2Billion + people shouldn’t be disappointed, India needed to win.
For a fact that we played with a lot of passion, commitment and purpose, India deserved to win.
For a fact that Sachin Tendulkar has carried the hopes of entire nation for the last 21 years, India owes this WC to him.
India and Tendulkar have waited for 28 years for this day…….finally it’s a dream come true for all of us.
What an incredible feeling we all have :-)
Let the party begin !!!
PS: As always, any comments/feedback will be highly appreciated.
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2 comments:
Hi Ram,
It was great reading your summary on each cricketing nation…very comprehensive. Thanks a lot.
It was really great that India won too.
However, I would like to share a minor point with you on India’s winning. This is also the perception of a lot of people that I’ve talked to in Australia.
None of the Indian cricketers, Dhoni included, spoke anything about the opposition team, other participating nations, the sponsors, the crowd…. Nothing…
Sangakkara was graceful in his team’s defeat praising Indian team saying that better team won on that day.
How come Dhoni never even mentioned Sri Lankan team, let alone thanking them for putting up such a fantastic fight?
All he was talking about was how great he was and how great the team was in the past month. Absolutely nothing else.
How did Tendulkar, Dhoni or any other player not thank all the cricketing nations for competing in this wonderful and challenging event?
Why didn’t the organisers thank all countries who participated in the tournament?
Though India won, there was no grace in their winning…
Would someone please tell the Indian Cricket Team to thank the opposition team, the sponsors, the tournament, etc., whenever they win a match?
Cheers
RaviS (Melbourne)
Hello Uncle,
Thanks for your comment. While I agree with you, it may have been done by Dhoni and co in the spur of the moment since they won the world cup and you tend to forget things when you are on cloud nine.
Now, its not that Aussies are great in that. Aussies show the most unsportmanship spirit wherever they go. Ponting, such a senior player, who should be leading by example breaks the TV in dressing room, shouts at the umpire, doesnt want to go out even if he nicks the ball and does all non-sense.
Am sorry to say, but, Aussies are the last people who should comment on others.
Thanks
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