WHAT could you do with a bat and a ball? Ask this question to any average American,they’d say you can play Baseball.But ask the same to anyone from the Indian Subcontinent and they’d likely say,you could play cricket.Perhaps,you could write history with the same bat and ball! And yes, they did. We did! Team India wrote history not more than a few hours ago. Achieving the pinnacle in Cricketing glory. Their names etched in history forever.The hopes and prayers of a billion takes birth at last! We Won!!
Like any average Indian,I grew up watching and enjoying Cricket as our favorite past-time. I idolized men like Sachin Tendulkar, who is none less than a god for most of us here in India. Whatever heights the game had,he stood there and managed to create a few more to himself. People like him are rarely born. They are born for a purpose. Not for bloodshed,not for money. They are there to bring joy and hope to the common mass. Yes,he was born to play this game of bat and ball. After 21 long years of International Cricket, cricket finally comes to reckon his achievements in the form of that ICC World Cup Trophy. A befitting gesture by the game for a true master and ambassador of the game.
A few hours ago history was written and our players had brought us the final ecstasy of reclaiming that cup after 28 years. I really feel lucky to have lived in these times to witness such moments which come rarely in life. These are truly one of those rare moments in life, when you can truly feel the sense of nationalism in every single person you come across on the road. Frankly, I never ever dreamed that I would live to see my nation lifting a major sporting trophy until they did it in 2007. And for a nation which truly loved the game deep in heart,this comes as a well deserved honor from the gods above!
True, we might not be such a force in other sporting events.But it really was a shame that we couldn’t excel in one thing that we loved so much. And finally we did it.Salute to Dhoni and Co. for the effort they’ve taken, the hard work they’ve done and now at what they’ve achieved. Now, we are talking about 11 human beings who had managed to bring joy and pride to a one-billion plus population. Why wage wars,gentlemen??
The game they played today(yesterday,infact;now its Sunday) was really a test to the maximum of their skills. Sri Lanka was in no means a team any body could beat on a given day. India really had to sweat it out and keep their nerve throughout the game to emerge out of it victorious. And they did, on the wings of its Captain,MS Dhoni. As they say,when the going gets tough,the tough gets going! Not being a kind-hearted winner, but truly giving credit to Lankans for the way they’ve played their game today. We were just better on the day.
I would certainly remember this day in my entire life. We certainly do hope that this is not the end of things but the sign of good things to come. This day, I watched the final along with my friend Deepak and Rahul at Deepak’s home along with his dad. Since I had a fair share of superstitions, I stepped out of the living room, choosing not to watch,cos’ I believed,whenever I watched, India lost somehow. Didn’t even take the slightest of chances and chose not to watch until it was safe and clear. But I was there when Dhoni hit the last ball for a six to take us home. I was there when history was being made.
Yes,History was being made; right in front of my eyes. Thank you god, for having given me this opportunity to be present, alive at this particular moment of time and instance to have witnessed the joy and celebration of an entire nation come alive! Thank you god, for having given me the opportunity to live in the times of greats like Sachin Tendulkar. Thank you god, for this win!
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