We loved and we enjoyed it. We are again proud to be an Indian. As whole of India says this is a tribute for the legend of cricket Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar.
This match was compared with Ramayana. 14 years from defeat on March 13th, 1996 . India being represented as Rama and Sri Lanka being represented as Ravana. J We know who will win !!
1) Toss : It started here with Sri Lankan captain’s play which he is known for.
2) One of the best start for a world cup from our team’s spearhead. 3 overs of maiden consecutively. Wow what a man. Take a bow ZAK. J A complete team man. Have gone through severe obstacles but came back strong and lead the team in the bowling unit.
3) One of the innings which Sri Lanka can remember for. Mahela played an innings of the life time and it can be rated as one of the flawless innings
4) Then came the reply from the Indians. We didn’t have a good start because of the Yorker man Malinga . When this man was out many might have thought this not ours. But the script was made in a different manner that day.
5) Here came the hero who was dropped for the world cup team 2007. He fought hard to cement a place in this line up. A true fighter. When many were shedding tears the other day including the legend, captain cool this man stayed calm. A true fighter is a one who never shed tears. He stood by that.
6) A guy who was under deep pressure. Need to silent the critics. Answer lots of question. Not possible to do. Was under one of the immense pressure, cant withstand the hjear but then also he delivered what he is capable of. Man MAHI what an innings, can anyone question this guy anymore. Captain for the future. Lot of questions and person forgot smile. A person of his cool and temper is hard to find by. Hats off to you
7) This was the moment, All the Indians waited to shout. Here came the helicopter shot which means helicopter is ready for Lankans to catch and depart.
8) They are also human beings. People have gone through tough times. They also have the feelings. No wonder how it will be when you win the thing which you have dream all over your life. Take it guys. No words to express. Just we also feel for it. We laughed when you guys laughed, we felt low when you guys were low and we do cry when you guys cried.
9) He forgot how to express. Emotions are not coming out. So he decided lets first enjoy by removing the stumps and go for a hug.
10) Then came the lift for each and every player who deserved it. That was the time when billions of people around the world the game has been lifted by Indians to different levels. Nearly 10 out of 15 players were playing under pressure in each of the matches but the delivered it. They are really champions.
First lift to captain. Who deserved it on the day
Next was the master, who deserved it for his 22 years of hard fought life.
Kohli : “ He carried the burden of Indian cricket for 22 years and it is now upto us to carry him on our shoulders”.
Then finally the lift for our most successful coach. He has inspired lot many of us and has been the main person always standing in the back ground. He groomed our guys. Was away from his family and relatives but the amount of dedications he bought still keeps people to wonder why this guy should not be retained. Man behind success of all the team members. Thanks Gary , without you we all might have been in sad side.
11) Then the moment, as a cricket fan for past 15 years I always wanted this to happen , kept on seeing it finally it all happened on April 2nd, 2011.
See the ecstasy of each men. Its means a lot to them and for us.
12) Yuvaraj the man who silenced his critics by getting the “Player of the tournament” showed us who he is and what a match winning player he is. Great to see this guy holding the cup. Has gone through tough time and his position was questioned at the start of the cup. But he proved !!
13) The man who waited for so long year, sorry the sentence is wrong. The cup waited for 36 years to be held by this man. More than any other cricketer this man value this cup many times. It means a lot to him. He had seen many success, but this was the one he waited for.
14) Last but not the least. The man for our nation even though he doesn’t know to express any emotions he made billions of us to express the emotions in different sense all over our country. He had won T20, IPL t20, CL T20 , Australian series, ICC test ranking no.1 team and now finally this world cup
Thanks a lot guys. For all your efforts of sleepless nights you mean a lot to us.
Encourage the team when they are under pressure, don’t kill them when they lose and don’t stop supporting them. They are all human beings, they will deliver the best !!!
We have seen all this but we should not forgot the international cricket will not be witnessing ball spun by legendry spinner in the future. We are going to miss another true fighter. Thanks Murali for your great cricketing career and entertainment you have got us.
