The last time India won a cricket world cup was even before I was born, and it happens again today. Though I could watch the live match only in bits and pieces, the feeling is beyond imagination. Though living in a country far far away, the heart always stays at home.
If I, who was a mere spectator catching the match on my computer, could feel so tensed, imagine the tremendous pressure mounting on the whole team, specially on the skipper Dhoni. Dhoni is beyond imagination a composed guy. Its very rare for him to show extreme reactions, be it joy or pain, that too in the course of a game like cricket. I wonder how he handles the pressure of such kind of matches with such ease. He truly is a big inspiration.
The team spirit that the guys showed was evident. Apparently this victory wouldn't have been possible without the feeling of oneness in the team, each of them were focussed on nothing but getting the cup home. Fantastic!
Even though Sachin's contribution in today's game wasn't really significant, every member of the team was happy for the most outstanding player, who has played for the country for more than 20 years and yet this was his first world cup victory, that too at his home ground. What more could anyone want, but of-course in one corner of the heart we wanted him to complete his 100 100s in one-day cricket. With such victory today, we'd better feel more than gratified for what was achieved today.
I remember of times when Dhoni, was highly criticized for the team's poor performance in a lot of matches(dont remember which of them or when), despite the fact that he did win the T20 world cup. He was condemned for a lot of his decisions. He did take a lot of crucial decisions in the last couple of matches in the world cup, like replacing Ashwin with Nehra/Srisanth or he batting in the upper-middle-order today, which he mentioned during his captain's talk. He said his decisions luckily worked out, in a very sarcastic tone. I would not be surprised if people criticise him again, forgetting the world cup he got for the country after 28 years. Success is not permanent(in-fact nothing is). Please respect it.
Not to forget what Sangakara spoke. He said he was disappointed, but happy that the better side won. Not sure what, but there was something in him that I thought, made him look very dignified and poised.
I heard some people saying that the 1983 and 2011 calender are the same. Not sure whether to call it time or destiny or the team's hard work or the combination of destiny and hard work at the right time, that made them taste success. Like we've always heard, nothing comes easy :)
India winning the world cup was truly a festival here. Everything fell in place for India this time. Home ground, obvious support from billions of people, Dhoni's captaincy, Sachin's last world cup (don't want to be so :( )and younsters in the team showing great skills and team spirit. Right from the first match India was showing positive energy and won 80% of the matches convincingly. They were suprisingly good in fielding this time.
ReplyDeletePost match,to see the young players carry Sachin on their shoulders and go round the field was moving.
What a win !! And Dhoni.. wat a man !He took the match in his hand and succumbed the biggest pressure. Best captain in the world undoubtedly!!
And I agree with you. Sangakkara showed great dignity. His decision to resign the captaincy as he is unsure of him playing in the next world cup is truly a futuristic and dignified thought (Not sure if there is some other reason though for his resignation)
Nish - I guess you should start blogging :)
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