The game of CRICKET-a leftover of the British Raj has assumed an exotic Indian flavour.The fans and frenzy all over the country multiplies the desire to watch the Boys on the field bleed BLUE !!
This year started significantly for us -the CRAZY fans with the World Cup 2011. The vociferous jam packed crowd at the stadiums, the most exciting clashes like India/Pakistan, India/Australia and finally the finale at the Wankhede stadium where the majestic finish by the Captain Cool puts India right on the top. The 28 years wait gets over when India scripts a glorious new chapter making the whole country proud.
When the cameras are panned towards the stadium the excitement on the faces is hard to miss-the die hard fans waving, shying away or bursting with joy. I am overjoyed because I was alive when I saw this magnificent win on my Telly(when i saw the unbending desire of the team to win against everyone and claiming the coveted trophy in delight :))
The endless discussions I had with my friends such as "Who will win? will we win ?...Oh yar wo to out ho gaya, sehwag gaya :/ ab to hum gaye!!, yar Sachin ki 100 ho jaye" and innumerable such talks that my phone got overloaded and couldn't receive further messages,Knowing there is an exam next day (IT ka) but every moment of the match against Australia was worth flunking for,those immediate status updates on facebook(our daily reporting centre !!),reading the newspaper just because it will speak of the Indian victory again and again, watching news throughout the day because they will show my favourites on the
screen!! Woah and how to forget my huge list of crushes...From Gambhir to Kohli to Yuvraj to XYZ I have fallen for almost all of them in this period :p and the fights with friends for these young guys ;)
The most happening part was seeing the entire nation at 12 o clock dancing singing on the streets eating ice creams(the ice cream sellers had the best time :p)- never seen such capturous moments in life ever. Now the Cup has ended it would take time to bring myself back to a normal routine without the voluble and energised tones of everyone who thronged the streets.
This is remarkable now...momentous times marked by emotions for the nation and specially for the Master Blaster- God Of Cricket-SACHIN TENDULKAR :) Virat Kohli summed it best after hoisting the great man on his shoulder: “Sachin Tendulkar has carried the burden of the nation for 21 years. It was time we carried him. Chak de, India!”
--CRICKET LOVERS
