A New Beginning For Indian Cricket, Hopefully......

India beat archrivals Pakistan by five runs at the bull ring on Monday to lift the inaugural twenty20 world cup.The Indian team, which was virtually written off even before a ball was bowled showed great character under new captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni.

The playing X1, for a change gelled like a team and came up with a breathtaking performance to help India register the most famous victory over their sub continent rivals till date.

But for me the stand out player for India in the tournament would be Gautam Gambhir who led the team with his solid and composed innings in the middle overs match after match He offered the much needed support in the middle overs, when wickets came tumbling down at the other end and the ever improving R. P. Singh with his beautiful line and length.And not to forget the young Joginder Singh who kept his cool and accepted his captians call to bowl the ultimate over at such a grand stage.Imagine Pakistan winning the cup, it would have been GAME OVER for the poor Joginder.

But the most UNFORGETTABLE moment in this event would be Yuvraj's phenomenal 6-6-6-6-6-6 in a single damn over.

Without the likes of Sachin, Sourav and Rahul, the young side showed great character and kept their cool even in the tense situations.

Finally twenty 20 cricket made a faboulous debut at the world stage and South Africa has put up a brave show in scripting the best advertisement for this format. And it was not only cricket which grabbed eye balls at the event. Music, cheer leaders, huge crowds, party like atmosphere all summed up the Twenty 20 World Cup for me.

I HAD A GREAT TIME.....WAY TO GO TWENTY 20......

Comments

santty said…

ya rightly said, new beginning to indian cricket and also to twenty20. i remember reading about CANNIBALISATION in marketing.....wil tis new product(twenty20) eat into old product(preferably test matches).....lots of views wil b thr for tis bt i think let time gve us the answer.......ya shrini u right....a new era and new beginning in the making..........three cheers for india

2:00 AM

Plz don go.....

Test cricket's legendary bowler, Shane Warne retired from international competition after the Ashes 2006, thus marking the end of the most glamorous and controversial carrers in the sports glorious history. I think Shane Warne is the grestest cricketer ever (from the time i am watching and following cricket) and it was the perfect retirement party for the showman who made is debut against India way back in January 1992. To take 1000+ wickets in both the versions of the game is simply breathtaking and salute to your versatility, skills, hardwork, mental strength and flexibility. This once-in-life time champion will continue to inspire a generation of kids to take up the art of leg spin. Thanks Warne for giving us everything you could ever give and in the process entertaining millions worldwide and i was privileged enough to watch ur flippers, zooters, wrong uns with bated breath. i just wish u were an Indian !!!

Caste Away ::

WE MATCH BETTER screams the JEEVAN SATHI.COM websites punchline.. But WE MATCH BETTER on basis of what? This question has provided a reality check? WE MATCH BETTER on basis of religion, caste, mother tongue etc. Match making has always been a big business idea in our country which is so PRE OCCUPIED with marriage. With over 5 million Indians finding their prospective partners through this medium, matrimonial websites are doing brisk business in their own right. A preliminary visit to this website confirms this reality. Anybody looking for information on castes, sub castes, gothram, nakshatra etc are just a mouse click away. If caste is becoming so irrelevant, as some metropolitan urbanites want us to believe, then why don’t these sites reflect this trend? Why don’t these sites completely give away with the caste and religion column and give more impetus on Ideology, education, attitude and overall personality. This unquestioning acceptance of the traditions, which painfully ...

Democracy is slowly turning in to a Mockery !

Something’s gone horribly wrong with Maharashtra. Don’t look at the shining malls, multi crore airports, fancy cars launched almost every day- The real Maharashtra bravely survives on a BARE MINIMUM. The stinky slums, over populated urban clusters, overcrowded local trains, pot holed roads, poor infrastructure, pathetic urban planning,neglected villages,shocking cases of farmer suicides, long hours of power cut, the ever widening gap between the rich and the poor and desperate faces with HOPE amidst corruption and complete indifference towards people. The entire script of the state has turned in to FARCE. In the last 2 decades, successive governments got ample opportunities to bring about the CHANGE, to make growth happen, to transform the lives of people who live in SUB HUMAN conditions. But did any political party measured up to their expectations? The answer, I am afraid, is NO. In the last 60 years every political party has enjoyed POWER and every WORTHLESS person...

U can carve YOUR own way !

Search This Blog