Ive been watching our team on their way back to the Wankhede stadium today...on the victory parade. The frenzy is amazing! And there is no doubt about how one sport has captured the imagination of a country. We maul them when they lose, and place them sky high on a podium when they win....its almost like all our collective hopes, dreams aspirations come to gether in Cricket.
On one hand, I feel extremely proud for our team..really the under dogs, performing with the least of expectation...and the future...well , now that they are on a pedestal...its almost scary.
This is indeed very Historic a moment...but i sure hope we dont drive these guys out of their heads. Suddenly sponsorships have gone up ( which cooled post the Worls Cup) and every one is lionising the Indian team after writing them off 5 months ago!!
WOW! its all about the moment....You are as wot u do NOW.
Check out this NY times article http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/25/world/asia/25cricket.html?ex=1348459200&en=7285a5789d88f793&ei=5124&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink
and here is something that caught my eye, in it..."One of its gifts to the nation, he ( Rajdeep Sardesai) and other cricket watchers say, is to present, for the first time, a powerfully athletic presence on the pitch. Athleticism has never been associated with Indian cricket, nor with Indians in general, and that has been a chip on the shoulder of Indian manhood."
As the world watches...we celebrate a phenomenon called Cricket..and we, at the moment are loving it!!
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