An Impossible Cricket Intimate

Izvor: KiWi

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Inačica od 12:42, 4. listopada 2013.

It was on 23rd March 2007, the only day which I regret badly and will soon be regretting for my life, that a Dilhara Fernando delivery went through the gates of Tendulkar, and a cuss word emerged out-of my mouth for the primary and last time for Tendulkar. (God! Did I hate Fernando after that!) There was a lot of raw emotion involved. There was my group of friends together and every one wanted the group of Dravid, Sachin and Ganguly out from the team due to their bad
Activities. I'd joined them as well. It was then I realized that I liked this game of cricket significantly more than any single-player. I wanted our team to gain, with or without Sachin. After all, it's THE planet glass!
Going exactly four years back on 23rd March, 2003 (pray that India do not play their quarter-final on 23rd March this year!), I kept asking that question to myself and to everyone around me - why the hell did Tendulkar play that premeditated shot to Mcgrath, when he may have seen him off and then taken on the weaker bowling of Symonds and co? I never got that answer. If Tendulkar had stayed on in that match or if Ganguly had been positive batting first, probably cricket would have had another meaning in my life. I used to be 16 years old then. Though it healed faster as we had many other new points to look forward to in those days, it left a scar on many a wanting hearts from my era. Nevertheless the disappointment of getting so close yet so far in the World cup trophy remains till day!
I feel, this world cup isn't just about erasing these sad memories, but it is more about completing the process began by V.V.S.Laxman and Rahul Dravid (the stalwarts of Indian cricket and idols to my generation) on another date in the month of March it self i.e. on the 14th of March, 2001, when they showed the cricket universe that India had indeed arrived. Which was, by a long way, the greatest day in Indian cricket, when every bowling technique employed by Steve Waugh had arrived at nothing and the duo stayed unbeaten building 376 in a single day. Even the 2007 World T20 title glorious day cannot match the significance of the series-turning day, which I feel may be the main reason we are nowadays hopeful about winning a world cup. From that day, Indian cricket ceased to become a one-man army and Sachin got the necessary support of pressure-relievers! If there is one moment which can actually surpass the happiness of that time, it can only be on 2nd April. Learn further on this affiliated link - Click here: advertiser. 2011.
The Killer Instinct
It's also about remaining true to the I-don't-give-a-damn attitude generated by Ganguly from the beginning of that 2001 line, when he kept Waugh looking forward to the toss or when he flung his shirt off after that Natwest victory in 2002. We felt those emotions making our adrenaline rush like nothing you've seen prior. Did not we? Yet I feel, it's today this killer-instinct which India lacks. The photo of a rudely cheerful Ricky Ponting getting his wife together with the world cup in hand in the Changing Times of India on 24th March, 2003 is still as fresh as if it happened yesterday. Several teams have won a huge event without the brashness or even the no-mercy perspective. Recall Maradona in 1986, Rafael Nadal over the last couple of years, Australia over last three cricket world cups or for instance as recently since the Dutch team this season, when they almost took the FIFA world cup from Spain playing dirty football.
And what we did was, we performed tamely against Netherlands and Ireland and failed to deliver the message. Also, we wanted Sreesanth dropped for his attitude dilemmas. I hope Dhoni gave more games to Sreesanth, providing confidence to him and letting him work his mouth off. Read includes further concerning how to think over it. He's a definitely better bowler when he is moved. I don't care, if even Sachin shows the temperament of a Ponting and fails a television within the dressing room, when he gets out. In the event the Indian team gets branded as loudmouths and wins the world cup, it'll be ok with me and I don't think anyone from India will have any problem either. So, increase the amount, absorb in the fever and let the MCs and BCs move with full effect!
Me, You and the Cup
If I set my life in perspective regarding what happened to the cricket field every one of these years, I can't picture my life without that Adelaide, Perth or Johannesburg victories. I will only remember the significant events in my own private life according to the cricket series India have played. I've known no other time-line. Whenever people look the listing of holidays in a year, they think about the essential things they have to perform on those times. They think about going out and make a policy for their enjoyment or celebrate any festival. I have no other thought than which match goes to be held that day and will I manage to watch it.
Going more, I can also say (and it might sound stupid) that I had imagined my potential four years back only till 2nd April, 2011. Right now and I stay true to my words. I don't care what happens on 3rd April! I don't care if I've a future or the Indian group has a future. I've known no other sport than cricket all my life. I have played no other game. I do not feel the goose-bumps when Man U clash with Liverpool or Brazil with Argentina in baseball. I dismiss baseball. I am tired of F-1 being a monotonous sport. Yes, I actually do have an interest in golf, nonetheless it is with regards to only two Federer and persons- Nadal. But cricket? It's opium for me personally! Up to pursuing my desire does, cricket gives me a HIGHER in the exact same way! When Sehwag and Tendulkar get berserk anywhere in the world I am incapacitated to accomplish any work. I feel a strange amount of loss if I don't arrive at watch even an Indian loss.
A fascinating fact is, I have lost badly, whenever I've betted on India earning. When I bet logically on cricket, I win that bet. But with India, it's just too much of heart involved. So nowadays, I have ended betting on India so that profit and loss do not come in picture itself, when Indian team is in equation. And it's not only about me anymore. It's about history of Indian cricket the past ten years. Over that, it's about the common man on the road, who irrespective of how hopeless the situation is, prays for an Indian win. One cricket author had mentioned, 'How I wish the number of prayers win fits compared to number of runs '! Just to-day morning, when I was having a cup of tea at a tea-stall, the assistant of the stall-owner kept arguing with the owner on what India is way better placed to win the cup given their powerful batting line-up and his belief in the top three. But, the owner was reluctant to agree after viewing the bowling of Nehra and company cleaning absent Tendulkar's century just past Saturday. I'm that it is the Indian team's obligation now, to prove that assistant right, to prove my hope right and to fulfill what the collective consciousness has been demanding over time.
Is it Really About Tendulkar?
So, where does all of this place the notion of winning the cup for Tendulkar?? Is it just about Tendulkar or is it also about a whole generation, who've known no other HERO than Tendulkar? In his book 'All That You Can not Leave Behind', Soumya Bhattacharya writes - 'It strikes me that there's an entire generation of Indian cricket fans who are, say, in their mid- or late-twenties, remember no Indian cricket aside from that dominated by Tendulkar. They will, once he goes, recognize the strangeness of not having him there. They will need to handle the machine. And they shall speak to future generations of what it had been like to have him around.'
I am certainly one of those of numerous supporters who've lived and felt the pain each time India has failed to win the World cup for Sachin or otherwise (in case you never determine what otherwise means, it means for the country). Okay! I would like to clarify this straight. What does 'winning the earth cup for Sachin' mean exactly? Maybe, just maybe, there's no better patriot than Sachin in India, if you discard the knowing that patriotism is only about sacrificing your life on the battlefield. His often-cliched statement following a nervous 90 breakdown goes like this - 'As long as the team wins, I am satisfied with my 90s.' (Come on! Who in the world is happy escaping . within the 90s?) What does this statement mean? It just means Tendulkar is both actually humble or not human. He desperately desires to limit his international career along with his long cherished dream. Now, what is wrong with that? Even being a Tendulkar diehard, I do not care if he reaches his landmark of 100 centuries till the ultimate or not! Even when he gets from zero in most innings henceforth and India wins the cup, I will be much more than happy.
The Current Situation
With that said, I am fed up with people criticizing Nehra and Dhoni, for the other day against South Africa. Dhoni is really a gambler. Sometimes it takes care of and sometimes not. It does not mean we must publicly start a hate-campaign against Nehra. Have faith! They've been our cricketing opportunities over time. <a href="http://softwaredevelopmentjob.com/free-resumes/activity/p/84673/">Software Development Job