The Cup of Joy!

Cricket World Cup-biggest event of the year 2011 has entered into its knock out stage.Today was the first quarter final and Pakistan have beaten West Indies comprehensively.


For a country like India where cricket is a religion, there could no better reason to be happy that the country is the co-host of the event.Being a cricket frenzy,I am as usual following the cup with all zeal, even though our team is not up to the mark.


Last time when the cup was held at the subcontinent, in the year 1996, I was a student of class 6.Yes class 6!I was a 12 year old lad and like every other child in the country, followed the cup with immeasurable enthusiasm. The best part those days was we used to play cricket in the evening as well. So it was cricket and only cricket all around!


I distinctly remember that we used to rush home from school to catch the match in action. Cricket was the only topic to discuss!And in Cricket most of the talks used to revolve around the God-Sachin Tendulkar. I suppose there are many things that have changed in 15 years from 1996 to 2011, but perhaps,one thing that would never change is that Sachin is my cricket God!


He was rising to glory match after match, and we were sure that he would single handedly bring the cup home. History was on the cards after the emphatic win in 1983. Fate however had other plans and we again proved that no matter how hard he works, we let him down. India were out of contention in semi-finals with their infamous loss to Srilanka at Eden Gardens.Srilanka eventually went on to win the cup, beating Australia in the finals.


We are again at the same threshold. Sachin is again rising to glory, but the team is not backing him enough!The cup of joy or rather the cup of glory is 3 matches away and I hope our team gives their best shot to win it. This would be the best gift for the man who has given each and everything for the sport and the country continuously for 22 years!

Go India Go...

God Bless!
Cheers!
Adi