A tribute to the Son of this Nation
In life,many moments pass, but some moments pause.They will loom large over you till you can digest the magnitude of the happening. On April 2,2011, the entire nation witnessed the moment which paused at them, which loomed all over them, which threatened to suck of all the sadness from them, a moment which was befitting for a country this large, this diverse but yet, this united. The "World champions" tag had been erased from the face of mighty Australians and rewritten on the face of India after a span of 28 years by none other than the man who was blessed with the destiny of doing it; Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
The script of the final of the Cricket World Cup 2011, could not have been written better, thanks to Sreesanth's inclusion. Had he not been there in the team, the target would have been significantly lesser and more importantly, it would not have irked Mahendra Singh Dhoni to promote himself ahead of Yuvraj Singh to nullify his errors in team selection.
The innings played by Dhoni really deserves special attention. The ultimate final, not many runs in his bag in this tournament, Sachin and Sehwag back in the pavilion, 30000+ crowd and a nation full of loyal fanatics to answer, Dhoni showed his class as a leader. He soaked the pressure as if he was a sponge and took the responsibility head on. The way he paced his innings was amazing and it was his determination combined with Gambhir's grit which earned India the WORLD CUP.
This World Cup victory is all the more special because of one man,nay,one God, Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar. Till April 2,2011, SRT's resume was incomplete even after 21 years of experience. He has the highest number of centuries, scored maximum number of runs, has the highest number of "man of the Match awards"...name any record and it would have SRT's stamp all over it, but one..being a part of the World Cup winning squad. It had eluded him since 1992, and if there was any chance left, it was this...
If the Indian team dedicated this World Cup victory to this entire nation, the entire nation dedicated this Cup to this single Super human, just for the love for him. How loyal he has been to the Lady Cricket!!!! He has spent the greater part of his life dating her than not...and he deserved this special gift from her..!!!
It was also the day when Sachin turned into a kid. He laughed, he cried, he was angry, he was disappointed, he was tensed but the moment when Dhoni blasted Kulasekara into the stands for the winning runs, he let his emotions run beserk. He held the Cup in his hand, like a child holding onto an ice cream and never let it away from his grip. If Sachin had not seen the team winning the Cup, all his achievements, all the laurels, all the awards, all the records would have had zero value to him. And the 1 billion people in India, would have felt empty in the stomach not because India did not win the World Cup, but because she would never have another chance to see her son feel the World Cup in his hands.
No longer a Cricket World Cup victory is a myth for our generation. As my friend had pointed out in his FB account, we no longer need to open our mouth in awe when our parents describe how they felt when India lifted the cup in 1983. This team has given us the true taste of it.....Now we have a story to tell to our children about how the whole of India wanted to win this Cup badly, just to dedicate it to one superhuman...Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar. It is almost certain Sachin will not play the next World Cup. He may even retire soon. But when he does so, he can with his head held even higher.
Cricket may be just a sport, but for us Indians, it is the way of life.It is in our blood. It is our religion. It is so because, Sachin Tendulkar plays it...!!!!! Jai Hind..!!!!
The script of the final of the Cricket World Cup 2011, could not have been written better, thanks to Sreesanth's inclusion. Had he not been there in the team, the target would have been significantly lesser and more importantly, it would not have irked Mahendra Singh Dhoni to promote himself ahead of Yuvraj Singh to nullify his errors in team selection.
The innings played by Dhoni really deserves special attention. The ultimate final, not many runs in his bag in this tournament, Sachin and Sehwag back in the pavilion, 30000+ crowd and a nation full of loyal fanatics to answer, Dhoni showed his class as a leader. He soaked the pressure as if he was a sponge and took the responsibility head on. The way he paced his innings was amazing and it was his determination combined with Gambhir's grit which earned India the WORLD CUP.
This World Cup victory is all the more special because of one man,nay,one God, Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar. Till April 2,2011, SRT's resume was incomplete even after 21 years of experience. He has the highest number of centuries, scored maximum number of runs, has the highest number of "man of the Match awards"...name any record and it would have SRT's stamp all over it, but one..being a part of the World Cup winning squad. It had eluded him since 1992, and if there was any chance left, it was this...
If the Indian team dedicated this World Cup victory to this entire nation, the entire nation dedicated this Cup to this single Super human, just for the love for him. How loyal he has been to the Lady Cricket!!!! He has spent the greater part of his life dating her than not...and he deserved this special gift from her..!!!
It was also the day when Sachin turned into a kid. He laughed, he cried, he was angry, he was disappointed, he was tensed but the moment when Dhoni blasted Kulasekara into the stands for the winning runs, he let his emotions run beserk. He held the Cup in his hand, like a child holding onto an ice cream and never let it away from his grip. If Sachin had not seen the team winning the Cup, all his achievements, all the laurels, all the awards, all the records would have had zero value to him. And the 1 billion people in India, would have felt empty in the stomach not because India did not win the World Cup, but because she would never have another chance to see her son feel the World Cup in his hands.
No longer a Cricket World Cup victory is a myth for our generation. As my friend had pointed out in his FB account, we no longer need to open our mouth in awe when our parents describe how they felt when India lifted the cup in 1983. This team has given us the true taste of it.....Now we have a story to tell to our children about how the whole of India wanted to win this Cup badly, just to dedicate it to one superhuman...Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar. It is almost certain Sachin will not play the next World Cup. He may even retire soon. But when he does so, he can with his head held even higher.
Cricket may be just a sport, but for us Indians, it is the way of life.It is in our blood. It is our religion. It is so because, Sachin Tendulkar plays it...!!!!! Jai Hind..!!!!
Comments
Wonderful lines :-)
But i personally hate this Sachin guy. Who gave him the right to play such perfect cricket for the past 20 years, that i start calling him a God?? How dare he carry the weight of the whole team and the nation on his shoulders for so long that when he retires from cricket i might want to stop watching the sport altogether.
Screw u Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar!