India - The New World Cup Champions!

And finally we have made it. What an amazing and electrifying atmosphere here at Marine Drive near Wankhede. The roar is breathtaking and the excitement immense. The entire nation has gone crazy. The men in blue have swarmed the entire nation totally. A standing salute to Sachin, Dhoni, Yuvraj, Kohli, Gambhir, Raina, Harbhajan, Patel, Zaheer, Sehwag, Chawla, Nehra, Shreesanth and all the other players of the Indian team. Thanks for the wonderful memory, which I am sure everyone over here will cherish for their lifetime. Thanks for the world cup and thanks for everything which we are witnessing right now. I m speechless here. More on it later.
Glory India, Glory :-)

India - Sri Lanka - CWC Final at Wankhede Stadium, 2nd April 2011!

With all the matches over, all the venues covered and all the teams wiped out, CWC 2011 has reached its grand finale. India will be playing Sri Lanka in the CWC finale at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai on 2^nd April 2011. The fact remains that the cup will stay with the hosting Asian nation.

Sri Lanka can pose a serious threat with Dilshan, Sangakara, Jayawardena and Tharanga ruining the Indian bowling line up. Also Malinga, Mendis and Muralitharan will try to wind up Indian innings as soon as possible. India look strong too with Sehwag and Sachin in the opening batting spree followed by Gambhir, Yuvraj, Kohli and Raina. Bowling attack will be shouldered by Zaheer Khan, Patel, Harbhajan and Nehra. While Muralitharan is all set to play his last big game on Saturday, it is quite possible that Sachin, in all the likelihood, would also be playing his last ODI. These two biggies have already raised a roar in the betting market and also for the better player of the tournament. Sachin is the second leading run scorer in this tournament; only three runs behind Dilshan whereas Muralitharan is the leading wicket taker for Sri Lanka with 15 wickets.

India will try to make the best of this situation. It has got the best team since 1983, Sachin is in great form, Dhoni’s captaincy is almost unambiguous while Yuvraj, Kohli and Raina are demonstrating the true power of youth. Also, playing at their home ground will be a bit of relief for them. On the other hand Sri Lanka will fight to revive their 1996 glory for an awesome farewell to Muralitharan.

All in all, it’s going to be an action packed game with loads of heat and enthusiasm. Not to forget the pressure and tension these two nations will be subjected too.

Let the spirit of Cricket roll down through every fan’s nerve and lets witness the one of the biggest game we could ever see in the history of the World Cup.

Hail India, Hail.

Bleed Blue ...

With every passing ball of the match the picture is getting clearer. India will be playing Pakistan in the World Cup semi final which is at Mohali on Wednesday. The second semi final contestants are yet to be decided but taking into consideration the current situation of South Africa vs. New Zealand (188/5, 45.1), I guess RSA will make it to the semi finals.

For India, it was a well deserved consolidated win with mountain efforts coming from Yuvraj and Raina. Sachin and Gambhir did a splendid job of adding the scores to the board. Sachin also completed 18000 runs in ODI’s. Now, with every match he plays, there exists at least a record which stands broken or newly created by him. So, as it is normally said that this would be the last world cup Sachin would be playing, what else all Indians could dream of except for the win against Pakistan and eventually winning the World Cup?

India vs. Pakistan has been a war level match from ages. Its more than Cricket. Its more than scoring and defending. Its more than swears and bruises. India and Pakistan (and all the cricket playing nations) will witness the greatest match which every cricket lover had always yearned to see. The border clashes will be transformed onto the fields and even to the dressing rooms. Fate is undecided, but the attitude of the game is well in picture in front of everyone – heated and passionate. If we knock down the Pakis we would be entering the finals where there would be no stopping for the dreams and vows of every Indian in the entire world who would shout in one voice – Win India Win!

The entire India is ready to halt, watch, curse, abuse, bunk, off, swear and stretch the limits. The entire India is ready to get over its fear, pain, sufferings, mockeries and excuses. The entire India is ready to Bleed BLUE.

We are counting on you. This time, literally!

Yet another Thursday will arrive when all the Indian eyes would be glued to the television to see the fate of Indian team when they take the mighty Australia in the CWC 2011 quarter final. And there is one man for whom all the prayers will be channelized and all the swears would be taken. Yes, we are talking about Sachin Tendulkar. Somewhere deep down our heart, we feel that India would beat Australia as we are known to play the champs well. Also, we dream of a knock from Sachin similar to the Sharjah Cup when he had a killer innings from his bat.

The matter of the fact stays that India dooms down when Sachin knocks his best, but that is not all the times and there still exists times when it brings victory to India. This Wednesday needs to be such a time. All the hard work, determination, bruised body parts, ideology, thought process that Sachin has portrayed for all these years will have to bear sweet fruits of victory in this world cup. And I am sure, this is what he wants too. After virtually breaking almost every record in the history of Cricket, a world cup win is certainly a missing feather in his crown. If accomplished, he would be the king of kings. But again, it’s not his job alone. Team work has to play a very vital role in the victory.

I wish him and the entire Indian team all the best. May the best come to us, and may we see the best from him. The entire nation is bleeding, this time in blue. And the uproar will certainly have a positive effect if we transform this into a cup our nation deserves at this point of time.

All these billion people have eyes full of dreams which only you can fulfill and emotions which only you can do justice to. Do the magic and take India to the top of the world. Make us proud. Only you have that heavenly power. We all are counting on you. And this time, literally.