This World Cup was the one with the flavor of the Orient. April 2nd 2011, IT happened. Celebrations continued on April 3rd, and will continue till the sky remains BLUE!
Thank you India, for such a wonderful Birthday gift for me.
INDIA are the World Champions. We played like Champions. Forget the tie, the loss.. When it matters the most the men who matter take center stage. We played like champions throughout. This World Cup triumph is one to cherish for the Youngistan, The Parrrrrrrs and the Billions who BLEED BLUE. Its high time blood can change its color now.
India, had a lot going into this tournament and when they met Australia, Pakistan and Sri-Lanka for finals, It was nothing less than a well written script by Fate and Destiny and in the end Poetic Justice prevailed!
Reasons why India won:
1. Beating Australia in QF.
It happened on March 23rd. 8 years ago, the very same day when a Billion hopes were shattered and so did Sourav and Co's bedroom windows, an unprecedented gloom sank India. But Beating them comprehensively on the same 23/3, showing them the Exit door boldly and ending their reign as World champions and Domination; opened doors for a special tournament.
2. Next, Pakistan. Hahahaha!!
Its Pakistan. (Yawn!) Pakistan. World Cup. Done and Dusted. 4-0 just became 5-0. The result was evident thanks to history. Thanks to Misbah, You won Yourself a billion admirers. Consistent against us in Finals. Keep up the good work.
3. Sri-Lanka in finals-
You Lankans had quite a tournament but You ran into Dhoni and his men! Tsk Tsk. Playing all games at home, maybe You made a mistake. Lankans, you do roar at home, but purred against us. This was long coming. Perfect finale. Revenge for 1996 World Cup Semi-Final. It surely is best, when served cold on a platter with the Golden garnishing.
4. "Karma"-
How many times have we seen this happen!? Dear Lankans, 1996 was a fiasco.We fell like 9 pins that night, made sure we stuck the pin up your ass this time!
We have been hell bent on taking revenge. 1999 World Cup at Taunton was the starters. 2003 World Cup drubbing was the Main Course and 2011 Finals is the Dessert. Had your stomach full!!?? Burp or Puke. We give a damn!
5.The TOSS.-
Haha.. Mr. Sangakkara, Guess the Kinder-Garden teaching " Cheaters NEVER prosper" is apt today. Right!?? India and KG teachings, never go out of flavour!! I learned this lesson when i was 4. You learn it when you are on the threshold of 34. Better late than never!
6. Shanthakumaran " Cannon ball nosed" Sreesanth -
His hair has grown, but not his maturity. He is indeed the Good Luck charm for India, at least under Dhoni, in Big finals. He was actually selected as the lucky charm and to provide entertainment and relief to the viewers on a WC final, with his jigs and temper tantrums he is known to throw even after he is clobbered for a six. Lets face it, He did live upto expectation and definitely did not surpass it. Thanks to MS Dhoni, he averted Sreesanth from doing an encore Of Nehra against South Africa. He thus saves not only India, but also Sreesanth's mom and sister.
7.MS Dhoni promoting himself up the order.
Love him, hate him But you cannot debate or doubt MSD's man managerial skills, efficiency, guts, boldness,calm composure and cool demeanor. Screw text book cricket shots. He jumps when he cuts, so what!? It is the era of unorthodox and the deviation from conventional things. He scores runs at crucial times. What more do you want a batsman to do!? He sweats not because of humidity or temperature. It is the pressure he has soaked himself in. He has done it for Chennai Super Kings against KingsXI Punjab in 2010 IPL ( who will forget the heave and the punch on the grill of his helmet)
What Kapil Dev did in 1983 against Zimbabwe, Dhoni pulls of an encore 28 years later. 175* is no way near 91* but the finals pressure and stage to deliver makes it one of the best. Perfect foil for Captain Marvel to shut everyone up!
But his innings.... wow! Don't tell the wife. Dhoni's balls turned out to made of tungsten-coated granite. An awesome innings, a great win for India in the end. Zaltzy rocks.
8. DaDa's dream-
With Sourav Ganguly, giving commentary and inputs indirectly to team India and Dhoni implementing it. DaDa is almost the virtual Kabir Khan of Indian Cricket.
9.The Rajnikanth factor.
Dear Sangakkara , you actually thought you would win when Rajnikanth was there dressed in Indian blue? When a news breaks in that Rajnikanth is hit by a pillow, a wave of concern flows here. He BLEEDS BLUE. You think you have a chance!? Come on! Gimme a break!
10.Geographical facts.
India, is always looked as Bharath Mata. With the whole of the country in the shape of a Godess. Jammu & Kashmir the head and Tamil Nadu-Kerala joint the foot. Sri Lanka, You are below us Geographically. Under Bharath Mata's feet. Think you will take us head-on!? OM Shanthi!
11. My dear Sri Lankans, You may be hailing from the land of '10 Thala' Ravanan and seek his blessings. I ll be happy to remind you, we have 'One Thala' , God's Own, Sachin Tendulkar- His presence was enough.
12.Back in 1983, we stopped the West Indies under Clive Lloyd, winning their Third consecutive World Cup trophy. With Ponting looking to repeat the same, shit! He ran into India! Dude. If at all there is a show stopper or a Juggernaut Jolter,It is India. Been there, done it TWICE.
13.The Calender of 1983 is the same as that of 2011.
"Dude!? Do you believe this. Be practical da"
Yeah da.. It all adds to possiblity of us winning.
Hahahahaaa.. Mr.Practical, on your face.
14. Greg Chappel
Thanks for screwing up Indian Cricket and playing with our religion. Spit on yourself matey! "There is no one to coach India, better than me" ..Thanks for leaving Greg.
Dear Greg Chappel, THIS is HOW it IS done!!! Happy to teach you this , with regards and animosity, Gary Kirsten.
15. Sachin Tendulkar's runs in International Cricket is more than twice the topographical inhabited area of Sri Lanka.
16. "Jana Gana Mana" is indeed the most powerful, soul-stirring and motivating anthem ever. Spiced up the Men in Blue. Right through!
17. The '3' factor-
It was India's 3rd World Cup Finals, Lost to Sri Lanka 2 times before in World cups.. Not gonna make it 3 because India are The "Three Time luckys". We own Three.
18.The Kamran Akmal syndrome-
During the 2nd Drinks break, the Lankans came out running as if they are running back home to switch off an heated oven. Reason- They read Andy Zaltzman's tweet comparing Sangakkara and Kamran Akmal.
"Kamran Akmal would have nailed it. Undoubtedly. India need 6.04 off 22 overs. Murali back. 6 overs until he can put his feet up for a while. If Sanga had done the splits at high speed, he could have trapped the ball under his foot, then flicked it onto the stumps." Poor Sanga, how bad he must have felt when he heard it. Kamran Akmal, thanks again! :D
19. Lasith Malinga
He learnt his unique action delivering pizzas to a house with a big guard dog and low-hanging branches on the front lawn. Thats why he is steaming hot like a Pizza in the first spell and became stale in the end!
20. The Ramayana connection-
The current cricket world cup situation between IND and SL is quite similar to the epic Ramayana:
India(Ram) married world cup(Sita) in 1983 and in 1996 Srilanka (Ravaana) took away World cup (Sita).Now after 14 years of vanvaas, they meet again and you know the result. There was no twist in this climax. Phew!
21. Mandhira Bedi factor.
This time, the sexy Mandira Bedi preferred not to romance Charu Sharma. They have hit the splitsville and She hosted in TIMES NOW and not ESPN STAR. Her botox and cleavage was respectable and she went more traditional this time. It worked!
22. Sherry chose not to be at the commentary box.
It helped big time. Since he did not do commentary, People chose to mute the audio whenever there was a Russel Arnold, Rameez Raja, Ranil Abhinayake, Ravi Shastri and indulged in prayers. At the studio, poor Ian Chappel and Tony Greig, never gave them a chance to talk. Respect for it.
23. The Steve Waugh/Dean Jones and Australian connection.
The Steve Waugh impetus was a major reason. Its an age old fact that, India and Australia share a Love-Hate relationship. Australia "say" they love India, and India "know" they hate Australia. Steve Waugh, you are indeed a man of honor and dignity. Prior to the start of the World Cup, you should have just stopped with the Australian campaign and support for your country. But like a typical Aussie, you started running your mouth in public. One advice- NEVER should you have said- " Sachin is going to have an ordinary World Cup". Underestimating God and His power is a sin and is usually committed by the ignorant and atheist. By saying Indian players should not play for Sachin, but the country, You motivated us to prove you wrong. And believe me, Indians love proving the Aussies wrong.
First, It was Professor Dean Jones, who was made to swallow his own words when Sachin won the World Cup medal, and we pinned him 1-2-3 to accept that He is indeed the greatest.
All Australians have the problem of putting their big foot into their even bigger mouth. Dear Steve Waugh, with all due respect I would like to remind you that playing for Sachin and dedicating the win to Him is definitely bigger because in India, LIFE is SACH, SACH is LIFE.
24. Mahendra Singh Dhoni- Destiny's 2nd favorite child.
M.S. Dhoni, from Ranchi, Jharkhand- the least spoke about state in India, has made heads turn towards Jharkand. Never to be a cricket player, But Destiny made him reach where he belongs. He won the ICC T-20 World Cup, IPL in 2010 leading the Chennai SuperKings, The Champion's league T-20, Took India to NO.1 in test winning the Test championship baton and now, the ICC WORLD CUP. It was just a matter of time. True leader, Leading from the front. Dhoni, Darling of the nation. Forever.
25. Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar- Destiny's favorite child.
Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar. Playing his 6th ( maybe final World Cup) was yet to get the taste of being on the winning side in a World Cup. He was 2 times close in the past. There can never be a possibility, of any player playing 7 World Cups ( 4 x 7 = 28 years) 28 years in international cricket is impossible. So it was fate that Sachin should walk home with the World Cup, win it in front of his home crowd, at his backyard, so that the entire scream, shout,excitement of the nation will reach him and that his precious tears falls down to Indian soil.
26. Last but not the least. The Billion prayers, A billion hopes, A billions' dream.
The BLUE ERA has just begun. Jai Hind!!!
