Monday, April 4, 2011

The HAPPIEST day of OUR lives


It was chaos,excitement,screams all around as I stood still like a stone . I was so numb standing on Church street .I could just see people shouting "bharat maata ki jai" ,"India India" .The crowds were going berserk ,fireworks everwhere ,roads choked . It was no ordinary day . It was no new year day because this much crowd was too much for that day also .It seemed a carnival ,an independence day but it was something I never had seen before . I was not able to conceive what was happning til a child bumped into me and I started recalling things .

10 hours ago on 2nd of April who was to know that tonight is gonna be a very very good good night in their lives as I saw the PESIT auditorium brimming with people as never before . It was the WORLD CUP FINAL between India and Sri Lanka or what facebook and other social networking sites were calling RAMAYANA 2 .Zaheer's cracker of a spell to begin with and Mahela played one of the best innings in a world cup final ,calm and composed and scoring at a rate that defied faith . Some late fireworks by Sri Lankan bowlers set the target to India as 275 a score almost out of reach for an opposition given it was a final of WORLD CUP (a pressure cooker situation) even if you have Sachin and Sehwag in your ranks but as fast as i wrote these names with this pace only the two were back in pavilion with India reeling at 31/2 .Billions of people in shock and disbelief as the match went on , but cricket is a game of unfathomed uncertainties .Gambhir and Kohli played the knocks of their careers steadying India to safety when Dhoni did a blunder but what an awesome blunder it was : a game changer, a history recreator !!!!! . I salute MSD ,what comittment ,perservance and temperament .It was just unbelievable calmness under pressure. To be really frank I am not a great fan of Dhoni's class of batting but that least bothers Dhoni or someone else and if you win like this you are in a class of our own. The great bowling wizard Murali failed miserabley in his final game but it was one of those very few off colour days. It was weary bowling, the body aching and the fizz long since gone from the champagne . My farewell to the greatest bowler of the game .OH ! boy oh! boy ! what scenes !! at the WANKHADE pitch after the historical and exquisite six by Dhoni bringing up the win .Tears of joy flowed like anything .I had promised not to cry if India lose this one but i couldn’t hold back my tears .Swirling my shirt in celebration . It was as crazy as crazy can ever get . Salute to each and every member of team including coach Gary and support staff .

At Wankhade there was one name enchanting "Sachin" . The "GOD" who had served so well for 21 years got what he most deserved .The childish smile on his face,the humblness in his voice,that uncanny look, the passion in his eyes and what not . It is just not cricket at that time .There is more to it . Words dry up here .

Celebrations all around and i was in as state of delirium, a vertigo and once again someone pushed me and I realised I was on MG road . Was I dreaming or was it real ?? I dont know but i wanted that night to go on for ever . Never ever will i find so many happy people around .Two days after the win ,I still cant believe . We have got this WORLD CUP in our teens , we can cherish this for ever . It is just more than a feeling . I wanna carry it for ever .



Akhil Bhat : When i dreamt a dream , it remained a dream

when i stopped ,i realised it .


P.S : This is dedicated to all countrymen because cricket is just not a game here .It permeates life here as the monsoon rain seeps into the soil.

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