At Last the Cricket World Cup is Ours Again

For me this world cup win is special for couple of reasons. One, it was a fairly young side - one player even making a debut in the final. Second, even before the first ball was bowled I knew India would win. Such was the confidence level of this team.

It was good to see that every player had a role to play in bringing the cup back home. I just hope the selectors continue to give chances to young players over the ones who have taken their places for granted.

The 20-20 tournament had me hooked on to the telly after a long time. I was lucky to witness some of the most spirited young men from India playing their heart out on the cricket field.

Three cheers for team India!!!

On a rather different note, I wish hockey players too were bestowed with such lavish gifts on their win. Even their efforts need to be equally acknowledged. After all hockey is still our national sports.

Cricket, Cup and the Crazy us!

So Indians are virtually (I'm not hoping) out of the world cup. I never had much hopes from our team. There is one thing that hold true in every field of work, "If your stomach is full you wan't make that extra effort." Perhaps the Indian cricket team gets a little too much attention from the media, people and companies alike. We lost interest in hockey because the team was not performing but the craze for cricket continues.

We last won the world cup trophy 24 years back. But nothing will change. Sanity will be restored in a month's time and the cricketers will continue to enjoy the bucks and media coverage for another 100 years. Perhaps emotions have taken the better of us Indians!