http://www.thehindu.com/news/article1594925.ece?homepage=true., http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/todays-paper/tp-economy/article1597504.ece, http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/editorial/article1597036.ece These articles say it all.
I remember the day in June 1983 when India won the world cup championship in England. A generation later India won the championship again last night.
During the intervening 28 years, the Indian team went through some highs and many lows. Good cricketers came and went but big success was not much seen.
I am reminded of a story here. This is about a court case involving the custody battle for a child.
After listening to what the husband and the wife had to say, a judge decided that the mom will have custody.. the child refused saying the mom beat the child often. The judge then said that the dad will get custody of the child. The child didn't like that too saying that father beat him frequently.
The judge was intrigued. He suggested that the child's aunt or grandmom could be given custody. The child said NO, they also beat him often.
Now the judge was at a loss. The judge finally told the child that the custody will be given to the Indian cricket team.Because no matter what, the Indian cricket team could NEVER beat anyone.
Such was the reputation once of the indian cricket team. It is nice to see the team do well. It was also nice to hear the gentlemanly speech of the captains of the Australian, Pakistani and the Srilankan teams after the quarterfinal, semifinal and final matches, respectively.
Incidentally my niece pointed out that the eyes of the Srilankan captain (Sangakkara) was captivating. And that his doe eyes (http://flashnewstoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/sangara.jpg) would suit a woman so much better. I personally was more attracted towards his English. He spoke very well at the end of the match yesterday, good accent and well modulated.
The reactions of the Indian and Srilankan press are summarized well here (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/9445113.stm).
This is a nice post (http://ovshake.blogspot.com/2011/04/dear-men-in-blue.html) written the day prior to the match.
Incidentally my niece pointed out that the eyes of the Srilankan captain (Sangakkara) was captivating. And that his doe eyes (http://flashnewstoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/sangara.jpg) would suit a woman so much better. I personally was more attracted towards his English. He spoke very well at the end of the match yesterday, good accent and well modulated.
The reactions of the Indian and Srilankan press are summarized well here (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/9445113.stm).
This is a nice post (http://ovshake.blogspot.com/2011/04/dear-men-in-blue.html) written the day prior to the match.
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