Friday, March 25, 2011

Why India should win CWC 2011....

I am no cricket expert, and have been reduced to an infrequent follower owing to paucity of time and often patience (with most forms of the game demanding the most useful part of your day - it is often difficult to even stay updated). But for whatever little i know of cricket, and especially of Indian cricket, i know about one man "Sachin Tendulkar".
He needs no introduction, and often no description, he is no stranger to cricket and feels like the guy next door to every Indian. He is the one whom a di-syllabically blessed growing up infant in India could name, and he is the one whom even a disinterested cricket fanatic would have heard of. If u live in India, no matter which genre, segment or portion of the country/society u reside in, you would have definitely heard of him - thats the omnipresence of Sachin's personality in India!
When u talk of sports - u exemplify his passion, when u talk of cricket - u eulogize his talent, when u talk of field presence - u highlight his attitude, when u talk of commitment - u say Indian cricket is indeed blessed!
No wonder the cricketing community describes him as God, and it would be only fair to say Sachin has fewer fans than he has "disciples".They worship him, revere him, love him, praise him, salute him, bless him.....and for many he is the only reason why they follow cricket!
There is so much said, written and heard about Sachin that a novice like me can never do justice to the same, but why I even attempted to describe him at this point of time is because he has given 20+ years to Cricket, and is perhaps the last worldcup he is playing in his international cricketing career (although with his passion i wont be surprised if he squeezes in another one ...but to be honest that will be too much to ask from an aging sportsmen).
At the beginning of the Cricket World Cup 2011 India were arguably favorites to win the cup, although critics have never refrained from banishing their chances of a victory - some times on ground of batting, sometimes bowling, sometimes fielding, and more often than not because of teamwork. My knowledge of cricket is so rudimentary that forming an opinion on India's chances is a distant thought - even agreeing/disagreeing with the critics is often a task for me. I dont know whether its fair to call Indian cricket team the favorites for the cup, i dont even know if they bat/bowl/field well or not, and as i said i am no expert, no critic, not even a fair fan, but i know for sure - if there is one reason why India should win the Cricket World Cup 2011, it is HIM - this is his last chance!