July 12, 2013. 2:40 AM IST:
MSD does the impossible once again as he takes 16 runs off a single over in a low scoring game to beat SL in the final of the tri series championship in WI.
One finds inspiration in many places. One finds inspiration at any age too.
That says it all doesn't it. For a nation crazy about a game, for me it was this young lad all of 15, 23 years ago that made me crazy abt the game.
“Kaun jeeta” – Probably the most commonly question asked minutes after the match… for years the answer I most expected to hear is – India. But when the urban youth asks this question, India is most definitely not what he is expecting. What he expects is Man United, Arsenal, Barc… Oh you get the drift. The world order is changing swiftly and Cricket is no longer the only match on the tube. Player stats, goals, assists and transfers are discussed and debated with gusto and 90 minutes of time is all that young India has to invest in sport.
March 2009: In lieu of the elections the IPL miraculously was shifted to a entirely different country in a matter of days.
September 2010: With 15 days to go for opening, the world realized that the Commonwealth Village was in a mess. The Games were a disaster even before it began. Come 3rd October and India was ready- Again miraculously – We produced as the world says today – the most spectacular opening ceremony and successful Games.