Cricket!!!

And a 28 year old drought is finally over. The wait, that lasted almost three decades, is realized as the Men In Blue win the most coveted prize in Cricket. In a Cricket frenzy Country like India, Cricket can bring things at a standstill, and, it’s the same game that can bring the entire nation on its toes. And this is exactly what Cricket has done today: Removed 9 hours from our life and added a lifetime worth of memories to cherish instead.



This is the nation of hundreds of millions of cricket fans, where a cricket victory is celebrated more than a birthday or a marriage. Here, cricketing heroes are worshipped day and night. This is the place where everybody has got a point or two to prove about their superstars at every moment. So much so, the players themselves have to keep proving themselves at every instance of time. Even the pure craftsmanship of Rahul Dravid and the Intelligence and shrewdness of Saurav Ganguly wasn’t spared. Spare a thought for the little master, coz he has been trying to answer questions since the past 21 years. While there were times he was questioned for not hitting a century, there were times where he has been questioned after having hit one. This world cup alone would have answered a heavy load of questions for him.

Since the last one month too there were questions, but the faces were different. Dhoni had to prove his capability, Yuvraj had to answer his critics that he still had the required character to sustain at the International level and Bhajji had quite a few things to prove. Similarly there were the smaller fishes who had to prove their worth at the international level. No matter how good or how bad they fared in doing so, but for today they are our Heroes and they would be for the next few days or months or years. All the Munaf’s and Sreesanth’s who have otherwise given us a few anxious moments, can have a sigh of relief, coz they are a part of the team that has brought us the ultimate glory in Cricket.


But would any of these personalities not be questioned tomorrow?? Would they not be asked to prove themselves on the fast and cruel tracks outside the sub-continent,or, would they not be questioned about their bowling attack?? Wouldn’t any cricketer be questioned for giving an IPL team preference over the country? Yes, they would be in all likelihood. This is the country where the 1983 WC winning captain wasn’t spared. Not even a year past celebrating India's first World Cup victory, the legendry player and captain was shown the door.

Things have changed in the past few years and will hopefully keep changing in the coming times too and we all wish that no questions would need to be asked or to be answered.

For now, it is time to feel nirvana. As Gautama Buddha quoted, "Where there is nothing; where naught is grasped, there is the Isle of No-Beyond. Nirvāṇa do I call it — the utter extinction of aging and dying”. It indeed is time to annihilate all unnecessary feelings.. Its time to cheer and feel pride for what the Men in Blue have achieved for us. We may question these men again tomorrow, but deep inside we know the amount joy they have given us, we shall always remember the 2nd of April for the moment of pride we Indians have experienced because of these men.