i thought i had outgrown my cricket fever days. until today. india lost chasing australia's score of 349. by 3 runs.
i remember how i started watching cricket. playing was always a passion. but watching the game began with the 1996 cricket world cup. the first match i saw was india vs pakistan. jadeja -waqar. prasad - sohail. man! i still remember it. i was in the 6th std then. the very next match - india vs sri lanka. kambli, sachin, crowd going mad, play called off, tears. wow. my days of getting hooked on to cricket had started. it was more exciting than playing! over the years i realised why india is so obsessed with the game. year after year, matches got closer and closer. down to the wire as they used to say. india vs pakistan again. 1998 (8th std). dhaka. 315 to win. bad light. azhar insists on playing. saurav scores 124. need 18 to win of last 9. i'm praying. tears rolling down my cheeks. "god please have india win. i wont ever ask you for anything else." and kanitkar hits saqlain for 4. boy, didnt i cry that day. rushed down to my bro. hugged him and we celebrated like hell. it was diwali in january. few months later it was sharjah. sachin vs autralia. awesome. 2002 natwest series final. lords. 326 to win. the same prayers repeated. india wins. come down to 2003. world cup. india beats the shit out of england, thrashes pakistan. sachin is god.
many more years and many more matches later. sachin is still god. immortal. nearly chases down australia's 350. ALONE. makes an impeccable, classy, super sexy 175 off only 140 balls. no other batsman supports him except raina. india loses by 3 runs. :(
not a big deal huh? yes. you win some you lose some. but when u have the kind of indians around, i'd rather make a big fuss out of it. let me start with the biggest motherfucking sob dhoni. the guy had already lost the match in his head. so the super awesome effort by tendulkar didnt even matter to him. and when he came to the presentation he was rather happy looking! the bastard didnt even acknowledge sachin's innings. even ponting did! but our MSOB dhoni thought harbhajan was the hero of the day. fucker. the second sob is ashish nehra. he has the attitude man. wow. the asshole thinks he is the master of the universe whether he is batting or bowling. i think its the same with all delhi guys. kohli, nehra and even ishant now. these idiots should be thrown out of the team and asked to learn some humility. and then arun lal. i am a fan of his now. when a batsman, sachin, scores 175, bats for nearly 50 overs and sees his team lose, what question do you ask him? "sachin what drives you to play even at this age. what is your secret?" wtf is that supposed to mean?! i mean spare a thought for the guy. he must be close to tears. all effort literally wasted. out of 10 people not even 1 could support him. and what do you do. you give him a bike's key and ask him his secret?! limit!
these are the kind of people who never actually grow up and never actually want to win. and would never want anyone else win either. but sachin is here to stay. you cant take him. he is the GOD. among the dogs.
