Saturday, March 24, 2007

They did it once again!!


They did it once again.

Team India, what can one say about this star studded team, with three batsmen having scored more than 10000 ODI runs, two batsmen having strike rate close to 100 and what not.
When we see them play there is just one expression ‘AAAH’, wait did that sound an aah from a mesmerized fan, naaaah not this time, it was a painful cry of a fan praying for team India, waking till 3 am just to see his team through, I am sure its not just him ,there must millions of other fans like him. What did he get in return of all the love he has for his team : A team who cannot even qualify for the second round of the worldcup. A Team that cannot even play out full 50 overs in a do or die match. A team so good that a minnow having total number of runs less than one man can come and romp them easily. A team that does not have a belly to put up a fight. A team that only promise but never deliver. It’s a killing blow for the fans like me.
Is it just a game of cricket??? Think again , when an event can cause people to come out of there homes to burn effigies when there stars does not perform, when a nation stops working when there team has an important match, when people buy products just because there stars have endorsed them, I don’t think its just a game anymore . Its our pride, our love, our strength, it gives us a smile when our team win, we celebrate like its another diwali when Sachin hits a century. We cry when sachin gets out in 90s. We get angry when saurav does not get a place in the team. Naaah its not just a game its much more then that.
I am an avid fan of Team India and cricket, I don’t know whether I should use ‘am ‘ or ‘was’ after this debacle. How can they play like they did in this world cup. No they just don’t have the right to put no fight and come home like a loser.
How can they play like that is such an important game. How can a player of Sachin’s caliber and record fail like that, people use to cry about him not performing but still we can never prove that he does not play, he has the numbers on his side. We have been running from this for so long but its true Sachin is not a big match player. Can anyone remind me when was the last time he made it big in a final or in a match as crucial as the one against Sri Lanka , may be I have a poor memory but I just don’t remember a match since 2000 when Sachin scored big runs in a final. The man has got so much talent that scoring runs is nothing for him , he is a run machine and his record speaks for itself, but I think its proved now that he does not have will and temperament to fight it out in a big match. Look at people who have made it big like him , look at Ponting , Lara , Kallis or for that matter even Dravid, they all play when it matters the most. Sachin really disappointed us. But actually its not his mistake its because of Airtel and sunfeast biscuits that all this happened. Sachin had to run around all the kids, ab how can you expect him to run around so many kids and still preserve the stamina to run on the field , sunfeast should make it a point not to make him run so much and Airtel, God how can you do that , how can you take away Sachin’s contract at such a crucial time, its because of airtel that Sachin had to go around and search for a new buddy.
What can I say about dada , may be law of averages got to him, he played so well since his return but packed his bags when he was needed the most.
Sehwag, My God what should I say about this guy, he was terribly out of form still played like a champ against Bermuda and was playing so well even against Sri Lanka but why in the name of God does he always commits suicide, I know that’s how he plays his game and we all love it when he scores, but he can’t commit suicide when his team needs him. He is losing his mind with his hair, or may be hair with his mind
Dhoni, amazing , what a player, he wants to replace Gilchirst as best keeper batsman, God only knows how the hell he will do that with the way he played against lanka and Bangladesh. I think its not his fault , actor Kunal Kapoor is the culprit, its him who said in movie HATTRICK ‘ bahgwan kare India saare match haare aur ye saala dhoni to har baar zero pe out ho’ terrible how can he do that to our Dhoni, no way don’t you know Dhoni is the best hitter of a tennis ball. Arre he learnt all the tricks on a tennis court when he was trying to find out how to be in ads. That’s when he got this idea of playing cricket, 7up is also equal partner in crime, it was because of fido that this happened . Fido you are gone dude!!
Its great that we have lost, it saves so much time, till other teams are busy fighting for that stupid cup our team can endorse more stuff. May be soon you will find Sachin running after dogs requesting them to eat dog food. Or may be Sehwag smiling in hair and care ad. Dhoni might join Manish Malhotra the fashion designer to help him create better dresses. See how much Indian economy will boom when these heavyweights decides to work for it.

May I live to see a team which does not have big names but atleast put up a fight .
Forget about winning a world cup, hope we get a team which is expected to reach the second round but it goes to semi finals.
We don’t want a cup; we want to see our team fight. LADEGA TO JEETEGA