It was the dream final that left cricket enthusiasts pinching themselves to snap back to reality. Pakistan was 152 down for 9 wickets, 6 runs to go for 4 balls… a target quite achievable. What a nail biter! People were jumping around muttering curses, mantras, prayers, resolutions anything that could make them win.
After ages, the family came together to watch the titans battle it out… no one ate but there was enough food around. The chilled beers started losing out on the fizz, but nobody seemed to bother. Grandma and Grandpa had their malas in their hands… Mum left the kitchen unattended for the first time in years, Dad came home early. The phones were switched off, the teen queen wasn’t watching ‘Friends’ today, the rocker was home before time! It was drama at its best! Even SRK couldn’t resist flying all the way to the stadium.
It seemed everyone had lost interest in cricket after the whole ‘match fixing’ drama happened. Cricket had become too predictable until Zimbabwe, India and Pakistan beat the then World Champions one after the other. Twenty20 was a real hero for cricket in India; people loved the short matches, new players and of course, the cheer leaders! Young talent from all the teams got the perfect podium in South Africa, they won many hearts too. The finale was to die for, what better entertainment than India v/s Pakistan!!! Both teams as usual gave eachother a tough fight throughout the match, now however it was the final judgement, the last over. Anything could happen.
Joginder Sharma bowled and Misbah aimed for the obvious full toss, the ball went straight up in the air looked like he had it! But Sreesanth caught it… it was the catch that would be remembered forever. India did win the T20 WC but Cricket emerged as the ultimate winner, winning fans all over the globe it became yet again… a passion, a religion.
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