Aaj ke Shyam..Team Indya ke Naam.....

Here are the final moments of the T20 final....Watch them before you read this post..Enjoy..

6 runs.... 4 balls...Misbah-ul-Haq on strike....Joginder Sharma was the bowler....the fans were going berserk...the tension was palpable....Misbah attempted a shot, one which he will regret the whole of his life....Sreesanth took a catch which will he will cherish for a long time to come..India in an emphatic way have won the T20 final! Yes...this really hapenned! We are the Champions!!!!
No one believed they would win...no..they'll be knocked out in the first round..no seniors..how can an Indian team without SACHIN win anything? Were the seniors cowards to sit out the tournament? What does Dhoni know about captaincy? What can a team do without a coach? Such questions were often heard before the tournament...
Team India Answered all these and more...beating the pretournament favourites South Africa..Australia on its way to the finals. They looked tired and weary when they landed in South Africa, after the long and successful tour and England....winning this cup was the icing on the cake!
A young team with a young captain...full of youthful legs..after a shaky start, capitalised on their strenghts to win with conviction! Well I guess, something went into their heads after that bowl-out against Pakistan..ok, we did lose the game NZ game..but still...they looked ever so confident!
Maybe I am not right...many people believe Yuvraj's Six Sixes, were the turning point.Those sinewy shots paved the way for an Indian victory. Yuvi avenged his miserable 5 sixes! He is a star to reckon with. In the game against the Aussies..he picked up where he left in the England game. Yuvi looked unstoppable throughout this tournament. Against the Aussies it was bang! Crash! all the way..
Catches win matches....I am not sure if this Indian team is really the one which played in England. Well, the fielding wasn't certainly the same! Keep up the good work Robin...thanks for listenin to me. In all the matches the Indian fielding was simply..SUPERB!
Rudra Pratap Singh is easily my player of the T20 WC. He maintained his composure and took important wickets all the crucial junctures..Sreesanth was erratic at times, for the amazing catch he took..all is forgiven and forgotten! Other bowlers like the Pathans(hmmmm.....), Bhajjis.. were good. I must not forget to say a biiig THANK YOU to Joginder Sharma..for producing a gem of a last delivery!
Last but definately, not the least, one man must be applauded for his slendid efforts..MAHENDRA SINGH DHONI was fabulous as the Indian Captain..what decisions he made...to play Yusuf Pathan and not Karthik in the final...choosing Joginder Sharma over the more experienced Bhajji! This man certainly has nerves made of TATA Steel.He deserves to win..he believed in the team and got rewards.
I jumped out of my seat after the last catch was taken...My throat is hoarse from all the screaming. I hugged everyone near me..The thing is ..I got more calls and smses on my Nokia now.. than on my birhday.People were going bonkers on the streets. The madness will slowly die down. Then the magnitude of this epic win will slowly sink in..both for the players, and the fans. But right now ,the whole of India is singing the praise of this Team's exploits.
The whole tournament was a hit! Everything worked out splendidly..well, I guess this will go a long way in wiping out the dissapointments of the ODI WC of March.
Two teams with nothing to choose between them entered the final...the one with better nerves, won! Chak De!
Many the parties never stop...may the Champagne keep flowing..may India keep winning.....All THE BEST TEAM INDIA!!!!!!!!
But here's my conclusion:
BRING IT ON AUSSIES!
WE ARE WAITING...................