India won. The best part was that the Indian team clenched the match from the hosts in a nail biting tie that seemed to sway either way many a times during the brilliant contest that it was.
I had lost interest in the match early in the evening when I learnt England’s score. Went out drinking with Amit. I came back to find there was no dinner at home and switched on the TV for entertainment. Adding excitement to my late night cooking endeavor, I was left dazed and delighted to realize that India needed 13 runs of 8 balls.
Those few minutes of the gut crunching game were accompanied by highs and lows for both teams. But Robin Uthappa proved his nerve & talent and ensured India’s win with a decisive boundary. And I exulted. Shouted, hooted and clapped as loud as I can, completing ignoring the hour. The title song from the latest hit Chak de India was played in the background. It further added to the nationalistic adrenalin rush I was experiencing.
So, you do not need 5 sixes in a row in an over to win a match. Just 2 dogged and determined boundaries can do that.
India has leveled a somewhat lost out series and looks promising for the final coup.
I had lost interest in the match early in the evening when I learnt England’s score. Went out drinking with Amit. I came back to find there was no dinner at home and switched on the TV for entertainment. Adding excitement to my late night cooking endeavor, I was left dazed and delighted to realize that India needed 13 runs of 8 balls.
Those few minutes of the gut crunching game were accompanied by highs and lows for both teams. But Robin Uthappa proved his nerve & talent and ensured India’s win with a decisive boundary. And I exulted. Shouted, hooted and clapped as loud as I can, completing ignoring the hour. The title song from the latest hit Chak de India was played in the background. It further added to the nationalistic adrenalin rush I was experiencing.
So, you do not need 5 sixes in a row in an over to win a match. Just 2 dogged and determined boundaries can do that.
India has leveled a somewhat lost out series and looks promising for the final coup.
Cheers India!!!
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