What a performance by the Indian cricket team!
There are lot of positives to be taken from the world cup.. Here’s one- We are a “Team” now!
After waiting of five world cups, finally Sachin has a cohesive “team” which is more mature & bankable than any unit we have seen in last 20 years of watching Indian cricket..
They finally proved to the nation that they are no longer living in the shadows of the great master but individuals who have learned from the great one to rise to the occasion when the situation demands..
No longer will we switch off our televisions when Sachin gets out..
No longer hopes of a billion people die when Sachin falls..
No longer will oppositions place their strategies in and around Sachin alone..
No longer will Sachin’s master class innings be wasted by despicable batting by the rest..
No longer will the opposition take batsman numbers 5, 6 and 7 for granted..
No longer will critics write us off that India can not defend 260..
and no longer will the Indian team be notoriously disposed off as the One man team..
finally we have eleven player’s unit and not a one man team..
To sum it up, by modifying Virat Kohli’s words “Sachin has carried the burden of the nation for 21 years, its time they carry his burden and legacy forward and win more world cups!”
To me, I am reveling now, knowing Sachin will now play with all his heart and free his arms, cause there is a team now to share his burden.. I know it will be a herculean task for the lesser mortals, as no one can match the little master himself, but then there can be no other Sachin Tendulkar..
Jai Hind!
Well said!!