Indian cricket team won the World Cup 2011 on 2nd April, thats yesterday. And it was the time for celebrations, a very proud moment for every Indian.
We woke up at 5 in the morning and set up the projector and the speakers. And saw the match till 1:30 in the afternoon, till the presentation ceremony. In the starting the match was pretty slow, with Sri Lanka batting first, it was more about waiting for the wickets to fall. Well, the wickets came late and so did the runs; but a target of 275 definitely seemed big.
And then came the Indian batting side and it was time to pay more attention to details, as every run counts. The beginning was kind of slow, mostly singles and by the end of 13 overs and 2 wickets down, it felt like India would lose the match. But Gautam Gambhir (97 off 122 balls) and Virat Kohli (35 off 49 balls) really stuck to the wicket and the singles; and gave India the much needed stability.
Then Virat Kohli went down and it was a scary time, as only Yuvraj was left to play. But of course, Dhoni came out with surprisingly good performance quite unlike his performance all through the series, with 91 runs off 79 balls. And Yuvraj was there, a must, for any thrilling match win. So it was the perfect recipe for a world cup win - Yuvraj as one of the players, Dhoni in form and less runs to win from more number of balls. And there it was - a fabulous win after 28 years.
A match well played, Indian team was truly worthy of the World Cup !!
Then Virat Kohli went down and it was a scary time, as only Yuvraj was left to play. But of course, Dhoni came out with surprisingly good performance quite unlike his performance all through the series, with 91 runs off 79 balls. And Yuvraj was there, a must, for any thrilling match win. So it was the perfect recipe for a world cup win - Yuvraj as one of the players, Dhoni in form and less runs to win from more number of balls. And there it was - a fabulous win after 28 years.
A match well played, Indian team was truly worthy of the World Cup !!