The fever is back and yes its back with a bang! I am talking about the fever which will be gripping atleast 8 countries in the world for next about one and half months. And for India this will be like a full envoirnment, ambience, enthusiasm, passion, influence, integrity, emotions, etc of a big festival which will there for so long, atleast till the INDIAN team is performing according to their hopes. This World Cup will be largest in terms of teams(16) participating but actually the cup will start once the fight between top 8 teams begins. I have not seen anything in this country with so much diversity uniting people to such an extent. This is one thing which brings people from all regions, customs, languages, beliefs(including superstitious beliefs), religions, economic class to cheer for the same cause and even if their personal concerns and loyalties comes up, the final hope is all the same.
On the personal front WC generated very good memories each time it arrived. In fact its the 1992 WC that i can remember as the one which made me mad about watching cricket and this madness only grew up with the time. India winning against Pakistan and Javed Miandad's frog jumps may be the moments which will remain fresh for almost everyone who watched the WC. Otherwise India losing few close encounters with against Australia in particular(I remember people shouting out six and then watching Raju getting run out) and the rain rule ruining SA party was the most worse in terms of emotions.
1996 was the one which helped Sachin start his world record breaking streak. And for sure Ajay Jadeja's blast against Waqar will be there in Indian cricket history for many years to come. But the semifinal will remain buried sadly in many people's heart. 1999 was the one successfull for many on personal fronts(Rahul,Saurav) but yeah India won the little battle "thrice" in a row.
2003 was a special one because that gave a chance to the present generation to watch Indian playing the final and the result was the worst one can think of. But again "Sachin is God" was proved. The six against Shoaib, Caddick and other innings are worth watching million of times. But the glory still remains unachieved. This has been the WC which I enjoyed watching most becuse of the hostel ambience and about 400 people turning hostel TV rooms into grounds with all kind of cheering and anti cheering that one would have loved to be a part of. It was an era which everyone will like to be repeated for every such occasion and I will surely miss many people and discussions around here while watching WC.
Every WC has moments which make one joyful as well as full of sorrow or anger as if it was not a game but a part of passed time of their own life. May be this WC will bring the best end to my as well as other's hopes but what I am sure is that this is going to effect normal life of many people out there with the time of matches not matching with the timing of biological life and also may be the productivity and work efficiency of the country as a whole will also suffer.
On the personal front WC generated very good memories each time it arrived. In fact its the 1992 WC that i can remember as the one which made me mad about watching cricket and this madness only grew up with the time. India winning against Pakistan and Javed Miandad's frog jumps may be the moments which will remain fresh for almost everyone who watched the WC. Otherwise India losing few close encounters with against Australia in particular(I remember people shouting out six and then watching Raju getting run out) and the rain rule ruining SA party was the most worse in terms of emotions.
1996 was the one which helped Sachin start his world record breaking streak. And for sure Ajay Jadeja's blast against Waqar will be there in Indian cricket history for many years to come. But the semifinal will remain buried sadly in many people's heart. 1999 was the one successfull for many on personal fronts(Rahul,Saurav) but yeah India won the little battle "thrice" in a row.
2003 was a special one because that gave a chance to the present generation to watch Indian playing the final and the result was the worst one can think of. But again "Sachin is God" was proved. The six against Shoaib, Caddick and other innings are worth watching million of times. But the glory still remains unachieved. This has been the WC which I enjoyed watching most becuse of the hostel ambience and about 400 people turning hostel TV rooms into grounds with all kind of cheering and anti cheering that one would have loved to be a part of. It was an era which everyone will like to be repeated for every such occasion and I will surely miss many people and discussions around here while watching WC.
Every WC has moments which make one joyful as well as full of sorrow or anger as if it was not a game but a part of passed time of their own life. May be this WC will bring the best end to my as well as other's hopes but what I am sure is that this is going to effect normal life of many people out there with the time of matches not matching with the timing of biological life and also may be the productivity and work efficiency of the country as a whole will also suffer.
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Hope never ends...
"may we win all the WC trophies in the future...2007, 2011.....(Infinity)"
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