What's with Indians and their solidarity when it comes to cricket?? Why does it run in our DNA generation after generation?? The one time that the yawning word generation gap doesn't creep into the Indian living room is when the father and son pick the same channel and that lifetime moment repeats only in cricket matches!!. That's one spirit of India that hasn't died over the years -match fixed or not, disastrous losses or wins, Olympics win or no win, Sania in or not in - life doesn't change when it comes to cricket!! And what 26/11 coudn't do, what 'anokha bharat' couldn't do - India vs Pakistan match does to India - it brings together under its fold all its billion people - and truly we bleed blue ...atleast 100 'overs' of time where blood, race and religion are left out as strangers in our country.
I can't think of another single cause that can get the whole country into one bundle? I haven't seen a war but I wonder even during war do we come together as a country? Cricket and its demi-gods, (in fact they are no longer demi-gods post the World Cup beatification), are beyond the 'silly game' of the Britishers..its one artery that runs through the country..goes to more places than the Indian railways and inspires more people than the parliament in full session (that being a rarity of its own). We have to give it to the game and its players...what can I say more than the fact that Dhoni's six still remains a moment of glory for each Indian and I am as guilty as others of watching that one 'smashing' moment again and again and it takes me,you and the entire country to a whole new 'boundary' - pun not intended:).....
I can't think of another single cause that can get the whole country into one bundle? I haven't seen a war but I wonder even during war do we come together as a country? Cricket and its demi-gods, (in fact they are no longer demi-gods post the World Cup beatification), are beyond the 'silly game' of the Britishers..its one artery that runs through the country..goes to more places than the Indian railways and inspires more people than the parliament in full session (that being a rarity of its own). We have to give it to the game and its players...what can I say more than the fact that Dhoni's six still remains a moment of glory for each Indian and I am as guilty as others of watching that one 'smashing' moment again and again and it takes me,you and the entire country to a whole new 'boundary' - pun not intended:).....
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