Chak di India!

India vs. Pakistan, Twenty20 WC Finals

Johannesburg, September 24, 2007

What a match, what a win and what a TEAM!

People the History repeats itself! Yes, it was Kapil’s 11 back in 1983 and now it’s Dhoni’s 11 in 2007. And if you haven’t noticed the numbers game here it’s taken 24 years and 101 days to win the WC on 24^th of September. Ok I am not trying to create a number’s mesh here, neither this should go to create any mail chains explaining the funda behind 9/24 (viz. 9/11). Now back to business, that was an exuberant effort of Team India shown towards one of the most important match (that for me makes an history every time it’s been played between these two sides!), it being a WC Final was another thing! J

Hats off to our young team lead by a bold captain M.S. Dhoni. He has brought in a new hope to the future of Indian cricket.

The team had made that night special for me, for everyone who prayed for their win! Who would have remembered Dravid’s resignation or trimurty (Sachin, Saurav & Dravid) not being a part of the team! It was Dhoni and Team all over the World. With the last over given to Joginder with just 12 runs and Mishbah still at crease, it was like a biggest gamble ever. And then, with only 5 runs to win with 4 balls remaining, the last shot was hit by Misbah, the camera showed the crowd and for a second I felt it was all over! And suddenly coming in the camera was Shreshant who somehow managed to grip the ball into his hands and unleash the glory and excitement! Man, I bet any person who was praying for either of the side would have felt the heartbeat stopped from the moment that reverse shot was played!

Up went the team, and the Indian supporters. What was next, I switched on my PC and the first thing to play was the song… yes you might have guessed it : “Chak De India”. 3000W PMPO speakers had their real test that night and I am glad they stood by it! ;) Danced to the tune of Chak de, wow what a feeling that was. With SRK there in the crowd I just wondered whether he went up to the Team’s dressing room after the first innings and made a speech – “Aaj mai nahi bataunga tumko ki kaise khelna hai. Bees(20) over! Chahe tum jeeto ya haaro, Yeh Bees over tumhare jindagi ke koi nahi cheen sakta tumse! Bas ek hie cheez kehna chahunga mai (pause….) Chak De India” J Talking about this movie, I feel this has changed the way of thinking of many people in India, and now they are leaving up to it.

This victory would be remembered & cherished in the times to come and I feel proud and lucky(not as lucky as SRK) to have watched this match live ON TV J I feel honoured to chant out the words “Bharat Mata Ki Jai!”

And yes, refer to the blog I made after first encounter between them in Super Six round and do take a special note of the title it had. J

Watch out astrologers, I am coming to get you! ;)

Thought for the Day

“Never apologize for showing feeling. When you do so you apologize for the truth!”

~Benjamin Disraeli

India wins the Twenty20 World Cup!!

Sure, you are shocked reading the title. But, that’s the truth! Believe it or not. J

Last night, was the most awaited matches of any international tournament India vs. Pakistan. Yes, what next India started off real bad putting on a total of mere 141 at the down of 9 wickets.

Expectations that Sehwag would thrive for excellence proving the selectors wrong in removing him from the 50-50 team, was shattered once again! Oh boy, when he was out in that same old legacy style of his, I just thought, it wouldn’t be a bad idea for him to apply for a copyright on that.

 

Nevertheless, they had a plea for this being the first match of tournament for them, they were rusty (just like Aussies). What the heck this was the First and Last match for them!

Seeing the figures technically , I thought it was time for me to go to bed. But, India vs. Pakistan! Will the Pakistani’s break the record by winning this match? More worse, will they win in within 14 overs sending the Indians back on flight to India? C’mon get back home losing any team, but Pakistan guys!

 

Indian bowlers showed a good temperament and Pakistan was got into pressure later in the stage. What else could be expected then the match to go live wire till the last over. The hopes of Indians winning/losing constantly kept on shifting from over to over, bowl to bowl.

 

And there came the last over, bowl to bowl competition. The last two bowls remained and the match was tied. Now it was a mixed feeling, happy that India would be through to the next round and sad coz. Pakistan would win ( just one run to get now)!! But, alas the last bowl was bowled and to my shock the score card looked India – 141/9 and Pakistan- 141/7. Oh my God! The match has tied, the record is still not broken. It was 1 o’clock in the night and I was jumping with joy. J

 

Finally came in the new funda of breaking the tie to decide the winner. Yes, the Penalty shootouts! Oops, that was Bowl out!

 

And, the final score said India has won the match with 3-0! 3-0, where are the goals? When did India start playing football? Who cared!! It were Sehwag, Bhajji and Uttahpa, the ultimate “Goal” scorers for the team! J

 

Wow! What a match it was. My decision of not to sleep was perfect(Hey BCCI! I can be one of your boards, what say?J), Aakhir Dil Hai Hindustani!

 

It was a WC finals victory for me! Team you are not going to be put on flight back to India! You still hold the WC victory record against Pakistan Good! You guys have rocked! Good work Dhoni & Team! Chak De India!

 

Aah, What a sleep I had!

Fresh Fish

The Japanese have always loved fresh fish. But the waters close to Japan have not held many fish for decades. So to feed the Japanese population, fishing boats got bigger and went farther than ever. The farther the fishermen went, the longer it took to bring in the fish. If the return trip took more than a few days, the fish were not fresh. The Japanese did not like the taste.
To solve this problem, fishing companies installed freezers on their boats. They would catch the fish and freeze them at sea. Freezers allowed the boats to go farther and stay longer. However, the Japanese could taste the difference between fresh and frozen and they did not like frozen fish. The frozen fish brought a lower price. So fishing companies installed fish tanks.
They would catch the fish and stuff them in the tanks, fin to fin. After a little thrashing around, the fish stopped moving. They were tired and dull, but alive. Unfortunately, the Japanese could still taste the difference.
Because the fish did not move for days, they lost their fresh-fish taste.

The Japanese preferred the lively taste of fresh fish, not sluggish fish. So how did Japanese fishing companies solve this problem? How do they get fresh-tasting fish to Japan? To keep the fish tasting fresh, the Japanese fishing companies (still) put the fish in the tanks. But now they add a small shark to each tank. The shark eats a few fish, but most of the fish arrive in a very lively state.

Like the Japanese fish - "Man thrives, oddly enough, only in the presence of a challenging environment."- L. Ron Hubbard. Challenges are what keep us FRESH!
Instead of avoiding challenges, jump into them. Beat the heck out of them. Enjoy the game. If your challenges are too large or too numerous, reorganize the challenge, team up, be resourceful and do not give up.
Failing makes you tired. If you have met your goals, set some bigger goals. Once you meet your personal or family needs, move onto goals for your group, the society, even mankind.

Don't create success and lie in it.

A question that forces you to think

Scenario: A lady comes to a shopkeeper to purchase a pen. After looking over many options, she decides to go with a pen which costs Rs.80/-. She gives a Rs100/- note to the shopkeeper. The shopkeeper doesn’t have Rs20/- change and hence approaches another shopkeeper with the Rs.100/- note and gets lower denominations of the same value and returns to his shop. He gives the lady customer her balance amount of Rs.20/- and she leaves the shop. A short while after she leaves, the other shopkeeper approaches him complaining that the Rs.100/- note he gave him was fake. After an argument, the shopkeeper finally takes back that Rs. 100/- fake note and returns the same amount of money to the other shopkeeper.

Question: Calculate the loss of the shopkeeper who sold the pen?

Thoughts for the Day

Prepare for the worst and you would be happy if it turns out bad!

~Aditya

To get out of difficulty, one must usually go through it!

~Unknown