Sachin

India’s sporting year that was

December 31, 2011

The biggest sporting moment for India this year

The sands of time are trickling down on the world of sports too. And before we turn the hour glass around to start the year 2012, it would be nice to revisit some of the moments from Indian sport that made 2011 the year that it was.

They spilled on the roads, countless faces painted with national colours, waving the Tricolour, airing slogans as India broke into one large and spontaneous celebration of the conquest of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 on April 2. There have been few more telling demonstrations of outpouring of collective National pride than late that night. That cricket is one of the few refuges for nationalism was cast in stone that night.

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Happy birthday, fiercely proud Indian

April 24, 2011

Intense Master

Like countless waves sweeping an idyllic beach, a number of images bob up in the mind at the mere mention of Sachin Tendulkar. The beaming smile that he breaks into upon taking a wicket or holding a catch. The push-drive past the bewildered bowler. A grateful look towards the sky on reaching a milestone with the bat.

And there is one of his being under-stated. There are some who believe that he has not expressed, let alone asserted, himself in cricket’s boardrooms. But perhaps he sees his role as having to just play cricket and not worry too much about the administrative aspects of the game. His role in the team may have been changing all the time and he has kept it simple all the time.

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A night when the heart fell and rose

April 3, 2011

Vijaya Nadar

Gautam Gambhir was one of the stars of the chase (Photo courtesy: Google Images)

What a night! A night to beat all other nights hollow! A night when the Men in Blue took centre-stage, with a performance none can find flaws in. It was incredible to see a team which was faltering during the World Cup, gain momentum and produce a less than a perfect performance, but still good enough to stun Australia in the quarterfinal, a doddering performance to stamp out Pakistan in the semifinal and come back strongly to reduce Sri Lankan grit to dust in the finals.

The night was incredibly perfect, as the calm, cool and collected captain MS Dhoni received the Man of the Match award and the flamboyant Yuvraj Singh the Man of the Series prize, but I could not help but feel sorry for the man of the moment Gautam Gambhir for not getting a share of the recognition with Dhoni. After all, his innings is what made the huge task look so surmountable in the first place.

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