Posts Tagged ‘ Harbhajan Singh ’

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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Who else wants to make Indian hearts beat with pride?

March 31, 2011

The fireworks over Delhi – and I guess elsewhere in India – lasted an hour and more on Wednesday night after India beat Pakistan by 29 runs in Mohali in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 semifinal. As I drove back home after completing a show on All India Radio, it seemed that flag-waving cricket fans, young and old, were driving to India Gate and Connaught Place, showcasing an outpouring of emotion.

With the final against Sri Lanka just two days away, the team itself may have quickly shifted its focus to calming its nerves and preparing for that massive game against Sri Lanka. But it appeared as if all India, unconcerned yet about the preparations for the final, was in a celebratory mood.

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Time for Team India to show true colours

March 12, 2011

The Indian Mahendra Singh Dhoni has baffled a few with his persistent backing of leg-spinner Piyush Chawla despite the young man leaking runs by the dozen in the games against England and Ireland and not being so economical either against the Netherlands. He has also stood up in defence of off-spinner Harbhajan Singh who has two wickets from four games.

Undoubtedly, he would endear himself to everyone if he offers such backing to each of his players. But as the leader of the group Dhoni may have chosen to use the stick with some like the two spinners who have got to bowl in the last three games and the carrot with others like S Sreesanth. And perhaps hunger as a bait for R Ashwin.

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