खान हमारा युवराज है और पटेल सच्चा सरदार है

खेल नहीं है जज्बा है ये जो के धर्म या रंग देख कर नहीं बहता

"Sharda Ugra, ESPNcricinfo's senior editor, who has seen every India match this World Cup, this was the first time the whole stadium was singing the national anthem so loudly"

Yuvraj was done and out before this competition started but as he smashed the boundary to give India a thumping win against the Kangaroos, he laid down the way to one of the matches which will be etched in our memories for a really long time to come. The match was not a mere cricket game for sure. The atmosphere created in India after their quarter’s triumph was no less than that like the Rebels win over Gadaffi’s tyrannical forces. Only difference our Gadaffi wore a yellow shirt. Mohali, a place near Chandigarh overnight became the Mecca with people using all their “SOURCES” and “JUGAAD” to get a ticket. It was no surprise to anyone that the tickets were sold off in just a couple of minutes.

This game was labeled the WORLD WAR in ASIA, the MAHASANGRAM and what not, but at last cricket won but more importantly India won ;) On the D-day 6 to 2 were the peak hours of traffic whereas 1730-1830 the regular peak hours saw roads as barren as the Sahara. For once I got a seat from Guru Dronacharya Metro Station and trust me as a daily metro commuter I have to tell you that this is HUGE!

Howzatt entries shut, Vapour not even air could enter, Manchester United saw more crowd than Manchester United-Chelsea Match, Buzz was buzzing all the way along and same was the scene at every eatery- big or small. Dominoes were not picking up their phone calls (personal experience). Everyone knows what happened in the match as there was no soul that even wanted to think about missing the action either on cricinfo or radio. They were all connected to the game. Out of all this I could draw just one conclusion ::

“WHILE WE WERE ALL CONNECTED TO THE GAME, THE GAME CONNECTED EACH ONE OF US” :)

(Photo Credits: Cricinfo)