My love affair with cricket

Yesterday , i went to Kolkata to watch IPL match between Kolkata knigth riders and mumbai Indians.It was really fantastic experience.Its very much different experience than watching match on TV.They are so animated and informed with statistics .But there it was not easy to catch all movements at a time .Unfortunately camera was not allowed 😦

In IIT KHARAGPUR IPL is super hit like orkut.There would be important exam like end sem but u would prefer watching match.Match streaming and IP are talk of the day.(Thanks to 24hrs. free net facility 🙂 ).

My love with this game started way back in 1996. I use to be very studious guy who loved text books with no other activity.But my friends used to brought radio in class rooms secretly to get updates. so i got gradually inclined.It was world cup time. I started reading news paper for  sports page and would eagerly watch match between JNV GOPALGANJ team and other teams.I gradually knew about cricket playing nations and players.

Then i started listening to radio for commentary . I just got addicted .I would delay lunch/dinner/breakfast/assignments for that.It was really benifitial as i started loving the game and could understand fast passed English commentary.Even i started playing cricket in my close group of friends with our typical BAT. I hit sixes and fours (don’t laugh,it true).I started playing badminton too. I was very smart player and would beat all my friends. So i dreamt that may be after some time i would get in district level, then state level then selection in national team :P. So that’s how my affair started with this game.

Really some crazy incidents are worth mentioning :

• When Yuvraj singh made 84 in NAIROBI series i loved his strokes and remember him till today.We brought TV on rent to watch the final.India lost the final. Even we thougth to break TV .but some one came to our rescue . I was so sad, my head started aching, we did not take our dinner. I kept my sad face for almost 4 days.
• In 1999 world cup. I always seat/eat/slept with radio at my ear.I loved South Africa and its players.I got more addicted.Was so sad when SA were not in final. I loved sachin tendulkar and saurav ganguly.
• In 2003 i was very much involved. Watched every match.Read newspaper and editorial. Wrote many things daily. I got inspired the  way India made come back like true fighters . I loved the concept and term ” Team India “. Was ecstatic as  India made to the final. During those days , I was in BOKARO. IIT entrance was near in April.But do hell with that.Bokaro is always a silent town but in those days it seemed, was a city with not a single soul.
• On final day when Zaheer khan’s 1st over started being murdered by Ricky Ponting i felt crying. Then what followed for 50 overs was unforgettable. India batted for chase .wickets kept falling.Every one left TV room.  I kept seating  waiting for some miraculous innings from Sehwag.  When he was gone my dream was gone with billions of cricket worshiping Indians. I cursed team Australia . I did not take dinner . Wrote 5 pages in my diary about loss of India in the final and many finals.
• I compared sachin, Dravid, Sehwag with my chrachter and luck. I felt dejected and at complete loss.
• Got so happy and emotional when India won T20 world cup.I loved arrival of DHONI on Indian cricketing stage.
• Now i am loving IPL and this wonderfull concept of fire work cricket. I loved Maccullum fire works.I am so involved in IPL .And have sad feeling for Deccan, Mumbai , Bangalore.
• One day in dream, i saw Mumbai Indians scored 299 runs. Sachin scored 253. But they are chased by some other team who made 400 😛 its not logical . But it shows our involvment in cricket.
• when saurav ganguly was thrown out of indian team . I felt injustice was done to him. i felt so sad.But dada made come back. I was so happy, inspired with his fighting spirit/determination/inner strength and a true player.
• I loved the way Saurav threw his T-shirt when they won the Final.

Many matches to follow.Many Dramas are to be witnessed. IPL has long way to go and has very bright future ahead for cricket lovers.Many records are to be broken and made.

Truly India is cricket crazy nation.cricket is religion and cricketers are our super star and demo-GODs.Throwing stones on cricketers home would occur. Banning Saurav would sadden us.His strong come back will inspire us. I love India. I  love cricket and hope that  Team India would be World cup winner some day.My love affair with cricket will remain for ever.Cheers to India , a great nation, a cricket crazy nation.

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