On March 4, 2008 India wrote a new message in the history of Indian cricket. After 23 years, India once again won series in Australia. This is also first winning in Australia in context of triangular series. Really this is magnificent moment not only for Indian team but also for Indians. Countenance of Indian cricket is indubitably is altering immensely.
Super Sunday of 02March 4, 2008 is still in our mind. On that day, junior and senior both cricket teams had twisted commotion in the world of cricket. Our Under 19 cricket team became world champion after overpowered veteran South African team and at the same time senior team won first final of triangular series after trouncing Australia.
No doubt, days are gone when Indian team was known as scrawny team in one day international cricket. I think, turning point of Indian cricket is winning of world champion trophy of 20-20cricket last year.
Now this is time of transformation of Indian cricket team which is going on in full swing. Present Indian cricket team is mixture of experience and power along with fervor. Due to this potency, Indian team can revolutionize way of match any time and this is being done by Indian team on habitual foundation.
Spectacular centaury of Schin Tendularkar in Sydney and again fantastic 91 runs in Brisbane signify significance of seniors. I think, unwarranted disparage of any player is not precise. Ups and down in career of any player is not perverted. In fact, this is common phenomenon which comes in the life of every player. There is great need to comprehend it. But nobody has patience in this regard. Particularly, media makes it big issue, whereas such type of move becomes reason of hyper tension for concerned player. We have also not forgotten the event when some hooligans thrown stone on the house of Mohamed Kaif in Allahabad in this regard. Such type of predisposition of cricket aficionado is not truthful at all.
As we know, earlier cricket was not fashionable game in India. In the decade of fifty, sixty and seventy, Hockey was very popular game .It is also our national game. But suddenly in 1980, in the captaincy of Kapil Dev, Indian cricket team became world champion and after that cricket became king of all sports. As we know, since 1980 craze for Indian cricket in the mind of every Indian has been increasing. Now this is synonym of passion. In my opinion, almost every Indian is crazy for cricket. Even in villages, cricket is as popular as in city.
Though we know that in India we are giving undue weight to cricket compare to other sports, yet cricket is eventually element of sport. Having possessor of good destiny, cricket is enjoying extraordinary dealing among all sports.
Undeniably, cricket is indecisive game. In spite of that, this game is high-quality means of gratification. Besides, this is power game too. Without stamina and killer stint, nobody can win the game of cricket.
Satish K Singh