Best of luck team India

India is playing ODI World Cup tomorrow and the entire national is agog with expectations, expecting nothing but the world champion’s title for their men in blue. And the fact is that in many many years Indian cricket team has not looked so complete and balanced. Everyone is competing not with anyone but with himself to give his best as if there’s no tomorrow and if any big thing is to be achieved, it has to be done today. Such is the confidence in team India’s ability that if the batters are unable to score big, our bowlers can defend any score and if bowlers have an off day, our batters can scale any mountain!

The way the team has played and won its last 10 matches, it seems unstoppable at this juncture. Even if the glorious uncertainties of this great game of cricket are to come into play, even if law of averages is to come into effect at the most inopportune moment tomorrow and for that matter if any unforeseen development is destined for tomorrow, there’s no denying the fact that hearts of all of us Indians only believe that team India seems to be on the cusp of achieving great success tomorrow at Ahmedabad. It’s not to take anything away from Australia, who also have played some great cricket to reach where they are; but this dil refuses to believe anything else but an Indian victory tomorrow.

I thought of writing this prelude to tomorrow’s big event as after the result , whatever it may be, the noise and feelings would reign supreme, overwhelming any worthwhile expression thereof through any article or blog!

Let’s all of us sit tight at Narendra Modi stadium, those of us who are lucky to be witnessing the grand event at the place of action or with our friends and beloved in front of our TV sets in support of our men in blue and seek support from across the border too – Afghanis are already backing team India wholeheartedly- Pakistanis are also passionate about the game and would prefer the World Cup to be in their neighbourhood rather than miles away!

All the best Rohit’s lohits (the men of steel) to repeat the feat of Kapil’s devils in 1983 and Dhoni’s honeys ( beloved boys) in 2011!