IPL ka SACH....

Another IPL season comes to an end….In this cricket crazy nation where life revolves around that 22 yards ,Indian Premier League is one of the most anticipated and awaited tournament of the year… Though in everyone’s eyes India is still a very poor country where a major section of the population still finds it pretty hard to even manage food twice in a day but God knows from where these huge bucks just come pouring in whenever something is even remotely related to this second religion of our country.
For the past three years such huge amount of money has been pumped in by different franchise that it is really hard to believe not only for the common people but authorities also…and therefore it was no surprise to see IPL coming under the scanner of Government.. Just after yesterday’s final Lalit Modi finds himself in an unfamiliar situation where he was not the one dictating the terms and conditions. If the charges laid against him and the entire tournament is anywhere right , then really it’s a shame for Mr. Modi as it will further deteriorate already tarnished image of India when it comes to match fixing allegations and betting. I don’t know why man is not ever satisfied, history shows that greed for more and more is often the reason for man’s downfall. Great kingdoms , empires plagued by this disease have always came crumbling down and gone to dust in no time but still we don’t learn from either others or our own mistakes.
Enough talking of this sorry episode of ipl , now let’s look at the brighter side or the things which are worth giving second thought . Throughout the entire tournament we witnessed some amazing performances by different individuals and not only the big names but many players who were earlier considered to be fringe players really took the center stage and outshone many renowned international names. Be it the performance of Murali Vijay who was prior to this tournament considered best suited for test arena only or the emergence of players like Saurabh Tiwary and Ambati Rayudu who were a completely unknown entity for not only international viewers but also for highly cricket fanatic Indian public. They really grabbed this golden opportunity presented to them and raise to the occasion to be counted. As it has been said from the very beginning of this extravaganza that this tournament is all about Indian players and their exposure to the international level , so it was really heartening to see them grabbing the spot light at this world stage.
Now coming to my main motive behind writing this post ( I know its getting quite long but plz this one is really important ). …..SACHIN…… God of cricket …….. greatest batsman ever ….. perfect role model……. Etc etc u really fall short of superlatives to describe this great personality… After so many years of rigorous and non stop international cricket only God know from where he find such energy and passion to still go on like a 16 year old who is just starting his career.. It really amazes me when I see myself and people around me completely bored and exhausted from their daily routine work , and then I see and read about him and every time I m awestruck. .. Is he a machine or bot even scientists are working on it … When T20 came in to seen as the newest child of this ever evolving game, everyone thought this will be a game of youngsters and seasoned and experienced campaigners will find it mighty hard to adjust to this fast paced action packaged 3 hrs blockbuster.. At the time of the first T20 world cup everyone almost forced 3 pillars of Indian cricket to pull their names out of contention for the world cup squad and that’s what they did.. At that time it seemed a very good decision as India went on to win the cup but ever since that historic triumph India haven’t performed as was supposed of them and whenever Indian cricket is in any kind of crisis who do you turn to …….. no prizes for guessing …… yes its again SACHIN…. But he is not like someone who wouldn’t stand by what he says and rightly so he has replied with a strong no…. Enough of all this …… coming back to IPL and season 3 in particular again sachin proved his critics wrong and performed in the way only he can do….. With almost all the batting records in his pocket one thing which was missing was the IPL orange cap and it was a challenge for him with so many so called young contenders in the fray …… Jacques Kallis threatened to take it for a while but he also ran out of steam in the end …..consistency and the will to succeed at all cost ……these r the things that separates good players from the great one…. To see Sachin’s team lose in the final was really a sour pill to swallow specially after what he went through , the amount of pain he endured to play for his team , he really deserved to win that trophy .. But again he was let down by his team mates …… Bloodied and bruised he stood there like a lone samurai but no one rouse to the occasion to just support him in the hour of need…. It was just like the world cup finals in 2003 all over again. There also he finished as the highest run getter and man of the series award but still empty handed as that elusive prize again eluded him …… But as a true sportsman and the gentleman he is , he took the disappointment and failure in his stride and have definitely moved on … I can just go on and on on when it comes to Sachin but I understand ur pain as well :P
Finally I just pray to God to just give Sachin what not only he but the entire nation wants very badly ………. WORLD CUP 2011……….
Hats off to him …………..

Signing off

RJ (Rishabh )