CWC 2011 – India’s triumph and lesson to learn for we non-Indian fans

Finally the world cup of cricket ended with my earlier prophesied result with India being the Champions after almost 28 years. Unlike the previous India’s triumph in 1983 in which India was not favorite and India considered lucky, this world cup team of India was totally different. The teams at this time did not depend on a single individual but rather stood up always as a team. A great improvement had been seen in the batting and definitely in the fielding department in the recent years. An area of dismay to me still rests on the bowling aspect of India which doesn’t look so threatening to opponents. A great appreciation has to be given to MS Dhoni who was able to mold the team and making them hungry for wins every time they take on the field. A great individual who had kept his cool at the times when there were criticism from every corner to his leadership, he just kept all quiet and also at the right time. Sachin was able to make yet another records in this world cup and he is at the end blessed with the World cup triumph. Yuvraj Singh for me had played the most pivotal role in all India’s win and truly deserved the Man of the Series, though contribution from other players cannot be disregarded.

At the end, did not hear any player thanking we, thought not Indians but India’s cricket fan for the continuous support we had even through the time when India had a crashing defeat by Sri Lanka in 1996. All their gratitude was to the Indian people, Sachin, Gary etc. May be the wishes and prayers by more than 1.2 billion people was more than enough for the team for the glory and it was time for us to choose another team which has gone through a turmoil.