The Indians bring home the Cup after 24 years.
It makes for a sentimental issue for the Indians whilst the true lovers of the sport regard it as a massive win.
To quote Gavaskar "Pakistan always have been a competitor for India whenever we think of good cricket". Certainly the comment was diplomatic and shunned the feeling of most Indians (as Rameez Raza was seated just beside Gavaskar, the comment didn't show on the signs of pleasure on his face)
But History repeats itself. Pakistan, no matter how potential threat it poses to the Indians, have never been able to sustain a victory against India in any relevant World Cup (Finals) match.
Its only proved once again.
Someone said Twenty20 being a small and a less important format, does not carry India's victory to the top notch. I disagree and oppose strongly. In fact, it posed new threats and challenged to the new and certainly the more vulnerable team as they had a lot more responsibility in lesser time.
Certainly the Twenty20 slot makes them even more worthy of the winning title!!!
After the Team failed to qualify in Top8s in last world cup, the reshuffling of the players made much more sense. This, in my opinion was the savior for Team India.
While the new players were much more open to the new concept, it was indispensable to make the Indians show and prove that India is worth a title prestigious as the World Champions without ace players like Sachin, Dravid and of course the useless Ganguly.
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so miss this also prove that yu r a big allrounder...happy to see yu doin things in all forms very well good goin lage raho lage raho....
Ganguly has been useful of late. :-D
I see that off all the information, you only could associate with ganguly. Any reasons??
On a serious note, if once he did some good to the team, under harrowing pressure, there is no accolade that he deserves, from me, NO.
Team India has seen better players like Dravid who have been consistent throughout.
We are not looking at players who dont represent consistency!
He certainly is useless,see we are using him less!
this victory will now be cherished for years .......i hope not for the next 24 years
agreeable, but not useless ganguly rather sachin.it clearly says dont underestimate new players but as rightly pointed out by annarurna........hope not for the next 24 years we have to wait for the next cup
Well since the line about ganguly was the last in your article, it made a big impact on me since i disagreed with it, and I thought it pertinent to highlight only that point. Since I agreed with everything else you said, I did not involve it in my comments.
Though Ganguly might not have been consistent in the distant past, he has been so ever since his return and showing every sign of remaining so. Until he falters badly to go back to his errant ways, he will remain in my book of useful members.
You do injustice by basing your definition of his consistency solely on his past performance not even taking his recent performance in the picture. I see a person who learnt from the past (hopefully
) and is performing in the present with promise of doing so in the future. It would be unwise and unjust to write him off so mercilessly!
@Vishal,
Have you heard of something called "Average Mean?"
My comment was based on just that.
His past performances (and his behaviour) have been so disappointing that I can think of him as anything but "A consistent player". Dravid has done much much better and he well deserves that diadem.
Its not unjust and unwise, never.
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