Random Thoughts

Look mom, we got Gilchrist....finally!!

It was an action-packed day at Lahore's Gaddafi stadium on 13 Feb'06. A
solid match-winning century partnership, fantastic balling spells by
upcoming pacers, a solid knock by almost written-off little master, not
one..not two but four catch drops.. that too by the winning team and an
uncanny enthusiasm of no else by the President of the losing nation. A
perfect cocktail for a cricket one-dayer between India and Pakistan.

This was also the day, when India could officially announce its answer
to Australia's Adam Gilchrist, a magnificent wicketkeeper as well as
one of the best openers in the cricketing world.

Yes, I'm talking about Mahendra Singh Dhoni. I saw glimpses of his batting yesterday, and was mesmerised the same way as General Musharraf was by Dhoni's haircut (in fact, later on, the general did suggest the man of the match not to do
away with his mane as it suits him!)

At last India got a wicketkeeper who can not only bat but snatch victories
from down under time and again. The entire Indian team and the country
is now in the celebration mode though deep in the heart of Kolkata,
the Bengal tiger might be desperately counting his blessings...

Labels: Cricket

posted by Ranjit @ 2/14/2006 09:22:00 am