India, a nation of 1.21 billion people, is celebrating the win of the Cricket world cup 2011. The victorious captain M.S Dhoni has said that the team has been preparing for the past two years to achieve this great victory. Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar has described this as the proudest moment of his life. The tears in the eyes of these great cricketers speak volumes of what it means to them and the country. For a cricket loving nation like India, it is not just cricket; it is a lot more including diplomacy. Though the entire competition was an interesting event, the final was thrilling and many a prediction was proved wrong. It is human nature to predict before the results. Whether it is individual effort like preparing for an exam or a team effort like sports, the results are finally given by God based on the efforts and universal laws. Therefore God is called karma phala dhata (One who gives the result of actions). Any incident that had happened so happened with the blessings of God. Sometimes things happen as we expect and sometimes not, and as humans we cannot comprehend these at all times. 2011 Cricket world cup final is a classic example of twists and turns of events before the final verdict. Imagine a conversation with God as an attempt to know how His unfailing laws work-
· Why did Sachin not get his hundredth hundred in this match?
Sachin has to achieve a lot more in the coming years. In this final match it was a chance given to youngsters like Gautam, Virat and Yuvraj to show their ability. They wanted to dedicate this cup to Sachin, isn’t it?
· The Newspapers talked a lot about a battle between the bat and ball of two veterans, Sachin and Murali in the final. Why did such a thing never happen?
They’ve had enough of that earlier. They will have more in IPL. Sachin or Murali never spoke about it. It was just the media, again.
· Why Gautam missed his hundred in this match?
He has done a wonderful job. This is just the beginning. He needs to learn more before he can get a century in a big match, and Yuvraj had a role to play in the end with Dhoni.
· Dhoni did not do well with his bat in this tournament. How did he do that magic 91 when needed?
You guys see only what happened on that day. You do not know how he prepared himself for this event. He calls it ‘the process’. Captain cool deserves this and more. (Don’t ask me more about more)
· Srilanka were 183 for 5 and then stormed to reach 274 for 6. How did this happen?
Listened to Sangakkara? He said, “India are favorites, but we are not underdogs.” World cup has its weight.
· After the exit of Sehwag and Sachin many thought India lost it. Why couldn’t Srilanka take advantage and tighten the screws?
Winning the toss is not winning match. It is a long way to go. The Indians gave away runs in the end and wickets in the beginning - for a change. That was not the end; a different game was to come in to test the tenacity, skill, knowledge, experience, presence of mind and patience.
· Every analyst said ‘bat first and win’, centurions don’t end in the losing side, and host nation cannot win. How did India win against all odds?
This is game......and everything is game…..my game.
· Everyone said before the finals that the victory depends on the batting of openers. It was the middle order who did it. How?
Oh….That is the lesson of life. Don’t lose heart. Do your best and leave the rest to Me. Keep going. The result will come to you.
The laws of God are difficult to understand but never fail. This is true to cricket and life.
-Arau Ramanujam
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