Chak Diya India!!!

It couldn't have been a better script for the final match of the t-20 world cup with the clash of the arch rivals and the men in blue snatching the match in a breath taking final over. Right at the beginning of the t-20 cup i told my friend that India would emerge as the champions in this format giving some sarcastic logic. But this young team of average age of 24 has proved many a critics wrong that we can bring the cup back home without the big stalwarts of the Indian cricket. With an early exit of the limited over cricket world cup which should have really charged these young boys and come out strong on the field and demonstrated a lot of character and temperament. Every match that the team played was simply outstanding and i think its these young boys brought a fresh perspective to the team. After the release of the movie "Chak Dey (Not sure if the movie inspired these team but seems to be with the talks going around in these teams dressing rooms) we saw the Indian football team pulling of the Nehru cup, than the hockey team winning the Asia cup and the men in blue bringing the world cup after a gap of almost 25 years. This would definitely be a defining moment in the Indian sports history. Probably this win will charge the younger generation from the rural India and produce many more young guns who can make an impression in the genre of world sports. At many a occasions where i was interviewed for being associated with various non-profit organizations i did say our generation has lot of potential and all it needs is passion to prove that. And i think in a country where this game is treated as religion these young boys have proved if you have fire in the belly and passion to prove a point nothing is impossible. Indeed this road to success by the team is good case study on how to handle a pressure cooker situation and i think all those management gurus will surely take a look into this. Its just not hitting the ball with the bat or the ball hitting the deck and scalping the wickets its about team work, one person leading by an example and others backing this person up, strategies to handle crisis situations all these make this game interesting and glue people to the television uniting people from all spheres of life though few think its a boring game who can probably never think beyond what is happening in the game as such. I was an year old when India won the first world cup and didn't know anything about that moment but i am really excited that i witnessed the moment of winning a world cup after waiting for so long and i am sure in years to come i will be proud to share this defining moment with the generation yet to come. Indeed we have moved over from "Chak Dey India" to "Chak Diya India" and i think its a celebration time for everybody hope these boys bring many more laurels and inspire the generations to come.