It was just another night when me, watching ICC Cricket T20 match with my elder brother, who is a die hard fan of Rahul Dravid then, and of MS Dhoni now.With India losing to the New Zealand on its league match two days ago, we were just two creatures who refused to exercise our lips to show even a fake smile, staring at 20 inch LED TV seeking for an entertainment. SouthAfrica has begun its innings which would define the best what T20 Cricket is all about ,I thought to myself and when I shouted like hell when ABD came to the crease, my bro said, " Here comes the choker".
"The choker? Go to hell. He is one of the best finishers I love after Dhoni", I said.
Thats how a typical conversation between me and my bro would be. You should not assume that he hates ABD either. Nah. Even I know that he loves him.
So, South African team has scored 230 in just 120 balls, which every cricket fan would have thought to be an impossible chase with Steyn and Rabada along their side.
But what happened on the rest of that night is a history.
The openers of England were playing like how Indian team would play if Bermuda came to the ground against us. Remember Steyn was beaten off 23 runs in his first over. Myself being restless to give high five to my brother for every brilliant knocks played by England players despite the fact that we love South African team. That's how every cricket fan would have felt or done unless it is an Indian cricket team. Yes , we Indians are very much like how Nagarjuna in the movie Ratchagan says, " Pechukku kooda India thoka koodathu da " (India should not lose even in words or during conversation). Root showed the route for England's victory, which is now recorded to be one of the highest run chases in T20 cricket.
South Africa , was once a choker? No always strives hard to prove to be the one.
And I switch off the TV at 11.40 pm after updating my status on fb, which I usually do, that many people hate (BTW, bitch please) with a high hope that Indian cricket team wins the match against Pakistan tomorrow at Eden Gardens.
PS- It took me around 5 minutes to type this entire blogpost, but have been struggling to upload it for the past 1 hour. Wow, thanks to the technology!
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