As an aside, I saw Justin Langer warming up to the kids at the Chinnaswamy stadium yesterday. He shook the hands of every child, who were lined up to accompany the players for the national anthems to be played. What perhaps got him the loudest cheer ( which he never would have managed in his playing days) was his gesture towards a three year old kid. He first waved hands at him, then suddenly realised he had a season ball in his hand. He then bent over the protective railings and gifted the kid the ball. The crowd went ballistic with this gesture of his and hooted their approval. Who says Aussies can't be nice guys
Tendulkar has finally become the most decorated player in World Cricket. After having the hefty tag of ‘God’ attached to him for close to a decade now, World Cup was the only thing that was missing from him. If it was him who carried the hopes of the cricket fans in India, then today it was payback time for him. The generation of players that were inspired by him bought home the cup. Nothing encapsulated this better than what Kohli said. He said “ He carried the burden for 21 years, now is our time to carry him” The match itself started off in a misleading manner as the captains were not sure of what the other meant to do and were steadfast in the belief that they won the toss. In the end, the referee wanted the toss to be conducted. In what has been a superb turnaround from 2003 final, Zaheer started this final in a superb manner- he bowled three maidens on the trot. On the other hand, the surprise selection for final, Sreesanth endured a tough time- exactly the way he started off t...

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